Australian mining news

Orica’s fragmentation measurement technology has received the Good Design Award Accolade in the Engineering Design category in recognition of its design and innovation.

Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, Barminco, has been awarded a development and production contract at Western Areas’ Odysseus mine, Western Australia.

Rockfire Resources has provided an update on diamond drilling activities at the Plateau Gold Deposit.

Fosterville South Exploration has intersected long intervals of gold mineralisation in multiple drill holes from ongoing core drilling at its Golden Mountain Project in Victoria, Australia.

RCT has successfully commissioned Evolution Mining’s underground loader fleet with its automation technology.

Australian Bureau of Statistics data on minerals exploration spending shows exploration in Victoria reached a record high of AUS$39.7 million in 2Q20.

NQ Minerals Plc has announced that it plans to break a 10-year hiatus in exploration work at its highly prospective Hellyer Project.

Dargues Gold Mine, owned by Diversified Minerals, a company associated with PYBAR, has celebrated with the production and export of its first gold concentrate in June.

The Minerals Council of Australia recognises the distress caused to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People by the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves and the effect on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the broader Australian community.

The global bauxite mine production is expected to be marginally affected by the temporary suspension of mines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to GlobalData.