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Category: The Asia Miner
GR Engineering picks up Northparkes deal
GR Engineering Services has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Evolution Mining subsidiary Northparkes Mining Services for the Northparkes coarse particle flotation project in New South Wales. The contract value for the project 300 kilometres west of Sydney is A$68 million. Work will be performed by the firm’s Brisbane team. Early works have commenced. The upgrade…
Read MoreMetso to deliver for Lloyds Metals & Energy
Metso has received an order to deliver filtration technology for Lloyds Metals & Energy Limited’s’ iron ore concentrate filtration plants in Ghugus, Manikgarh, and Konsari in the Maharashtra state in central India. The order value was not disclosed but was booked with the company’s Minerals segment for its 2026 first-quarter orders received. Lloyds Metals & Energy, which has operations in…
Read MoreFortescue records iron ore milestone
Fortescue said it has shipped its 2.5 billionth metric ton of iron ore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history. Since loading its first vessel in 2008, Fortescue has grown into one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, exporting close to 200 million tonnes annually to customers worldwide. Will Lockyer, Port Operations, who was part of the team…
Read MoreVictory reports ‘breakthrough’ at North Stanmore
Victory Metals Limited has announced exceptional metallurgical leaching test results from its flotation concentrate at its wholly-owned North Stanmore heavy rare earth project in Western Australia. Test work on concentrate produced from the company’s recent flotation program revealed a 48-fold upgrade of the total rare earth oxide it processed, rejecting about 95% of the feed mass into tailings. The results…
Read MoreBarminco gets Duketon contract extension
Contractor firm Perenti has confirmed its Barminco arm has won an extension of its existing contract with Regis Resources for underground mining services at the Duketon gold complex in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. It expands an original pact signed in April 2024; that had a three-year term and a mechanism to extend by a further 12-month period on…
Read MoreIndia to allegedly end offshore auctions
India does not plan to proceed with auctioning deep-sea mining rights due to a lack of technological preparedness and interest from potential bidders, reported Reuters. In November 2024, the country announced the maiden auction of 13 offshore mineral blocks, including three lime mud blocks, three construction sand blocks, and seven polymetallic nodules blocks in the first tranche. However, last December,…
Read MoreRio Tinto restarts operations at Pilbara ports
Rio Tinto has resumed its iron ore port operations after Tropical Cyclone Narelle recently passed over Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Its four port terminals closed – East Intercourse Island, Parker Point, Cape Lambert A and B – on 24 March. The miner said its employees remained safe and unharmed during the weather event. Ship loading at East Intercourse Island, Parker…
Read MorePhilippines’ nickel sector remains major player: PNIA
The Philippines’ nickel sector is poised to play a larger role in global critical minerals supply chains as demand rises, reported the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA). The country currently ranks sixth globally in nickel reserves, and is a key supplier to international markets. According to the International Energy Agency, demand for nickel and other critical minerals is expected to…
Read MoreByrnecut orders Sandvik AutoMine for five sites
Sandvik has received five AutoMine orders from underground mining contractor Byrnecut. Booked in the first quarter of 2026, all include AutoMine Multi-Lite systems for the Gwalia, Ulysses, Youanmi, and Gossan Valley mines in Australia and the Navachab mine in Namibia. “We now have the majority of our loaders running on AutoMine at our sites across the globe. Safety is Byrnecut’s…
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