Australian mining news
Honeywell to provide automation and safety controls for first fully integrated rare earths refinery in Australia
Honeywell has announced its Integrated Controls and Safety System will be designed and implemented in Iluka Resources’ Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia.
Africa is early adopter of Rail-Running Conveyors from FLS
An African mine will be among the first adopters of the innovative Rail-Running Conveyor technology, commercialised by full flowsheet provider FLS in collaboration with the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Founders Factory & Rio Tinto invest in reduced-impact mining
Founders Factory has announced its latest six investments, along-side Rio Tinto, which look to reshape the industry’s future through reduced-impact mining and other breakthrough technologies.
Cosmo acquires Bingara and Nundle
Cosmo Metals Ltd has completed the acquisition of the highly prospective Bingara and Nundle gold – antimony and copper exploration projects New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Epiroc wins its largest contract ever
Epiroc AB has won a significant contract to deliver a major fleet of fully autonomous and electric surface mining equipment to Fortescue in Australia.
Newmont using world-first 5G teleremote dozer fleet with Ericsson Private 5G
Newmont has deployed Ericsson Private 5G at the Cadia gold-copper mine to enable the first use of private 5G technology for teleremote dozing as part of its surface operations.
New Liebherr fleet commissioned for Super Pit
Liebherr-Australia commissioned five PR 776 dozers for Northern Star Resources which are the first of 13 brand-new Liebherr machines set to be commissioned for Northern Star Resources throughout 2025.
New Frontier Minerals undertakes rare earth distribution analysis at Harts Range Project
New Frontier Minerals Ltd has undertaken rare earth distribution analysis of 25 rock chip samples from the primary Cusp and Bobs Prospects at the Harts Range Project.
Pacific Energy delivers Australia's largest off-grid hybrid power system to Tropicana gold mine
Pacific Energy has successfully completed a significant renewable energy expansion of its power system at Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia.
New Frontier Minerals announces 46 priority targets identified at Harts Range
New Frontier Minerals Ltd has announced the receipt of results from the geophysical survey completed at the Harts Range Heavy Rare Earths, Uranium and Niobium Project.