Contract award

Contract award, Discovery, Lithium, News, Technology

Tambourah Metals, CSIRO team up for lithium

Critical minerals explorer Tambourah Metals and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have joined together to use machine learning and exploration data to cover large potential lithium exploration areas. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 25, 2023, 9:01 amJuly 25, 2023

Albemarle, Contract award, News

$200 million contract for Monadelphous

Albemarle has awarded Monadelphous a $200 million contract for construction work at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in WA. Read More

Alexandra EastwoodJuly 25, 2023, 9:00 amJuly 25, 2023

Contract award, News, OEMS, Recruitment, Safety, Takeover bids

Metso acquires Australian bulk material handling company

Metso will strengthen its bulk material handling service capabilities through its recent acquisition of Brouwer Engineering. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 24, 2023, 4:12 pmJuly 24, 2023

Chalice Mining, Contract award, Copper, Discovery, Gold, News, Nickel, Platinum group metals

Chalice Mining’s Julimar sees expansion

Chalice Mining has entered into an earn-in and joint venture agreement with Northam Resources to further explore ore bodies it believes to be similar to its Gonneville deposit. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 24, 2023, 8:41 amJuly 24, 2023

Albemarle, Contract award, Kemerton lithium plant, Lithium, Mineral Resources, News, Takeover bids

Albemarle takes ownership of Kemerton

Albemarle has agreed to amend the terms of the MARBL lithium joint venture it shares with Mineral Resources (MinRes). Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 20, 2023, 9:29 amJuly 20, 2023

Bellevue Gold, Contract award, Funding, Gold, News, Quarterly and half yearly results

Bellevue gearing up for gold production

Bellevue Gold has advised the market that its flagship WA gold project has begun generating early cash flow, and is on schedule for first production in the December quarter of this year. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 20, 2023, 8:58 amJuly 20, 2023

Contract award, Kathleen Valley project, Liontown Resources, Lithium, News, Recruitment

Liontown and Qube team up for Kathleen Valley

Liontown Resources has awarded the spodumene and direct shipping ore (DSO) haulage services contract for its Kathleen Valley lithium project to Qube Holdings. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 19, 2023, 12:48 pmJuly 20, 2023

Coal, Contract award, News, OEMS, Safety, Technology

Thiess and Epiroc clock an autonomous drilling milestone

Epiroc’s autonomous drills have reached a significant milestone at Thiess’ Lake Vermont site in Queensland, drilling one million lineal metres without an operator on board. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 18, 2023, 9:18 amJuly 18, 2023

Contract award, Discovery, Fly-in, fly-out, News, Nickel, Poseidon Nickel, Project approval

Black Swan restart delayed, yet progress strong

Poseidon Nickel has made significant progress towards the restart and expansion of its Black Swan project in WA. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 18, 2023, 8:56 amJuly 18, 2023

BHP, Contract award, ESG, Funding, Mining Commodities, News, Technology

BHP partners for sustainable steel production

BHP, China Baowu and Monash University have partnered to create the Industry Knowledge Centre for Low Carbon Metallurgy, aiming to accelerate technology capable of reducing carbon emissions from steel production. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 18, 2023, 8:16 amJuly 18, 2023

Alcoa, Contract award, Mining services, News, Rare earths, Recruitment, Technology

FYI Resources bolsters alumina plant with CTE

FYI Resources has appointed Control and Thermal Engineering (CTE) to execute engineering services for FYI’s small-scale high purity alumina production plant (HPA) (SSP) proposed for a site in Kwinana, WA. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 17, 2023, 8:55 amJuly 17, 2023

Contract award, News

K2fly touches down at Roy Hill

K2fly will implement its ground disturbance solution at the Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara for a term of five years. Read More

Alexandra EastwoodJuly 17, 2023, 8:34 amJuly 17, 2023

Contract award, Lithium, Mining services, News

Goulamina secures $505 million mining contract

Corica Mali has been awarded a $505 million open pit mining services contract at the Goulamina lithium project. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 14, 2023, 1:19 pmJuly 17, 2023

Contract award, Mining services, OEMS, Resources

National Group goes up a gear

Fleet purchases headline range of initiatives to drive next chapter of growth. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 13, 2023, 11:52 amJuly 13, 2023

Following the destruction of Juukan Gorge in 2020, the federal government will legislate new protections for Indigenous heritage sites.

Community, Contract award, Fortescue, Iron ore, News, Rio Tinto

Fortescue, Traditional Owners sign co-management deal

The Traditional Owners of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelters have signed an a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fortescue Metals Group. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 13, 2023, 8:28 amJuly 18, 2023

Bellevue Gold, Contract award, Gold, News, OEMS, Technology

MLG Oz secures key contracts

MLG Oz has announced that it is finalising a contract extension with Ora Banda Mining for two years, with a one year option to its existing arrangements for the provision of haulage and site services at the Davyhurst project. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJuly 12, 2023, 1:19 pmJuly 12, 2023

pilbara, ports, lithium, shipment, core, finnis, china

Contract award, Core Lithium, Finniss lithium project, Lithium, News

Finniss lithium farewells second spodumene shipment

Core Lithium has delivered its second shipment of spodumene concentrate to Darwin Port, ready for shipment to Zhangjiagang in China. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 12, 2023, 9:59 amAugust 17, 2023

BHP, Contract award, Copper, ESG targets, News, Sustainability, Technology

BHP partners for sustainable copper

BHP and JX Metals Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at decarbonising the copper supply chain. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 12, 2023, 9:31 amJuly 12, 2023

Contract award, Hydrogen, News, Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to build new hydrogen plant

A first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant will be built in Gladstone, Queensland in a joint venture by Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation. Read More

Alexandra EastwoodJuly 12, 2023, 9:01 amJuly 12, 2023

Cobalt, Contract award, Critical minerals, Dewatering, News, Nickel, Project approval

Queensland’s next big critical minerals project

Sconi Mining Operations, a subsidiary of Australian Mines, has secured a 25-year mining lease for the Greenvale mining area in North Queensland. The lease marks another step on the path towards the State’s next tier one critical minerals project. Read More

Timothy BondJuly 10, 2023, 9:08 amJuly 10, 2023