The New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has approved RZ Resources’ Copi critical minerals project in the Murray Basin, clearing a pathway to first production in early 2029. Copi sits upon one of the largest critical minerals deposits in the world with an expected mine life of up to 60 years. The mine will produce titanium minerals…
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Australia-based Geopacific Resources announced that the definitive feasibility study for its Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea confirms it as a technically robust, economically attractive, open-pit gold development. The study has assessed the technical, financial and environmental viability of Woodlark, delivering a production target of 35.6 million tonnes at 1.07 g/t Au for 1.23 million ounces Au and supporting…
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Macmahon’s wholly owned subsidiary, Macmahon Underground Pty Ltd, has been awarded a 12‑month contract extension for underground mining services at Black Cat Syndicate’s Majestic mine in Western Australia. “Macmahon welcomes the extension … of our highly successful partnership with Black Cat Syndicate at the Majestic mine. I congratulate the underground team and look forward to further delivering strong returns to…
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Fortescue has begun construction of its 690-MW Turner River solar farm in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – the final solar installation needed to deliver its Real Zero decarbonisation plan – along with a 650-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its flagship Cloudbreak iron ore mine. These projects form part of Fortescue’s Pilbara Green Grid, which is being…
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Fortescue has confirmed that Elizabeth Gaines has resigned as executive director of the company, effective 30 June. Gaines had a 13-year tenure with Forteescue, joining the board as a non-executive director in February 2013 before joining the executive team as CFO in February 2017 and leading Fortescue as CEO and managing director from February 2018 to August 2022. The miner…
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Two Curtin University researchers have been recognised for their contributions to industry collaboration and research impact at the 2026 Cooperative Research Australia Excellence in Innovation Awards. Associate Professor Masood Mostofi, from Curtin’s Western Australian School of Mines and director of the Drilling Analytics Research Centre, received the Emerging Collaboration of the Year Award, recognising his leadership in establishing a high-impact…
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Global miner Rio Tinto is celebrating this week following the shipment of 8 billion tonnes of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment set sail from Western Australia for Japan. The milestone shipment departed from Cape Lambert port aboard the Juno Horizon on 19 May, bound for one of the miner’s…
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At least 82 people have been killed, two are missing, and more than 120 are injured after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in north China’s Shanxi province on 22 May. The incident is being reported as China’s worst mining disaster in more than 15 years. According to the BBC, 247 workers were reportedly on duty when the…
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Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a contract by Broken Hill Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Broken Hill Mines, for a new ATA Tailings Dewatering Plant at the Rasp mine in New South Wales, Australia. The design and construct contract covers the engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply and installation of the ATA plant: a single-train facility sized for 750,000-tonnes-per-annum dry…
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Anglo American has agreed to sell its portfolio of Australian steelmaking coal mines to Dhilmar for cash consideration of up to US$3.875 billion. The transaction follows Peabody’s termination of purchase agreements for these assets last year due to a material adverse change. “This agreement represents another major step in the simplification of our portfolio ahead of completing our merger with…
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