Mining

At BHP’s Newman Operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, iron ore extraction and loading are being reimagined through innovative technology.

E3 Lithium Ltd has successfully produced lithium carbonate, the last major step in a conventional process before conversion to battery quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has completed a first phase of sampling and property evaluation at its recently acquired Danny Boy Project.

RWE has commenced construction of a photovoltaics plant with integrated battery storage system at the Hambach lignite opencast mine.

Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced the recovery of a 692.3 carat diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana.

Uranium Energy has announced that it has closed a purchase agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada to acquire a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in the Athabasca Basin.

Newmont has announced that, following a review by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, it has been cleared to proceed with its proposed acquisition of Newcrest.

Hexagon has partnered with MMG to deploy the HxGN MineProtect operator alertness system on 11 underground mining trucks at its Rosebery mine in Tasmania, Australia.

Galan Lithium Ltd has announced that full Phase 1 pond construction has commenced at the Hombre Muerto West lithium brine project in Catamarca Province, Argentina.

Trigon Metals Inc. has placed an order with Epiroc South Africa to purchase underground mining equipment to the value of US$8.93 million.

Bowman has been awarded more than US$1.7 million in two new engineering and survey contracts for separate mining projects in Southern Arizona.

A challenging road construction project for a new Australian mine has achieved success using advanced road stabilising technologies from RST Solutions.

ABD Solutions has developed a new mobile supervisory system for its vehicle automation solution, Indigo Drive, which allows mining vehicles to be automated anywhere in the world.

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd, the renewable energy producer and carbon neutral lithium developer, has commenced commissioning at its lithium extraction optimisation plant (LEOP).

There are just over two weeks to go until thousands of attendees converge on Asia Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) as it returns to Sydney Showgrounds.