BHP said its board of directors recently approved the Western Ridge Crusher (WRC) project, located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people, approximately 21 kilometres southwest of Newman, Western Australia. The project is a sustaining tonnes proposal for the miner’s Newman Operations, which consists of two mining sites. BHP WA Iron Ore Asset President Tim Day said this was…
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Zijin Mining has received local government approval for the second phase expansion of its Julong copper mine in Tibet, reported Reuters. The expansion will raise the total capacity of the mine to around 350,000 metric tons of copper per day, and will require an investment of around 17.5 billion yuan (US$2.43 billion). “After the Julong Phase 2 Project is completed…
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Hexagon has partnered with Rio Tinto to deploy more than 200 of its Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS) at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia – the first deployment of its kind in the Asian country. “The integrity of Hexagon’s product development is why we chose to build a partnership,” said Khorolsuren Ganzorig, superintendent, Mine Support, Oyu Tolgoi. “Since deploying CAS…
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Rio Tinto confirmed it has signed a power purchase agreement, the largest ever for Australia, to energize its Gladstone operations in central Queensland. The miner has agreed to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4-GW Bungaban wind energy project, making it the biggest industrial buyer of renewable power in Australia. Rio Tinto officials called it a major step…
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The New South Wales Minerals Council reported that its latest member Expenditure Survey revealed 28 member mining companies supported record levels of mining jobs and direct spending in NSW. According to the survey, in the last financial year, participating mining companies supported over 31,500 full-time equivalent jobs, an increase of more than 600 on the previous year. It is the…
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Western Australia-based South32 said its subsidiary South32 Eagle Downs has agreed to divest its 50% interest in the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project in Queensland to a Stanmore Resources subsidiary. The miner, which owns the project along with China Baowu subsidiary Aquila Resources, is divesting its interest for US$15 million. The transaction is expected to be completed by year’s end.…
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International Graphite, in a first for Australia’s minerals industry, has commissioned a new micronizing plant in Collie, near Perth. The qualification-scale microniser, with a capacity of 200 tonnes per annum, is the largest in Australia and a milestone in the development of a domestic graphite industry. It will be the first to produce graphite products in Australia for customer acceptance…
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Hillgrove Resources has achieved a significant milestone with the production of first copper concentrate from the Kanmantoo underground mine in South Australia following successful commissioning of the processing facility. “Completing this transition from explorer to producer makes Hillgrove Resources one of only a few copper producers on the [Australian Stock Exchange], and doing so in eight months highlights the company’s…
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FLSmidth said it has received an order to supply comminution technologies to upgrade an undisclosed customer’s copper concentrator at a mine in the Asia Pacific. The order, valued at DKK 300 million (US$43.3 million), includes the delivery of two High Pressure Grinding Rolls Pro, which FLSmidth described as being “among the most energy-efficient comminution technologies available.” The order also includes…
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Australia’s leading iron ore producers – BHP and Rio Tinto – have partnered with BlueScope to accelerate the decarbonisation of steelmaking by agreeing to jointly investigate the development of the country’s first ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant. Under a framework agreement, the companies will consolidate the work each party has completed to date, leveraging both miners’ deep knowledge…
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