Australian mining news

Liebherr-Australia has delivered three new PR 776 G8 dozers to mining services provider MACA, a Thiess company, at the Duketon Gold Project, which is operated by Regis Resources.

BHP, Rio Tinto, and Caterpillar have launched a trial of two Cat® 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks at a mine-site demonstration in Western Australia’s Pilbara as part of an industry-first collaboration.

Leading underground contract miner Barminco has selected Sandvik to supply a 23-unit fleet of underground trucks, loaders and drills for the Bellevue Gold Project in Western Australia.

China Baowu and Rio Tinto have successfully completed industrial-scale pelletisation and shaft furnace trials in China using Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Blend iron ore, as part of their broader partnership to study ways to reduce steelmaking emissions.

CRU, the global commodities experts, has been selected to lead the Mount Isa transformation study, a major joint Commonwealth–Queensland initiative designed to assess future opportunities across North West Queensland’s copper industry and support the region’s long-term industrial future.

Robit has signed several supply agreements in strategically important mining markets for the company in Australia, North America, and South Africa.

With the P1000 expansion, sensor-based sorting at PLS' Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia has moved beyond project milestone status to become a fully embedded part of day-to-day hard rock lithium processing – demonstrating reliability, feed consistency and long-term resource flexibility at industrial scale.

Sandvik and Rio Tinto are partnering to jointly develop and integrate Sandvik i-series surface drill rigs with Rio Tinto’s Autonomous Drilling System (Rio Tinto ADS™).

The global leader in bulk material handling solutions, Martin Engineering, has announced the acquisition of ConveyorTech Pty Ltd (CVT) of Australia, expanding its worldwide portfolio of conveyor belt cleaners and components.

An Australian listed company, Papyrus Australia Limited has developed a proprietary technology that is seeing it supply biodegradable blast collars made from banana plantation waste to the Australian mining sector.