The Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy is set to expand, with an additional 100 schools and three regional hubs in the pipeline. The academy currently has a network of 100 schools, which engage up to 6000 students each year. The expansion plan, funded...
Rio Tinto has awarded a $167 million contract to NRW Civil & Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRW Holdings, for its Brockman Syncline 1 mine development in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The contract will involve a broad scope of work at the Brockman...
Russian mining giant Nornickel expects this year’s nickel surplus to be 120 000 t which is 30 000 t lower than it previously thought, it said in a metals market review on Thursday. Nornickel, the world’s largest palladium producer and a major producer of...
BHP has signed charter contracts with COSCO Shipping Bulk, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Group, for two ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from maritime shipping, the vessels are among the first in the world...
As Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi underground expansion in Mongolia advances, Sandvik is set to supply 17 loaders and two trucks to support the next phase. The delivery includes eight Toro LH410 loaders, seven Toro LH515i loaders, two Toro LH517i loaders, and two Toro TH551i...
Cobalt Blue has secured a three-year ‘Major Project Status’ extension for its Broken Hill cobalt project in New South Wales. Major Project Status recognises economically significant projects to Australia and enables strategically significant projects to...
