Thiess Pty Ltd, part of the Thiess Group, has signed an agreement with Metarock Group Ltd to acquire Australia-based underground metals business PYBAR Holdings Limited and its 100% subsidiary Pybar Mining Services Pty Ltd. PYBAR will join the Thiess Group once the customary sale conditions are satisfied and the completion process is finalised. The total[…]
The Australian-based global technical services firm, MEC Mining, says it is continuing its growth strategy in the resources sector with the recent acquisition of environmental services company METServe. The combined service offering will encompass all aspects of environmental services previously provided by METServe. This includes approvals, impact assessment, environmental management, closure and rehabilitation, ecology, social,[…]
Intertek, a leading total quality assurance provider to industries worldwide, has agreed to acquire Base Metallurgical Laboratories Ltd. and Base Met Labs US Ltd (Base Met Labs), a leading provider of metallurgical testing services for the minerals sector based in North America. Founded in 2014 and operating from laboratories in Kamloops, British Columbia, and Tucson,[…]
Sedgman, a member of the CIMIC Group, has acquired engineering company Prudentia Engineering, expanding its presence in the growing chemical and energy industries which support the energy transition globally. The acquisition enhances Sedgman’s existing critical minerals and mineral processing expertise in copper, high purity alumina, vanadium, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, uranium and nickel, the company[…]
South32 has entered into a binding agreement to sell Illawarra Metallurgical Coal to an entity owned by Golden Energy and Resources Pte Ltd (GEAR) and M Resources Pty Ltd for upfront and deferred cash consideration of $1.3 billion plus contingent price-linked consideration of up to $350 million. The sale is expected to complete in the[…]
GeologicAI, a leading innovator in mining technology, has announced the acquisition of Resource Modeling Solutions (RMS), a company focused on providing advanced geostatistical modelling of subsurface deposits for the mining sector. This strategic move, GeologicAI says, marks a significant milestone in the company’s growth and commitment to innovation. GeologicAI is a technology company that uses[…]
Australia-based Bis has put its innovation portfolio up for sale, a company spokesperson has confirmed. The company, which serves numerous mining houses across Australia, handles, hauls and processes millions of tonnes of raw materials and commodities every year. On the logistics side, it has a fleet for out-of-pit, on-road and off-pit applications. When it comes[…]
GR Engineering Services Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Mipac Holdings Pty Ltd, has entered into an agreement to acquire Paradigm Engineers Pty Ltd, a provider of control systems and electrical engineering, automation and technology services based in Western Australia, in a deal worth A$9 million ($5.9 million). This transaction enhances Mipac’s control system and electrical design[…]
China’s JCHX is best known as a global mining contractor and services provider to operations like Kamoa-Kakula and Konkola but is rapidly increasingly its influence in Africa as a copper mine in its own right. It already has two mines in its own portfolio – Lonshi in DRC, previously owned by ERG; and Dikulushi, also in[…]
Datamine has announced the strategic acquisition of PeopleTray, a Western Australia-based company providing mining production and workforce management solutions to mining operations across Australia. PeopleTray’s flagship Workforce Management Solution provides a complete integrated system for staff rosters, mining camps, health and safety and compliance, according to Datamine. In addition, the MPX Mine Production solution helps[…]