Qld gets EPOLA

The government made everyone invited to give input to it promise not to talk about its contents

30 MAR 2023

Sustainability

Qld gets EPOLA
Qld gets EPOLA
Qld gets EPOLA

Macmahon gets Byerwen boost

Been working at the mine since it was established in 2017

30 MAR 2023

Fleet

Macmahon gets Byerwen boost
Macmahon gets Byerwen boost
Macmahon gets Byerwen boost

Thiess enters Indonesian nickel game

Four year, $125 million ore hauling contract with Weda Bay Nickel

16 MAR 2023

Fleet

Thiess enters Indonesian nickel game
Thiess enters Indonesian nickel game
Thiess enters Indonesian nickel game

MACA for McPhee

Three-year contract involving load and haul of 10Mtpa

14 MAR 2023

Fleet

MACA for McPhee
MACA for McPhee

Boosting the big boy

Latest version of the 65t hauler

30 MAR 2023

Fleet

Boosting the big boy
Boosting the big boy
Boosting the big boy
Boosting the big boy

Coal a mainstay in South32 portfolio

The South32 board recently approved a $400 million single longwall unit for its Appin mine

13 MAR 2023

Sustainability

Coal a mainstay in South32 portfolio
Coal a mainstay in South32 portfolio
Coal a mainstay in South32 portfolio

Ringing loud and proud

Mine continuing to exceed design outputs

13 MAR 2023

Development

Ringing loud and proud
Ringing loud and proud

Enter the Avatel

A machine mechanising the underground face charging process is heading to Cadia

17 FEB 2023

Development

Enter the Avatel

Deal done on Selkirk ore

Mining will begin with a fleet of 100t rigid dump trucks for initial waste movement

28 MAR 2023

Plant

Deal done on Selkirk ore
Deal done on Selkirk ore
Deal done on Selkirk ore
Deal done on Selkirk ore

Iron Bridge delayed

First production pushed back from March to the second half of April

28 MAR 2023

Design / Build

Iron Bridge delayed
Iron Bridge delayed
Iron Bridge delayed

LMG chooses Malaysia for magnesium plant location

The Samalaju location had notable strengths compared to the other two options being considered

27 MAR 2023

Design / Build

LMG chooses Malaysia for magnesium plant location
LMG chooses Malaysia for magnesium plant location

Hellyer passes first tests

The acid acts as a catalyst in a self-sustaining chain reaction and is not consumed

Hellyer passes first tests
Hellyer passes first tests
Hellyer passes first tests

BHP, Hatch designing green steel pilot

Electric smelting furnance technology at heart of pilot

23 MAR 2023

Design / Build

BHP, Hatch designing green steel pilot
BHP, Hatch designing green steel pilot
BHP, Hatch designing green steel pilot

Used oils are oils for Orica

The system is used in conjunction with Orica's emulsifier technology

Used oils are oils for Orica
Used oils are oils for Orica

Keeping track

Tracking of equipment is done using bright green, lunch-box-sized nodes

Keeping track
Keeping track
Keeping track
Keeping track

Spry functions stretch

Accurate coal reserve estimates are vital in coal mining operations

Spry functions stretch
Spry functions stretch
Spry functions stretch

A stronger copper chain

Copper demand is expected to increase significantly

A stronger copper chain
A stronger copper chain

NRW branches out

More than 50 workers will be needed on-site for the work

NRW branches out

Record rains bring TSF risks

There have been about 147 cases worldwide of tailings dam disasters

Record rains bring TSF risks
Record rains bring TSF risks

No wear with Wearex

Cut To Size Plastics makes machine liners to size and shape for individual user needs

No wear with Wearex
No wear with Wearex

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Group of 15 bringing home the bacon in SA

More than $5.3 billion was spent locally

30 MAR 2023

Logistics

Group of 15 bringing home the bacon in SA
Group of 15 bringing home the bacon in SA
Group of 15 bringing home the bacon in SA
Group of 15 bringing home the bacon in SA

Mincor ore rejected

Mincor did ask BHP to amend the off-take agreement specifications but it said no

30 MAR 2023

Logistics

Mincor ore rejected
Mincor ore rejected
Mincor ore rejected
Mincor ore rejected

DBI raises 8X cost estimate to nearly $1.4B

DBT retains significant expansion optionality to accommodate metallurgical coal exports

30 MAR 2023

Logistics

DBI raises 8X cost estimate to nearly $1.4B
DBI raises 8X cost estimate to nearly $1.4B
DBI raises 8X cost estimate to nearly $1.4B

Liontown knocks back latest Albemarle bid

The near-term outlook for lithium producers is positive

28 MAR 2023

Logistics

Liontown knocks back latest Albemarle bid
Liontown knocks back latest Albemarle bid
Liontown knocks back latest Albemarle bid

Abra's ship comes in

First concentrate shipment coincides with first stope production

27 MAR 2023

Logistics

Abra
Abra
Abra

NRW branches out

More than 50 workers will be needed on-site for the work

NRW branches out
NRW branches out

Groundprobe grows

First manufacturing facility outside Groundprobe's Brisbane headquarters

30 MAR 2023

Investment

Groundprobe grows
Groundprobe grows
Groundprobe grows
Groundprobe grows

Qld gets EPOLA

The government made everyone invited to give input to it promise not to talk about its contents

30 MAR 2023

Sustainability

Qld gets EPOLA
Qld gets EPOLA
Qld gets EPOLA
Qld gets EPOLA

King backs coal in parliament

180t of steel requires at least 288t of iron ore and 139t of metallurgical coal

30 MAR 2023

Sustainability

King backs coal in parliament
King backs coal in parliament
King backs coal in parliament

Opportunity lost?

Mineral Resources wants more government assistance for battery metals downstream processing

29 MAR 2023

Investment

Opportunity lost?
Opportunity lost?
Opportunity lost?

Aurora caught short as DES cracks down

Aurora was also charged with mining before it made any financial provisions

29 MAR 2023

Sustainability

Aurora caught short as DES cracks down
Aurora caught short as DES cracks down
Aurora caught short as DES cracks down

First New Acland Stage 3 coal by October

New Acland Mine has also issued expressions of interest for major capital works projects

29 MAR 2023

Development

First New Acland Stage 3 coal by October
First New Acland Stage 3 coal by October

Cokal makes first BBM sales

Initial sales will be taken from the top of the coal seam

29 MAR 2023

Investment

Cokal makes first BBM sales
Cokal makes first BBM sales

Unions and Greens calling for coal transition justice

Coal miners need a clear pathway ahead that ensures they are not the victims of net zero policies

30 MAR 2023
Unions and Greens calling for coal transition justice
Unions and Greens calling for coal transition justice
Unions and Greens calling for coal transition justice
Unions and Greens calling for coal transition justice

ESG worries

The Third World is seeing its resources exploited again, all in the name of ESG.

02 AUG 2022
ESG worries
ESG worries
ESG worries

Alkane lessons

Sometimes the old ways are best.

02 AUG 2022
Alkane lessons
Alkane lessons

Ye Olde Almanacke

The olde book has been prognosticating

08 JAN 2023
Ye Olde Almanacke
Ye Olde Almanacke

Unlocking Curnamona

David Upton looks at the Curnamona province.

25 JUL 2022
Unlocking Curnamona
Unlocking Curnamona