by Gordon Barratt | Jan 30, 2023 | News
The Ravensthorpe nickel operations. Image: First Quantum Minerals In an effort to lower carbon emissions, the Ravensthorpe nickel mine on Western Australia’s south coast has switched to wind power. The proposed installation will take advantage of the strong...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 30, 2023 | News
Just weeks after Roy Hill announced its plan to become the world’s biggest automated mine, towns across the Pilbara are preparing for more operations to follow suit. Automating mine sites has long been touted as a way to improve safety, productivity and...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 30, 2023 | News
The life of BHP’s Mt Arthur mine may be cut short after the NSW Government announcement that coal producers must reserve 10 per cent of their output for domestic use. The major miner currently holds a permit to extract ore from Mt Arthur until 2026, but last year...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 27, 2023 | News
Canada-based Champion Iron is mulling a $470.7-million investment for a direct reduction pellet feed (DRPF) project at Bloom Lake, Quebec, which will further contribute to reducing emissions in the steelmaking process. The project will upgrade Bloom Lake’s iron-ore...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 27, 2023 | News
The US Interior Department on Thursday blocked mining in part of northeast Minnesota for 20 years, the latest blow to Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper and nickel mining project but a step officials said is needed to protect the state’s vast network of...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 27, 2023 | News
The Pilgan plant. Pilbara Minerals has awarded Primero Group a $62 million contract for construction work at its Pilgangoora project. The project, located 120km from Port Hedland in Western Australia, is one of the largest hard rock lithium deposits in the world....
