Mining

First lithium concentrate from the Altura lithium mine has hit the road, heading to Port Hedland.

Statistics indicate that women representation across the mining industry has improved over the past 15 years to 12%, while their retention in the industry means attitudes towards women are improving.

BHP has reached an agreement to settle the class action complaint regarding the Samarco dam failure. The company will pay the plaintiffs US$50 million, with no admission of liability.

Global Witness has launched a new tool for exposing corruption in the mining, oil and gas industries, called ‘Finding the Missing Millions’.

Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 will include the construction of a new concentrator, tailings storage facility, concentrate and water supply pipeline, desalination plant, filtration plant and port to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates.

Weir’s Synertrex platform allows mining operators to monitor every aspect of their equipment’s operation, prevent problems and increase throughput.

The project will be the largest iron ore processing facility ever built in Western Australia.

A prototype of the Australian innovative new drill rig is undergoing final preparations for a drilling trial on a Barrick Gold exploration site.

The latest public opinion research by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) demonstrates that opinions of Australians towards the mining sector are at their highest level in six years.

Voith launches its new BeltGenius ERIC (Efficiency and Reliability Intelligent Control) which analyses a range of data to determine how efficiently the belt conveyor systems of a mine are operating.

The Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo is estimated to contain 4.25 million t of lithium oxide, 219 000 t of tin as cassiterite and 11 200 t of tantalite.

At Hillhead 2018, through its UK distributor, ALLU showcased the capabilities of its Transformer series to UK clientele and its equipment was warmly received.

MSHA is set to hold public stakeholder meetings on reducing mine accidents involving mobile equipment and belt conveyors.

The funds will be invested in detailed engineering work on key elements of the project, the development of a rail construction camp and the first stage of the Koodaideri accommodation camp.

Tawana Resources and Alliance Mineral Assets achieve commercial production at their Bald Hill lithium-tantalum mine in Western Australia.