Australia and Canada have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Critical Minerals Collaboration, deepening their bilateral partnership on critical minerals. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King and Canadian Minister for Resources and Energy Tim Hodgson signed the Joint Declaration of Intent on the sidelines of the recent G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto. The agreement…
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Telestack to supply radial stacker to Australian coal mine
Telestack has been awarded a new contract for the supply of a RSL 52 Fixed Length Radial Stacker via its distributor in Australia, Mineral Processing Solutions. The 1000-tph, customised radial stacker will be supplied to an undisclosed coal mine and hosts a range of optional extras, some of which include: Telestack said the unit will be used as a bypass…
Read MoreBHP to transfer part of Mt Arthur land to Malabar
BHP is transferring a parcel of land from Mt Arthur Coal to neighbouring Malabar Resources as it continues to progress toward a responsible closure of the coal operation in 2030. Around 3,700 hectares of land will be transferred, providing the option for Malabar to seek further value from its existing underground Maxwell operation. The transfer will enable better safety and…
Read MoreRCT adds to automation fleet at Solomon
RCT – Powered by Epiroc has worked with Fortescue at its flagship iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to further grow the Non Line of Sight (NLOS) fleet on site and, in turn, further drive efficiency and productivity. Fortescue has now added five NLOS excavators to its ever-expanding fleet. RCT’s Perth Solutions Team was tasked with…
Read MoreABx to start drilling Tasmanian rare earths discovery
ABx Group Limited has secured approvals from the government and landholders for drilling 39 holes to expand the high-grade T8 rare earth elements (REE) mineralisation in Tasmania that the company’s scout drill campaign discovered in May. Drilling will commence on 10 November. “ABx is excited to be drilling for extensions of this shallow, high-grade rare earth mineralisation, which confirmed that…
Read MoreRio Tinto trials battery swap electric haul trucks
Rio Tinto and China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Qiyuan have launched a trial of battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. This is the miner’s first use of battery swap electric haul trucks in surface mining operations. Battery swapping technology allows the battery of an electric mining truck to be replaced at…
Read MoreFutureCoal, ASEAN Centre for Energy strengthen partnership
FutureCoal, the Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal, and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU), strengthening their joint commitment to support sustainable coal development across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Since the MoU was first signed in 2017, the partnership has delivered two significant joint reports. “Clean Coal Technologies in the…
Read MoreNSW is ‘open for business’ on critical minerals: Premier
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has issued a clear message to the global resources sector at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC): NSW is open for investment and ready to power the world’s clean energy transition. Opening Australia’s largest mining conference in Sydney, the Minns acknowledged that the state’s planning system had created duplication and red tape that…
Read MoreSRG Global embraces latest Sandvik drill
SRG Global recently secured the first Pantera DP1510i top-hammer drill from Sandvik for use on a gold project in Western Australia. After its pre-delivery at Sandvik’s Perth workshop, the new rig will travel to the northern Goldfields, where it will be commissioned on site. The delivery will mark yet another major drilling first for SRG Global, which in May took…
Read MoreJudge signals he will approve Oyu Tolgoi settlement
A U.S. judge said he was ready to approve Rio Tinto’s agreement to pay $138.75 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the mining giant of defrauding investors by concealing problems with the underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, reported Reuters. Rio Tinto had reached a preliminary settlement with shareholders of the former Montreal-based Turquoise Hill…
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