Australian mining news
Plymouth Minerals: management changes to advance San Jose lithium-tin project
Plymouth Minerals Ltd announces board and management changes that are hoped to assist with the advancement of the company’s San Jose Lithium-Tin Project in Western Spain.
AngloGold Ashanti Australia signs contract for second Carbon Scout unit
The unit will be installed at the company's Sunrise dam site in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto reaches autonomous truck milestone
Rio Tinto’s autonomous truck milestone has moved its one billionth tonne of material at its Pilbara operations in Australia.
Caterpillar and Rio Tinto to retrofit mining trucks for autonomous operation
Caterpillar mining trucks will be retrofitted for autonomous operation at the Marandoo iron ore mine in Western Australia.
Amec Foster Wheeler to conduct Rhyolite Ridge PFS
Global Geoscience selects Amec Foster Wheeler as the engineering and design firm to complete the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada, USA.
Carnegie potash project prospectivity confirmed
An initial 64 auger hole programme has been completed and analysed at the Carnegie potash project.
Atlas Copco acquires Hy-Performance Fluid Power
Atlas Copco buys Australia-based Hy-Performance Fluid Power in a deal expected to be completed in 1Q18.
Glencore to sell Tahmoor coal mine to GFG Alliance
GFG Alliance agrees to purchase Glencore’s Tahmoor metallurgical coal mine in New South Wales, Australia.
Pilbara Minerals enters mine gate sale agreement with Atlas Iron
Pilbara Minerals Ltd signs a Mine Gate Sale Agreement (MGSA) with Atlas Iron Ltd (Atlas) for the supply of direct shipping ore (DSO)from its Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project.
Positive results for pre-feasibility study at Mt Carrington project
White Rock Minerals reports positive results from the company’s pre-feasibility study for its Mt Carrington gold and Silver Project in New South Wales.