Black Cat pours first doré from Myhree pit

Black Cat Syndicate has confirmed the first gold doré has been poured from Myhree ore mined at its Kal East gold project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Pre-strip and ore production commenced on 26 July.  “Excellent progress is being made on all fronts as we continue the pre-strip and the gold production build,” said Managing Director Gareth Solly. “The first ore…

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Southern Cross Gold to secure land around Sunday Creek

Southern Cross Gold said it is acquiring multiple properties directly surrounding its Sunday Creek project, 60 kilometres north of Melbourne, Australia. The company is acquiring two residential holdings for A$1.9 million, and has also entered into a Share Swap Agreement to acquire all the shares in Sparr Nominees Pty.  Sparr holds substantial agricultural properties near Sunday Creek and approximately $18.75…

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Metso wins Chinese pelletizing plant order

Metso has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology (BSIET) for the delivery of a traveling grate pelletizing plant for Ruifeng Iron and Steel Group in Tangshan, Hebei province, China.   “We are delighted to support Ruifeng in achieving their decarbonization targets with our advanced technology. The increasing interest in our compact-sized pellet plants in China is very encouraging,”…

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Alchemy Resources strikes deal with JOGMEC

Alchemy Resources has signed an agreement with state-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) where the latter can earn up to a 51% interest in Alchemy’s Roe Hills tenure in Western Australia, by funding up to A$6 million of exploration costs. The Farm-in and Joint Venture agreement is over sections of the Roe Hills tenure comprising 248 square…

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Liontown sends off first Kathleen Valley shipment

Liontown Resources has reached major milestones in the advancement of its Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia: the maiden shipment of its spodumene concentrate and the commencement of spot sales for spodumene concentrate. The company said this week its first shipment of concentrate from Kathleen Valley successfully loaded onto MV Eckert Oldendorff and departed the Port of Geraldton on…

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Scania, Fortescue roll out plans for autonomous road train

Scania, alongside Australian company Fortescue, are working to jointly develop and validate a fully integrated autonomous road train solution, they said in a joint announcement on 27 September. With Scania’s technology in truck automation, the autonomous solution will be integrated with Fortescue’s Fleet Management System (FMS) designed to optimise fleet utilisation and maximise productivity, while ensuring efficient fuel and energy…

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Landslide collapses illegal gold mine

At least 15 were killed at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, following a landslide caused by heavy rains, reported Reuters. Three people are confirmed injured, while several others are still missing. Irwan Efendi, the head of the provincial disaster agency, estimated there were probably 25 people in the mine at the time of the incident.…

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XCMG aids Mongolian mine on smart mining journey

XCMG Machinery has delivered a batch of electric autonomous mining trucks – the ZNK95 Intelligent Mining Dump Truck – to an undisclosed open pit mine in Inner-Mongolia. The operation aims to deploy 300 units by 2026, leading to a reduction of 149,000 tons of carbon emissions and 47,000 tons of diesel consumption. The ZNK95 utilises vehicle, cloud and network collaborative…

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Aurelia Metals Federation officially opens

On 11 September 2024, Aurelia Metals underground Federation mine was officially opened by the New South Wales Minister for Natural Resources, the Hon. Courtney Houssos. The ceremony was attended by Aurelia board members, employees, contract partners, and honoured guests. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Bryan Quinn spoke about the importance of the opening: “It’s not every day you have…

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