Australian mining news

The adoption of digital automation technologies in the mining industry has the potential to add US$74 billion in value to the Australian economy by 2030 and create over 80 000 new jobs.

Thiess will continue to provide overburden removal and haulage, mining and run of mine rehandling services, equipment maintenance and pit dewatering.

AIMEX 2019 attracted an array of visitors from all parts of the globe and a 13% increase in visitation from interstate visitors to AIMEX, illustrating the importance of this event on a national and international level.

The Queensland Resources Council has said there could be no more hold ups, no more delays and no more excuses for the New Hope mine.

The order, which includes a range of Weir crushing and pump equipment including Enduron high pressure grinding rolls and GEHO® pumps, will reduce energy consumption and wet tailings waste by more than 30% compared to traditional mining technologies.

Two protesters appeared at Mackay Magistrates Court on 5 September after being charged with assaulting an Adani contract worker.

Weir Group PLC has been awarded a £100m order to provide energy saving solutions to the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project.

Exploration potential within Queensland must be developed with new incentives, given the importance of the resources sector to the state and national economy.

Queensland mining companies will reconsider and prioritise reliability in their E&P partners for multi-million dollar contracts.

The QRC has said that a long shadow has been cast over the fellow mining communities of Oakey and Toowoomba by the drawn-out saga over approvals for the New Hope Stage Three expansion.