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Monadelphous lands multiple contracts in Western Australia

October 21, 2024October 22, 2024 Miners News

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…

FLSmidth to fulfill Hermosa project’s filter needs

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Miners News

FLSmidth has received an order to deliver five AFP2500 concentrate and tailings filters to South32’s Hermosa critical minerals project in southern Arizona. The equipment will help the miner minimize the operation’s environmental impact. Read the full story here.

South32’s Hermosa taking grinding plant equipment delivery

July 8, 2024July 9, 2024 Miners News

Metso has been selected as the supplier to deliver grinding plant equipment for South32’s Hermosa project in southern Arizona. Full story.

South32 selects Arizona site for ROC

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Miners News

South32, owner of the Hermosa manganese-zinc mine, has selected Nogales, Ariz., as home to its remote operations center following a two-year analysis of options. Full story.

South32 halts operations at Groote Eylandt

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 Miners News

South32 withdrew its forecast for Australian manganese output after it was forced to temporarily suspend operations at its Groote Eylandt Mining Co (GEMCO) unit due to Tropical Cyclone Megan, reported Reuters. The diversified miner initially forecasted a production of 3.4 million wet metric tons (amt) of manganese in fiscal 2024, slightly lower than the 3.5 million amt output in fiscal…

South32 closes door on coal with Illawarra sale

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 Miners News

Australian miner South32 has agreed to sell its Illawarra metallurgical coal business for $1.65 billion, exiting the coal market to focus on copper and zinc opportunities, reported Reuters. Illawarra is being sold to a consortium led by Golden Energy and Resources and M Resources. The deal comprises an upfront cash payment of $1.05 billion at completion, and a deferred cash…

Stanmore snatches up South32’s share of Eagle Downs

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Miners News

Western Australia-based South32 said its subsidiary South32 Eagle Downs has agreed to divest its 50% interest in the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project in Queensland to a Stanmore Resources subsidiary. The miner, which owns the project along with China Baowu subsidiary Aquila Resources, is divesting its interest for US$15 million. The transaction is expected to be completed by year’s end.…

South32 evaluating Colombian nickel complex on price drops

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Miners News

South32 revealed in its quarterly production and earnings report this week that it will be placing its Cerro Matoso nickel operation in Colombia under a strategic review following a reduction in prices paired with a production shortfall. The complex’s payable nickel production in 2H23 was 18.3 million tonnes, down 10%, despite the miner’s outlook of 40.5Mt full-year while eyeing higher…

South32 Hermosa continues trek forward

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Miners News

A group of students and instructors from across multiple disciplines from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) were selected as one of seven finalists in NASA’s 2023 Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing Idea (BIG Idea) Challenge: Lunar Forge. Full story.

Underground miners strike at South32’s Appin

August 15, 2023August 16, 2023 Miners News

Australian miner South32 said it will halt some of its operations at the Appin coal mine in New South Wales during a week-long strike by underground mining supervisors, reported ABC News. Full story.