Native Mineral Resources (NMR) said that work to restart its Blackjack gold processing plant at the Charters Towers complex in north Queensland during the third quarter is on track. In a progress update, the company said refurbishment and upgrades of the Blackjack facility are advancing across all key plant areas, with equipment ordered, modelling near completion, and pre-commissioning underway. Additionally,…
Read MoreDanfoss Power Solutions recently took the first shovel of dirt from the site of its upcoming new 27,000-square-metre greenfield plant in Talegaon, Pune, India, one component of its effort to grow in the country. Danfoss, which is investing in India in the coming three years as part of plans to expand their presence, will increase its capacity and also allow…
Read MoreCanadian-based Lion One Metals is kicking off engineering and construction for the flotation circuit at the company’s wholly owned Tuvatu alkaline gold project in Fiji. Chairman and president Walter Berukoff said Tuvatu is currently operating at the 300 tonne-per-day pilot plant level, but the project will help it double its plant design capacity to 600 t/d with the expansion occurring…
Read MoreIndia is reportedly eying the potential to establish a coal trading exchange to buy and sell domestically produced coal as output from privately held mines in the country grows. According to a Reuters report, the India federal government is now seeking comments on the proposal. Coal mining was first opened up to private companies after 2020, ending what had been…
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Catalyst Metals has announced that it has achieved first stoping ore from Plutonic East Gold, located just off the Great Northern Highway about 950 kilometres from Perth, Western Australia. Plutonic East, a pre-existing underground mine situated near the existing Plutonic processing plant, first began redevelopment activities in April 2024. Ore from the operation will be processed via the currently underutilised…
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Indonesia’s mining ministry said it is considering raising royalties paid by mining companies, reported Reuters. The country is the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal and nickel products, as well as a major source of copper. Officials propose raising royalty rates paid by miners and producers of metal products based on price levels, including introducing progressive rates for metals like…
Read MoreAnglo American, owner of a number of operations in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, has earmarked new funding grants to some community groups and not-for-profit organisations in the Moranbah, Middlemount, Moura, Banana and Theodore areas via its 2025 Community Grants Program. The successful 2024 Community Grants Program applicants include: MiddlemountBarada Barna Aboriginal Corporation, Capella Tieri Middlemount Community Support Network, Capricorn Helicopter Rescue…
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With the end goal of extending the life of the mine and sustaining production across its iron ore portfolio, Rio Tinto announced it has invested US$1.8 billion to develop the Brockman 1 mine project extension (BS1). The project has received all of its needed state and federal governmental approvals, and is being developed by the company alongside the Puutu Kunti…
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Macmahon has been selected by PT Citra Palu Minerals, a subsidiary of PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk, as the interim underground mining services contractor for the Poboya project in Sulawesi, Indonesia. “We are delighted to continue working with CPM on the next stage of the Poboya gold project, which will see us expanding our services to include both surface and…
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Last month, Liebherr-Australia executives handed over a new R 9800 excavator that had both its bucket and counterweight painted pink to Roy Hill officials as part of a celebration marking a new partnership between the two companies. The R 9800 is the second of three initial Liebherr excavators to be delivered to the iron ore mine. The 800-tonne machine joins…
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