Australian mining news
Blackham Resources could obtain AUS$23 million through new investment agreement
Blackham Resources Limited enters an investment agreement with The Lind Partners worth up to AUS$23 million.
Gas levels at North Goonyella mine remain elevated
Peabody reports that gas levels at its North Goonyella mine remain elevated, and work is being carried out to ensure that they are soon returned to normal levels.
Schenck Process Australia to rethink conventional screen design
The vibrating screen redesign programme drew input from mineral processing facilities, design engineers and international stakeholders.
Resources 2030 Taskforce report confirms role of mining in powering modern Aussie life
Australia’s substantial and diverse mineral resources have made it a key supplier of the minerals that are essential to modern life, including iron ore, gold and lithium.
ABS data shows Queensland mining industry created extra 10 000 jobs in a year
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has indicated that the country’s resources sector is creating more than one job an hour.
Students join forces for mining future
Run by the QMEA through the sponsorship of Anglo American, the Beakers. Bot. Build activity simulates the decisions engineers make every day around design of opencast and underground mines, to managing equipment and production.
Queensland students to get taste of a mining career
Local students will be immersed into a career in mining when they take part in Anglo American’s Trade Camp in Moura this week, run by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy.
Brisbane schoolgirls join students for Saraji mine camp
Somerville House students have joined the BMA Make It Now in Engineering (MINE) Challenge for the first time.
Rio Tinto receives recognition in Australia for anti-domestic violence stand
The company was recognised at the 2018 Women in Resources National Awards (WIRNA) for its commitment to gender diversity and breaking the cycle of violence against women.
Zinc tailing operations commence at Lawn Hill
Zinc tailing operations have commenced at Lawn Hill, a former mine site north west of Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia.