Mining

“Scott Morrison knows what makes regional Queensland tick, and he understands the importance of our most valuable industries – like resources,” says QRC.

Australia’s minerals industry is keen on working with the government for decisive action to ensure a strong economy, says MCA.

Rockwell Automation will collaborate in the transformation of the mine into a technologically advanced ‘super cave’ mine that uses a block-caving extraction process.

The global mining equipment market is expected to reach US$88.7 billion by 2023.

Wärtsilä has secured replacement operations of De Beers’ diamond mining vessel, the Debmar Pacific.

Maptek and LlamaZOO have collaborated together to deliver digital twinning and advanced 3D data visualisation to the mining industry.

Alio Gold Inc. has reported changes aimed at aligning capability to focus on its operating mines and reduce overhead costs.

The new pipe will provide an important source of incremental supply over the next four years to sustain production levels at the Rio Tinto-operated mine.

RCT articulates the company’s approach to interoperability and how its systems can integrate well within a mine’s ecosystem.

Asia Pacific is set to lead a turnaround in the global mining sector in terms of number of projects and CAPEX value, says GlobalData.

The company has completed and submitted the IFS on the Sangihe project to the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and, once approved, construction of the mining facilities and infrastructure can begin.

The contract has a 30 month term, with an option of a 12 month extension, to supply all underground mining services for the Zone 55 and Bagassi South underground mines.

“The health and safety of workers has always been, and always will be, the top priority for the resources sector,” says QRC.

On 17 August, the Minerals Council launched the National Day of Safety & Health in Mining 2018 campaign as part of its recommitment to the shared goal of zero harm.

Girls from Moranbah State High School, Moranbah, Australia, were given a tour of the underground workings of Anglo American’s Moranbah North coal mine.