A scoping study by ASX-listed Oz Minerals has shown that converting the lower portion of the planned Carrapateena sub-level cave to a block cave, could deliver significant value for the company.
Oz on Wednesday told shareholders that by converting to …
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Dual-listed junior Thor Mining will spin out its Australian copper projects into a newly listed company called Enviro Copper. Thor inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with privately held Environmental Copper Recovery (ECR) and Environmental Metal…
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Gold miner Millennium Minerals on Wednesday reported that development of its Golden Gate mine would start in the second quarter of the 2019 financial year.
The company told shareholders that with a processing route now identified, and commissioning of…
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Exploration expenditure across Australia rose by 24% in 2018, to A$2.2-billion, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown. The data show that gold attracted the lion’s share of exploration spend, with nearly 41%, or A$891-millio…
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Junior Echo Resources has gained mining approvals for its Yandal gold project, in Western Australia.
Both the mining proposal and the closure plans for the Julius and Orelia orebodies have been approved by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulations…
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Mining major BHP will invest $6-million into Canada’s Carbon Engineering (CE), as part of its emissions reductions strategy.
“BHP is committed to accelerating the global response to climate change by investing in emerging technologies that have the po…
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Coal production at the Poplar Grove mine, in Kentucky, is ramping up on the back of higher productivity, and continuous underground mining operations, owner Paringa Resources said on Tuesday. First delivery of processed coal to customer LG&E is tar…
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Domestic gas deliveries from the Wheatstone natural gas facility, in Western Australia, has started, US major Chevron reported on Tuesday.
With capacity to supply 200 TJ/d of natural gas, Wheatstone’s domestic gas will supply local households and busi…
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Lithium developer Prospect Resources has completed a plant optimisation at its Arcadia project, in Zimbabwe, to allow for the installation of a high pressure grinding roll (HPGR). Prospect has noted that the HPGR option would simplify the project’s pro…
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ASX-listed Westgold Resources has hedged a further 30 000 oz, at a fixed forward rate of A$1 863.35/oz, bringing its forward hedge book to 160 000 oz, at an average price of A$1 792.46/oz.
The company on Tuesday said that the additional 30 000 oz is d…
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