Simon Finnis

 A stacker at Metro Mining's Bauxite Hills operation in Queensland.
SURFACE

Bringing Bauxite Hills back

Mine had to close early last year due to the COVID-19 hit on the bauxite market.

31 March 2021

Metro Mining is bringing forward the wet season close of its Bauxite Hills mine.
ENVIRONMENT

Metro brings forward Bauxite Hills wet season close

Redundancies coming due to earlier than expected close.

14 August 2020

Bauxite Hills mine screened stocks ready to go onto barges (April 2020)
MANAGEMENT

Vialli first to dock at Skardon River port

Bauxite Hills operations steam ahead.

15 April 2020

 Barge on the Skardon River
MANAGEMENT

Gov says no veto for Metro

NAIF loan for Bauxite Hills expansion closer as state gives the nod.

08 April 2020

 Bauxite Hills shipping operations on schedule
COVID-19

Bauxite Hills shipping stays on schedule as COVID-19 bites

Shipping still on schedule at Metro's Far North Queensland bauxite mine.

23 March 2020

Metro Mining's infrastructure aims have received a fillip
MANAGEMENT

Floating bauxite terminal funding fillip

NAIF loan offer of $47.5 million to fund floating bauxite loading terminal.

12 November 2019

 Metro's barge for Bauxite Hills
SURFACE

Sweet September for Metro

The Bauxite Hills mine has a good month.

07 October 2019

 Metro on site at Bauxite Hills
SURFACE

Bauxite Hills back in business

Mining starts back up again in Weipa as the Bauxite Hills mine reopens.

16 April 2019

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Hitachi Construction Machinery's Verification Test of Operator Assist System

Reduces operator burden, improves mine safety, increases productivity and lowers

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Hitachi machinery will support coal production at the mine site to reach 21-million tons a year

Hitachi machinery will support coal production at the mine site to reach 21-million

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Hastings Deering achieves milestone with the delivery of the Cat® D10 Dozer

A testament to the company's unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence in

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Mining Magazine and Australia's Mining Monthly's Digital Underground Report

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalogue of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.