Four years on from its wet commissioning and plant refurbishment project, Westgold Resources’ Fortnum gold project has reached a production milestone: its 1,000th bar. Read full article.
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Category: Western Australia
Rio Tinto opens A$3.2 billion Gudai-Darri
Rio Tinto’s most technologically advanced iron mine, Gudai-Darri, has officially opened in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The A$3.2 billion operation is expected to reach an annual capacity of 43 million tonnes. Read full article.
Read MoreBHP rail team grows with new recruits
BHP said that sixty new train drivers are poised to graduate from its Pilbara Rail Academy Traineeship Program, created last year to meet the growing skills shortage in Western Australia. Read full article.
Read MoreKing of the Hills pours first gold
Red 5 has achieved a crowning achievement at its King of the Hills mine in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields: the completion of its first gold pour. Read full article.
Read MoreWabtec to modernise Fortescue locomotive fleet
Wabtec has announced an agreement to transform Fortescue’s locomotive fleet to meet the performance requirements of the resource company while delivering operational and environmental efficiencies. Read full article.
Read MoreRio Tinto, traditional owners take step toward co-management of land
The traditional owners of Juukan Gorge have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Rio Tinto, which will guide the ongoing development and finalisation of the co-management of mining on the lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people. Read full article.
Read MoreGR Engineering awarded Bellevue Gold EPC
Engineering consultancy firm GR Engineering Services has been notified of its selection for a preliminary works agreement from Bellevue Gold’s Golden Spur Resources for the Bellevue gold project in Western Australia. Read full article.
Read MoreK2Fly’s ground disturbance system taking off for BHP Iron Ore
K2Fly has been selected by BHP to provide its ground disturbance solution across its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) mines in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. View full article.
Read MoreDevelop comes into focus with A$400M Bellevue contract
The underground services division of Australian-based Develop has been awarded a four-year mining contract worth A$400 million with Bellevue Gold for the latter’s namesake operation in Western Australia.
Read MoreLiebherr adds power to BHP South Flank fleet
BHP has signed a deal with Liebherr that will bring the OEM’s D9812 engines to the miner’s R 9600 excavator fleet at the South Flank iron ore mine in Western Australia. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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