ASX-listed Mineral Resources has completed the A$20-million purchase of the of the Parker Range iron-ore project, in Western Australia, from fellow-listed Cazaly Resources.
In addition to the A$20-million cash payment for the Parker Range project, Min…
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The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved a A$381-million mine to be jointly developed by major Glencore and US coal producer Peabody Energy.
The United Wambo coal mine is a brownfields opencut mine combining the existing …
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An independent review into the Woodlawn base metals project, in New South Wales, has supported the project fundamentals, with ASX-listed Heron Resources progressing a revised ramp-up schedule following delays during construction.
The review found that…
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Coal miner New Hope Group has warned on Friday that the company would be making 150 staff at its New Acland coal mine, in Queensland, redundant at the start of next week, unless the state government awarded a mining lease for the Stage 3 operation.
Th…
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Mining major BHP on Friday launched its Underground School of Excellence, at its Olympic Dam operation, in South Australia, providing a new training programme to create job opportunities in the resources sector.
South Australian Premier Steven Marshal…
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A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Cardinia gold project, in Western Australia, has estimated that the project could deliver 368 000 oz over a mine life of 8.2 years.
ASX-listed Kin Mining on Friday told shareholders the PFS estimated that a capita…
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A nickel processing plant owned by Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) that spilled mine waste into Papua New Guinea’s Basamuk Bay faces compensation claims and possibly closure, the head of the country’s mining authority said on Thursday.
MCC’s Ramu n…
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Iron-ore miner Atlas Iron has extended ASX-listed BGC Contracting’s mining contract at the Mt Webber project, in Western Australia, until the end of the mine life in June 2022.
Under the contract, BGC Contracting will continue to provide a range of m…
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Junior Platina Resources has struck a joint venture (JV) agreement to earn a 70% interest and become the operator of the Blue Moon zinc project, in the US.
The company will spend C$3.25-million over the next 18 months to earn an initial 50% interest i…
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Mining major Rio Tinto has awarded a A$95-million pre-strip contract to ASX-listed NRW Holdings for its Koodaideri mine, in the Pilbara.
The scope of the contract will include the development of initial mining pre-strip and earthworks infrastructure …
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