The Business Council of Australia has appointed BHP President Australia Geraldine Slattery as a director of the BCA board, underscoring her global leadership in resources. Slattery leads BHP’s Australian operations and previously headed BHP’s global petroleum business. The BCA said her operational leadership across geographies and commodities brings vital insight to the group as it focuses on future investment as…
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In a move it said is proactive for its mission to further enhance safety in surface mining operations, Glencore has trialled a remote shutdown system from RCT at its McArthur River Mine (MRM) on a grader and bulldozer and at the site. The supplier, which confirmed the news, said the operator has committed to installing the system on an additional…
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Fortescue has commenced construction of its Nullagine wind project in the Pilbara, its first such type of endeavour in the state, as it pushes its plan to reach its Real Zero target. The miner, which called the project the foundation for a broader portfolio of wind capacity it will roll out this decade, will include a total of 133MW, made…
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Global miners Rio Tinto and BHP have inked a collaboration that will have them working in tandem to extract up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore at their neighbouring Yandicoogina and Yandi iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Australia. Under two non-binding Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), the companies will explore the potential for a collaboration on the…
Read MorePT Petrindo Jaya Kreasi Tbk (CUAN) has finalized an acquisition of a stake equalling 19.74% in PT Singaraja Putra Tbk, or SINI, according to reports in Indonesia from Bloomberg and IDN Financials. The shares, according to the outlets, were acquired through CUAN’s subsidiaries and affiliated entities, resulting in total indirect ownership of close to 20% in SINI. The transaction marks…
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Japan kicked off a month-long mission to test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island, about 1,900 kilometres southeast of Tokyo. The government-backed project is the country’s first endeavour to domestically source rare earths and comes as China begins restricting rare-earth exports to Japan more broadly.
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Civmec secured a series of new contracts and extensions with a combined value exceeding A$400 million, which are expected to be delivered across the second half of fiscal year 2026 and FY27, building upon an uplift in recent activity. Amongst the newly awarded contracts is a civils package with BHP for the Port Debottlenecking Project 2 (PDP2) at Nelson Point,…
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Material handling supplier BEUMER Group has opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Taicang, China, marking a major expansion of the company’s presence in the country. A grand opening ceremony was held on December 10, a date which coincided with BEUMER China’s 20th anniversary and the BEUMER Group’s 90th anniversary globally. The company said the high-tech plant, which sits on…
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Australian-based gold producer Capricorn Metals has entered into a binding agreement with exploration company Tempest Minerals to acquire the prospective Yalgoo project tenement package in a A$4.5 million cash and scrip deal.
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Engineering company Monadelphous Group has won a major construction contract with Rio Tinto associated with the Brockman Syncline 1 mine project, located within the Brockman mine hub in the West Pilbara.
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