Archives: Mining people

Australia’s chronic shortage of greenfields mineral discoveries can only be overcome by changing the sector’s exploration, financing and training models, according to a keynote speaker at a major international geoscience forum in Adelaide today. Addressing the inaugural four day Australian Geoscience Council (AGC) convention, Western Mining Services principal, Dr Jon Hronsky, said the current financing[…]

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting today opened a new mine at Hope Downs in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The joint venture partners also approved an investment in greater automation, driving productivity and improving safety. Development of the Baby Hope deposit will help sustain existing capacity at the Hope Downs 1 operation, supporting ongoing jobs at[…]

Normet and Oulu University have signed a partnership agreement to develop their co-operation. The two parties will initiate development, research and training co-operation to strengthen the development and testing conditions of vehicle technology. The ongoing transition in vehicle technology sets new challenges to players in the sector with the tightening of environmental legislation and changing needs[…]

Roy Hill Holdings has been named the Western Australia Employer of the Year at a gala ceremony for the WA Training Awards. The awards are presented by the Department for Training and Workforce Development, to recognise the outstanding achievement of apprentices, trainees, vocational students and the contribution to training made by trainers, training organisations and[…]

Just shy of its 135th anniversary in the Milwaukee area, Komatsu Mining Corp today announced intentions to build a new, state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing campus near the location of the company’s original machine shop off South First Street. The company’s 2.5 million-square-foot South Harbor Campus is planned for Milwaukee’s Harbor District, off Greenfield Avenue. Partnering[…]

Murray & Roberts Cementation reports that work is well underway on its contract at Kalagadi manganese mine in the Northern Cape, South Africa. This leading underground mining contractor, who formed a joint venture with BCM Underground Mining, is tasked with building up production to the shaft system’s nameplate capacity within the first 18 months of[…]

BGC Engineering Inc and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) recently used BGC’s Ada Platform to provide residents with a 3D view of remediation work underway at the now closed Giant Mine near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Ada is a mixed reality software platform that allows stakeholders to view a project environment before, during and[…]

We are sad to record the death, on Monday 17 September 2018, of J. Burgess Winter who served the mining industry with honour and distinction for 45 years – a veritable industry icon. Burgess was born of Jim and Mary Winter on 3/3/33, in Magheramorne, a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He graduated from[…]

Tania Constable, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA, reports that the Resources 2030 Taskforce report handed to the Australian Government today confirms that Australia’s worldclass mining industry is a huge contributor to the Australian economy which boosts the living standards of all Australians – particularly those in regional areas. “Australia’s substantial and diverse[…]

Australian gold explorer Southern Gold Ltd’s development partner in South Korea, LSE-listed Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd, continues to make good progress at both the Gubong and Kochang gold projects in South Korea. Bluebird completed the report on the feasibility of reopening the Gubong project in late July, as part of its final requirement to the[…]