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Macmahon Holdings has bolstered its order book with a number of contract extensions involving the Tropicana and Telfer gold operations, in Western Australia, and the Hu’u copper-gold project, in Indonesia. At the Tropicana mine, a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd (70% and operator) and Regis Resources Ltd (30%), Macmahon has been providing mining[…]

Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of direct current (DC) fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), and Miller Technology, a leading supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, have announced they are providing innovative fast chargers and light duty battery EVs for the mining industry. The companies’ inaugural project at the BHP Mitsubishi[…]

Aqura Technologies has been awarded a grant from the Australian Government under the 5G Innovation Initiative to, it says, augment the organisation’s own development work to address the challenge of delivering underground 5G LTE. The grant is an important step to overcome the technical and commercial barriers associated with operating next-generation broadband wireless networks in[…]

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation have announced a partnership to study the construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Australia, and explore the potential use of hydrogen at the refinery. The two global companies have signed a letter of intent that focuses on Yarwun as the location for[…]

Global conveyor component manufacturer PROK is preparing to exhibit at MINExpo International 2021 in Las Vegas, USA, with its brand new PROK HDPE roller set to be shown off at the event from September 13-15. Paul Byrne, Managing Director at PROK, says MINExpo 2021 is a great opportunity to connect with the industry. “We are[…]

TerraCom Ltd has extended the life of the Blair Athol Mine in Australia following a coal reserve update that has brought total JORC marketable reserves to 19.5 Mt. The company engaged Deswik Mining Consultants to complete a revised JORC assessment of the operation in Clermont, Queensland. As of June 30, the total reserve of 19.5[…]

ioneer Ltd has awarded a major engineering and equipment supply contract to Veolia Water Technologies Inc for the development of the company’s wholly-owned Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada, USA. Veolia has commenced work on final detailed engineering design of the equipment package, which includes evaporation, crystallisation and dewatering equipment. It is the largest single[…]

Mongolian Airlines (MIAT) recently operated the first ever charter flight (OM7602) on which all passengers and air crew members used a digital health pass to verify their COVID-19 negative status. The flight, chartered by Rio Tinto, carried employees destined for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold minesite. AOKpass, integrated into International SOS’ safe return to work solution,[…]

A new agreement between two innovative Australian manufacturing and technology companies is set to deliver a range of new battery-electric vehicle (BEV) solutions for underground mining applications. The collaboration will see the installation of the latest world-class BEV technology designed by Ampcontrol into new PPK Mining Equipment (PPKME) personnel carrier vehicles. The companies will work[…]

Mine operators can significantly improve productivity and drill thousands of holes more a year by implementing automated systems that drastically reduce the time to drill a hole and move on to the next one. They’re the findings of a report on the effectiveness in the field of two of FLANDERS Australia’s mainstay products, One Touch[…]