Reuters has reported that the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has taken control of a mining hub in Myanmar, likely disrupting shipments of rare earth oxides to China. The armed group has seized control of the towns of Panwa and Chipwe in Kachin state, adjacent to southwestern China’s Yunnan province. The news agency noted that rare earth mining areas in Kachin…
Read MoreNRW Holdings said its NRW Civil & Mining division has been awarded a development contract for BHP at the Jimblebar mine in the East Pilbara region, just east of Newman. The scope of the contract includes various civil, building, mechanical and electrical works to support sustainable production at Jimblebar. The project contract, valued at approximately A$109 million, will commence in…
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EACON Mining has partnered with Xichang Mining, a Baowu company, to automate operations at the Taihe iron mine in China – the company’s first iron ore project. In the first phase of the mine’s automation, EACON will provide its OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage solution (AHS) ORCASTRA for a fleet of six SANY electric mining trucks, each equipped with drive-by-wire systems per…
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Australian fine particle specialist RST Solutions has announced a partnership with New Zealand’s most capable hydroseeding company, Instant Green, to solve unique problems for clients. RST Solutions has been supplier of advanced products to Instant Green for a few years and the two companies have now formed a new partnership, taking the next step to providing advanced services and products…
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Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts and several extensions for projects in Western Australia totaling A$160 million. The Australian-based company was awarded two one-year contract extensions for fixed plant maintenance services and sustaining capital projects across Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara region. It has also secured a fabrication, supply, installation and commissioning contract at Rio…
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China’s biggest coal miner – China Energy Investment – said it will spend CNY170 billion (US$24 billion) to build an integrated plant in the northwestern region of Xinjiang that will turn coal into oil products. Construction of the plant commenced this month. The core process is based on domestically developed, independently patented second-generation direct coal liquefaction technology, which will be…
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Philippines-based Semirara Mining and Power has disclosed plans to invest PHP291 billion (US$5.0 billion) for its coal mine expansion project in Semirara Island, Caluya, Antique, reported the Manila Standard. Semirara said in documents submitted to the country’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources that the investment would expand the existing Molave and Narra pits and the Acacia deposit. The project…
Read MorePeabody Energy said it has completed $250 million of the anticipated $489 million of initial development capital to achieve longwall production at its Centurion hard coking coal project in March 2026. The company has so far commissioned two continuous miner units with a third unit expected to be commissioned in the fourth quarter. Centurion successfully produced its first development coal…
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Through a bottom-up approach, frontline workers have been empowered to shape a new Fatal Risk Management (FRM) program at Anglo American, one that is easy to use and doesn’t add another layer of red tape. Anglo American Australia CEO Dan van der Westhuizen said embedding frontline workers in the project team was crucial in designing the simplified and standardised tools…
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Australian miner Wyloo has entered into a memorandum of understanding with software provider Metalshub to improve transparency of low-carbon nickel pricing and provenance in international markets. Wyloo said it intends to use Metalshub for the sale of its low-carbon nickel and nickel concentrate products following a re-start of its Kambalda, Western Australia, operations. The collaboration also aims to develop a…
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