Archives: Mine operation news

Anglo American plc has announced the safe restart of its Grosvenor metallurgical coal mining operation in Queensland, Australia, more than 20 months after a methane explosion that injured personnel led to longwall activities being suspended. Anglo American received confirmation from the regulator, Resources Safety and Health Queensland, on February 16, 2022 that longwall mining operations[…]

Engineering company Monadelphous Group says its businesses have secured some A$400 million ($284 million) of new contracts and extensions in the resources and energy sectors, including an extension at South32’s Worsley Alumina Refinery in Western Australia, a contract with Newcrest at Lihir in PNG, two contracts with Codelco in Chile and its first contract with[…]

Terra Nova Technologies Australia (TNT Australia) says it has been awarded the replacement tailings stacker contract by Karara Mining Ltd at its magnetite mine, 200 km southeast of Geraldton in Western Australia. Karara Mining is the largest mining operation and the first major magnetite mine in the Mid-West of the state. It produces a premium,[…]

SRG Global Ltd says it has been awarded a mining services contract valued at around A$150 million ($108 million) with OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd that will see it carry out work at SIMEC Mining’s iron ore operations in South Australia. The scope of the contract includes the provision of specialist drill and blast services across[…]

ioneer Ltd, the emerging lithium–boron supplier, has awarded a major engineering and equipment supply contract to ABB Inc for the development of its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium–Boron Project in Nevada, USA. The contract has been awarded on a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) basis, with the supply of the equipment packages being conditional on a final investment[…]

Lane Xang Minerals Limited (LXML), owned by China’s Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining, has kicked off exploration for what could be Lao PDR’s first modern underground mine below the existing Sepon open-pit mine. Sepon Mine employees recently conducted a traditional ceremony on an auspicious day to celebrate the breaking of ground for an exploration decline at[…]

Total Eren, a renewable energy independent power producer, and Chariot, an Africa-focused transitional energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tharisa plc to develop, finance, construct, own, operate and maintain a solar photovoltaic project for the supply of electricity to the Tharisa PGM mine, in the North West province, South Africa. The[…]

Mubadala Investment Company and Trafigura have confirmed the completion of the sale of 100% of Minas de Aguas Teñidas (MATSA) to Australian mining and exploration company Sandfire Resources effective February 1, 2022. This follows receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals. The sale is the culmination of significant investment in the MATSA mining complex by both[…]

NRW Holdings Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Golding Contractors Pty Ltd, has signed a contract with OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd, trading as SIMEC Mining, to extend the current Mining Services Agreement (MSA) for a further three years. Under the terms of the MSA, the term is extended until January 31, 2025, with an option for SIMEC[…]

Construction is now underway on one of the world’s largest off-grid mining solar and battery energy storage systems being built by TransAlta to help power BHP Nickel West’s Mt Keith and Leinster operations. The Northern Goldfields Solar Project, which was announced last year, includes a 27.4 MW solar farm at Mt Keith, a 10.7 MW[…]