Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA) has proposed to acquire 100% of Western Australia-based Essential Metals by way of a scheme of arrangement. Read story.
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Category: Western Australia
King of the Hills reaches summit
Commercial production has been declared at Red 5’s King of the Hills gold operation in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia as its mining and processing has reached a steady state. Read article.
Read MoreCaterpillar, Newmont hit automation milestone at Boddington
Newmont’s Boddington operation, which has the distinction of being Western Australia’s largest gold operation, has met a significant target with the gold industry’s first autonomous haulage system: 100 million tonnes (110 million tons) hauled. Full article.
Read MoreAction Drill & Blast picks up Talison contract
NRW’s Action Drill & Blast has received notification of its award of drill and blast services for Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes mine in Western Australia. Read full article.
Read MoreCiveo extends service contract in WA
Civeo was awarded a five-year contract with an undisclosed resources player to provide integrated services at six villages in Western Australia. It was previously contracted to provide services at four of the villages. Read full article.
Read MoreCommercial HMC production set at Coburn
Australian mineral sands producer Strandline Resources has confirmed the start of commercial heavy mineral concentrate at the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia. Read full article.
Read MoreMetso Outotec goes big Down Under
On 8 November, Metso Outotec held a groundbreaking ceremony in Karratha, Western Australia, for what is to become the company’s largest service centre globally. Read full article.
Read MoreJWD on hold amid iron ore slump
Australian miner CuFe said it will temporarily suspend operations at the JWD iron ore mine in Western Australia due to falling iron ore prices. See full article.
Read MoreIron Bridge processing plant gets first ore
Fortescue has hit a new milestone at its Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, marking first ore feed into the processing plant. Read full article.
Read MoreBHP teams with UGL, QRRS for ‘flat pack’ rail car initiative
BHP said it is collaborating with UGL and QRRS in an initiative backed by the Western Australian government to construct “flat pack” iron ore cars that will help boost capacity in the state’s manufacturing sector. Read full article.
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