Australian fine particle specialist RST Solutions has announced a partnership with New Zealand’s most capable hydroseeding company, Instant Green, to solve unique problems for clients. RST Solutions has been supplier of advanced products to Instant Green for a few years and the two companies have now formed a new partnership, taking the next step to providing advanced services and products…
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Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts and several extensions for projects in Western Australia totaling A$160 million. The Australian-based company was awarded two one-year contract extensions for fixed plant maintenance services and sustaining capital projects across Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara region. It has also secured a fabrication, supply, installation and commissioning contract at Rio…
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China’s biggest coal miner – China Energy Investment – said it will spend CNY170 billion (US$24 billion) to build an integrated plant in the northwestern region of Xinjiang that will turn coal into oil products. Construction of the plant commenced this month. The core process is based on domestically developed, independently patented second-generation direct coal liquefaction technology, which will be…
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Philippines-based Semirara Mining and Power has disclosed plans to invest PHP291 billion (US$5.0 billion) for its coal mine expansion project in Semirara Island, Caluya, Antique, reported the Manila Standard. Semirara said in documents submitted to the country’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources that the investment would expand the existing Molave and Narra pits and the Acacia deposit. The project…
Read MorePeabody Energy said it has completed $250 million of the anticipated $489 million of initial development capital to achieve longwall production at its Centurion hard coking coal project in March 2026. The company has so far commissioned two continuous miner units with a third unit expected to be commissioned in the fourth quarter. Centurion successfully produced its first development coal…
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Through a bottom-up approach, frontline workers have been empowered to shape a new Fatal Risk Management (FRM) program at Anglo American, one that is easy to use and doesn’t add another layer of red tape. Anglo American Australia CEO Dan van der Westhuizen said embedding frontline workers in the project team was crucial in designing the simplified and standardised tools…
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Australian miner Wyloo has entered into a memorandum of understanding with software provider Metalshub to improve transparency of low-carbon nickel pricing and provenance in international markets. Wyloo said it intends to use Metalshub for the sale of its low-carbon nickel and nickel concentrate products following a re-start of its Kambalda, Western Australia, operations. The collaboration also aims to develop a…
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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 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 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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