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Native Mineral Resources on schedule for Blackjack commissioning

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Australia-based Native Mineral Resources continues to advance activities at its Blackjack processing plant and Charters Towers assets in north Queensland, where it expects to commence commissioning in June. “We continue to make strong progress at the Blackjack gold processing plant, with milestones achieved across mechanical, piping, electrical, and commissioning readiness activities during the quarter. Refurbishment works on the ball mill,…

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Sandvik delivering drills to PNG, Laos mines

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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions will supply seven surface drill rigs to replace an aging non-Sandvik fleet at Barrick Gold’s Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The order, which was placed in the first quarter of 2025, includes four Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drill rigs and three Leopard DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rigs, as well as associated services. Drill…

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Honeywell providing automation for Australian REE refinery

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Honeywell announced that its Integrated Controls and Safety System, or ICSS, will be designed and implemented at Iluka Resources’ Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia as part of a project to improve safety and production efficiency. Through a strategic partnership between the Australian Government and Iluka, the refinery will produce rare earth oxides that are essential inputs to defense…

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BHP to start search for CEO successor: Bloomberg

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BHP, the world’s biggest miner, is preparing to search for a new chief executive officer in the coming months as Mike Henry heads toward the end of his tenure, reported Bloomberg.   Company insiders told Bloomberg that a change could come as soon as next year, and internal frontrunners for the role include Geraldine Slattery, president Australia, Vandita Pant, chief financial…

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Japan Gold commences drill program at Hakuryu

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Japan Gold said the first project of its 2025 drill program is now underway at the Barrick Alliance Hakuryu project, located on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan.  The Hakuryu project is the first of two 2025 priority drill programs under the Barrick Alliance commencing this spring. “We are pleased to commence the maiden drill program at the Barrick Alliance…

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Macmahon wins three-year extension at Byerwen

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Macmahon has received a notice of award for a three-year extension at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The company has been providing open-cut mining services, including load and haul, and crusher feed, at Byerwen since the mine’s establishment in 2017 and provides employment to over 800 people on site. “We are very pleased to continue as…

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Newmont leverages 5G for teleremote dozing

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Newmont has deployed Ericsson Private 5G at its Cadia gold-copper mine in Australia, marking the first use of private 5G technology for teleremote dozing. With zero interruptions from communications instability or outages, 5G has boosted safe production. Previously, the miner was unable to connect more than two machines at distances of no more than 100 metres on Wi-Fi, before the…

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Epiroc awarded largest contract ever

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Fortescue has ordered a major fleet of fully autonomous and electric surface mining equipment from Epiroc to be used at its iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – the largest order contract in Eprioc’s history.  The contract, valued at A$350 million over five years, includes a fleet of Epiroc blasthole drill rigs, the cable-electric Pit Viper…

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RST Solutions extends capacity in Indonesia

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Australia-based fine particle specialist RST Solutions has entered a strategic business agreement with Indonesian mining company, PT Mineral Nusa Investama (MNI), to increase capacity of service delivery for clients. RST Solutions has held a strong presence in Indonesia for many years, with company representatives based in Malaysia servicing Indonesian clients.  “With the Indonesian government implementing laws and policies to ban…

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