Geoscience Australia has released the latest report on Australia’s Identified Mineral Resources (AIMR) during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention in Toronto. AIMR...
Tag - iron ore
There has been a lot of conversation surrounding the use of driverless trucks in mining. It was in 2015 that two Pilbara mines started using them to move iron ore. The workers control the trucks from...
preliminary laboratory scale metallurgical test work has been completed on existing sonic drill core samples from the Norseman Cobalt Project, located in the goldfields region of Western Australia...
Rio Tinto has recently reinforced its focus on delivering superior cash returns for shareholders over the short, medium and long term as it unveiled key features of its drive to generate $5 billion...
The mining industry will still be important to WA’s economy in the future and new growth is unlikely to come from other industries like tourism and agriculture, new research has found. A growing, and...
Western Australia remains the dominant destination for mining investment in Australia, attracting 66 per cent of the nation’s total mining investment in 2015-16, increasing its share from 60...
The WA Government has approved development of iron ore deposits at Rio Tinto’s Western Turner Syncline mine, near Tom Price in the Pilbara. State Development Minister Bill Marmion said capital...
Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, has been approved for an expansion. State Development Minister Bill Marmion said capital expenditure on the...
The Minerals Council of Australia has spoken out against a proposed $7.2 billion iron ore tax hike for Western Australia. National Party leader Brendan Grylls wants mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto to...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a significant incident report into the death of a 32-year-old worker at a Rio Tinto mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Lee Buzzard...
