by Gordon Barratt | Aug 24, 2020 | News
Image: Fortescue Metals Group Fortescue Metals Group is on track to deliver first ore from the Eliwana mine and rail project in Western Australia in December this year. The company invested $US771 million ($1.08 billion) in capital expenditure, including at Eliwana...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 24, 2020 | News
“The construction of a transport system for tailings removal is certainly a valuable project, not only because of the large investment, but also because of what it will bring to the production process of the mine after the construction is completed. We continue to...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 24, 2020 | News
Few in the small town of Staveley, near Chesterfield, could have predicted that an overlooked industrial site on its outskirts would play host to the end of thousands of years of coal mining in England. The Hartington site stands unassumingly within the...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 21, 2020 | News
Teck Resources is shaking up its top executive ranks after coming under fire from investors seeking change at Canada’s largest diversified miner. Harry “Red” Conger, a veteran miner who stepped down from Freeport-McMoRan this month, becomes Teck’s COO effective...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 21, 2020 | News
Ore processing facility at Solomon. Image: Fortescue Metals Group Fortescue Metals Group has received an environmental approval to construct and operate a gas-fired power station at the Solomon iron ore mine in Western Australia. This will contribute towards...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 21, 2020 | News
Stanmore Coal has completed exploration activities at the Isaac Downs project in Queensland that have resulted in a 15-plus year mine life extension. This was underlined by a mineral resource estimate increase to 36 million tonnes across the Isaac Plains East and...