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Drill offsider drinks radiator coolant

"Water" bottle contained radiator coolant, not water

09 December 2025

Hillgrove geological team with Ecore Elemission technician in front of the Ecore core scanning system at Larvotto’s exploration facility.

Larvotto taps into LIB tech, AI to scan Hillgrove drill core

The system uses laser ablation and atomic emission spectroscopy to scan drill core after drilling

09 December 2025

Rio Tinto rail car on its way to Karratha/Dampier.

Rio rolls out first Karratha-made rail car

The fleet is expected to start hauling iron ore in December

08 December 2025

Resources Vic approves Fingerboards demo pit

GCM plans to operate the trial pit for about seven months

05 December 2025

Fredon awarded first works under NRW umbrella

Most recent orders include two contracts and two contract extensions

05 December 2025

WA EPA clears changes to Wallaby waste rock dump

New approval for old Wallaby gold mine

04 December 2025

SA govt unlocks more land for explorers

The release areas are in the Northern Gawler Craton, north of Coober Pedy

04 December 2025

Solomon Hub to get greener power

Fortescue’s existing power plant at Solomon was sold to TransAlta in 2012

04 December 2025

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