Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) and its joint venture partner Formosa have approved Stage 2 of the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project, which is set to create 3000 construction jobs and 900 once operational.
The
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Construction begins on Australia’s largest lithium plant
WA Premier Mark McGowan has turned the first sod on Australia’s largest lithium processing plant, which is set to create 500 construction jobs and 500 jobs once fully operational.
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Rio Tinto suspends Pilbara operations due to cyclone
Rio Tinto has temporarily halted rail operations and mining at the Robe Valley project in the Pilbara in response to Cyclone Veronica.
The company also cleared ships from its Cape Lambert and Dampier ports
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World first for thyssenkrupp in the Pilbara
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (Australia) has been awarded one of the largest fabrication and construction projects the company has ever handled in Western Australia.
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BHP autonomous trucks collide in the Pilbara
BHP has blamed a collision between two autonomous trucks at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia on wet weather.
The March 16 accident followed “significant rainfall that deteriorated
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Engineer selected for BCI Minerals’ salt and potash project
BCI Minerals has selected an engineering firm to provide contract services at the Mardie salt and potash project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
GR Engineering will serve as lead engineer on the project’s
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The right conveyor belt for the job
Designed to withstand some of the toughest of jobs, Fenner Dunlop’s new KordFlex conveyor belt was successfully installed in an iron ore company’s operation to extend its belt life.
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CBH to invest $150M into storage infrastructure
Grain handler CBH Group has budgeted $150 million for projects that will add more than 800,000 tonnes of storage and associated inloading and outloading equipment for its network.
More than 650,000 tonnes
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Rio Tinto reveals copper-gold discovery
Rio Tinto has released details of a promising copper-gold discovery at the Winu project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia.
The company has been generating targets at the
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Barrick launches $25B bid for Newmont
Barrick Gold has officially unveiled an offer to merge with Newmont Mining after several days of anticipation it would make a tilt for the gold rival.
The $US17.8 billion ($24.8 billion) all-share transaction
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