Australian mining news
Queens birthday honours recognises inspirational women in the Australian mining industry
Three key women working in the Australian mining industry have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours list.
New Minnovare Production Optimiser system reduces downtime in drill and blast operations
Minnovare has recently launched a new Production Optimiser system for the underground metalliferous mine market.
MineAlloy training centre to revitalise Australian mining
A year on from its establishment, the ARC mineAlloy training centre at Deakin University (Australia) has already achieved several successes in its research.
Morck’s Well Project: updated drilling results
Sandfire Resources NL shares its assay results for the recently reported Aircore (AC) drill holes which intersected narrow zones of sulfide and supergene copper mineralisation at the Morck’s Well Project in Western Australia.
Queensland resources sector boosted by greenfield exploration investments
Greenfield exploration demonstrates the Queensland resources sector’s willingness to explore for larger deposits.
New licence application for Panorama project
Greatland Gold has received approval for a third licence application for the Panorama project.
Photon gold analyses revolutionising detection of unseen gold
The technique reduces the turnaround time on assays from days to minutes, allowing near real-time analysis.
Copper Mountain announces 2018 exploration plans for Australia
An AUS$5 million budget for the Cloncurry project in Queensland has been approved.
Chalice acquires two 'highly prospective' vanadium-nickel projects
Chalice Gold Mines Ltd acquires two new Australian vanadium-nickel projects.
“Australians are better off because of the mining industry”
Australian mining regions continue to have higher incomes and much greater employment than prior to the boom, and that the benefits created by mining will continue into the future.