Australian mining news
BHP confirms fatality at Saraji mine
BHP Billiton has provided an update on an incident at its Saraji mine in Queensland and regretfully confirms one fatality.
Sunrise project: Clean TeQ secures approval for development application Modification 4
The New South Wales IPC has approved Clean TeQ’s Modification 4 for the development of its Sunrise project.
Queenslanders call time on law-breaking activists
Regional Queenslanders are fed up with activists who break the law to protest against new mines and infrastructure.
Scania and Rio Tinto test autonomous transport at Dampier Salt mine
Scania and Rio Tinto are together trialling a new autonomous transport system at Rio Tinto’s Dampier Salt operations in Western Australia.
Albemarle announces agreement with Mineral Resources to form lithium JV
An Albemarle subsidiary will acquire a 50% interest in the Wedging hard rock lithium project in Western Australia.
MICROMINE offers technology solutions integrated with IREDES
MICROMINE has integrated its latest fleet management and mine control solution, Pitram, as well as its latest 3D mine design and exploration solution, Micromine, with IREDES.
Insurers pressurised to refuse support for Adani's Carmichael mine
Organisations with a combined membership of 76 million are calling on insurance companies to publicly rule out support to build the Carmichael coal mine in Australia.
Mining3 releases blasting research update
‘Blonde Bomb’ hydrogen peroxide-based explosive is non-toxic and is intended as an environmentally friendly blasting material.
Ausenco planning industry-wide solution for slurry pipeline failures
Ausenco is planning an industry response plan to address failures of long distance slurry pipelines.
Pacton Gold provides update on Pilbara gold exploration
Pacton Gold provides an update on the company’s Pilbara Gold strategy, with a key highlight being the appointment of Jonathon Campbell as Field Logistics Manager of the company.