Gold miner Evolution Mining said it received promising exploration results from its Mungari and Northparkes operations in Australia during the June 2025 quarter. At Mungari, which is located 20 kilometres west of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, the miner has continued work on opportunities to sustain high-grade underground production at current rates or better. Drilling at Kundana continued to return high-grade…
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Gold miner Regis Resources has agreed to acquire mining licence M38/1299, host to the Southern Star gold prospect, from Great Southern Mining for up to A$9 million in cash payments. Southern Star is located 3.5 kilometres south of Regis’ Ben Hur open pit mine in Western Australia. “This transaction is beneficial for both Great Southern Mining and Regis. It delivers…
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Last year, Glencore’s George Fisher mine, part of its Mount Isa Mines complex, received three automated Toro TH663i trucks equipped with AutoMine by Sandvik, following the successful implementation of an automated loader fleet with the AutoMine system in 2020. The automated loaders and trucks are now successfully utilised around the clock on separate levels of George Fisher, with major benefits…
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Metso has received an order for sustainable filtration technology for Jindal Steel’s iron ore pellet plant in Angul, India. The order value, which was not disclosed, is booked in the manufacturer’s Minerals’ 2025 second-quarter orders received. “As a long-term supplier of Jindal Steel, we are honored to be selected once again, this time to provide efficient and sustainable concentrate filtration…
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Schlam announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Muswellbrook, New South Wales. This is the company’s third facility in Australia and fifth globally. The Muswellbrook facility will provide timely, local resources to support the full lifecycle of Schlam’s products in NSW as part of its global expansion driven by customers’ needs. The new site will assemble Hercules mining…
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MMG said its Rosebery polymetallic base metal mine is the first operation in Tasmania to introduce a battery-electric production drill to its underground mining fleet. The Epiroc Simba E70SG is a 34-tonne, 14-metre-long underground drill rig designed for blasting holes to open up production areas in mining operations. It is equipped with 150 kW of traction power and a 150…
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Thiess has secured a further 14-month extension to continue works at Bayan Resources’ Wahana project in Satui, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, by long-term client PT Wahana Baratama Mining. “We’re proud to continue supporting Wahana,” said Thiess Group Executive Asia Cluny Randell. “This extension highlights the benefit of having a scalable and responsive operation, underpinned by our deep understanding of the site…
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After a successful series of inspections across the other parts of the state, Resources Victoria’s Earth Resources Regulator said it is visiting sites across the western part of the state as part of an ongoing initiative focusing on operational risk. The state regulator will visit sites in the Northern Grampians, Ararat and Pyrenees shires between 16 and 17 July. “We’ll…
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Rio Tinto has awarded NRW Civil & Mining a contract for work at its Brockman Syncline 1 mine development within the Brockman Mine Hub in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The contract, valued around A$167 million, is scheduled to commence immediately. Under the contract, NRW will be responsible for the construction of earthworks, roadworks and drainage associated with the…
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Queensland premier David Crisafulli is fulfilling a campaign promise and is expanding the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy to help build a pipeline of resource workers. The government is delivering $2 million to establish regional hubs in Central and North Queensland over a three-year period. The first regional hub will be based in Mackay at the Resources Centre of Excellence,…
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