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South32 mine

Disaster damages mine infrastructure

Dangerous weather caused destruction to a major resources operation. Tropical Cyclone Megan recently impacted on South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) mine. The category-four system...

Dartbrook Coal Mine

$300M coal mine accelerates reopening

A resources operation will be revived sooner than expected. Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) recently fast-tracked restarting its Dartbrook Coal Project, 122km northwest of Newcastle. AQC has already...

Ravenswood mine

Authority approves ‘largest’ Qld mine extension

One of Far North Queensland’s biggest resources operations will keep producing for years to come. The State Government recently renewed four mining licences for EMR Capital’s and Golden...

Bluvein truck

Employers fast track electric heavy vehicles

Two multinational companies agreed to quickly roll out eco friendlier trucks across multiple mine sites. Hitachi Energy and BluVein recently approved a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...

Kestrel Coal Mine

Qld coal mines rumoured to be exited soon

Two major mines could be under new management within just months. The next coal operations to be exited are widely speculated to be EMR Capital’s Kestrel mine (51km northeast of Emerald) and...

Dendrobium coal mine

Resources producer approves $2B coal mine sale

A mineral multinational agreed to sell one of its mining operations. South 32 recently approved a binding agreement to sell Illawarra Metallurgical Coal for US$1.65 billion (A$2.53B) to part of M...

Telfer mine

Resources giant confirms $1B mine selloff

A global mining company revealed it could profit substantially from exiting multiple operations. Newmont Corporation recently confirmed it will sell off its Telfer, Musselwhite, Éléonore, Akyem...

Jakob Stausholm

Mineral multinational approves $26B mega project

A resources giant gave its blessing for a Pilbara ‘killer’ mine. Rio Tinto’s board of directors recently gave the green light for the $26 billion Simandou mine, 526km southeast of...

Western Ridge project

New $1B mining project approved

A mineral producer is proceeding with a major resources development worth US$943 million ($1.4 billion). BHP’s board of directors recently gave the nod for its new Western Ridge Crusher...