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...
Category - Infrastructure & Operations
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...
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...
Mine sites are increasingly adopting environmentally friendly autonomous alternatives to address a labour shortfall. Jevons Robotics and RCT recently introduced their ARTEV6000 vehicle. Both...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A North Queensland infrastructure hub commemorated four decades of operation. Abbot Point Operations (APO) is 40 years old and its 400-strong team members took time out to celebrate their “safe...
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...
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...
One of the world’s largest resources companies estimates that as many as one in two mineral operations are unprofitable. BHP recently revealed a major drop in commodity prices will...