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Pipe deal super close
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is closing in on a six-figure deal with Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines to supply greywater to the Super Pit after writing off an almost $900,000 debt from the company that previously supplied the gold mine.
More driverless trucks as FMG chases productivity
Fortescue Metals Group has outlined plans to boost the number of driverless trucks at its mines in the next financial year.
BHP tells WA firms to earn South Flank work
Local businesses vying for work on BHP’s $4.2 billion South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara need to demonstrate they can add value, says the mining giant’s Australian Minerals President Mike Henry.
CEFC becomes main investor in Pilbara Minerals
The Federal Government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation has revealed it has backed aspiring lithium miner Pilbara Minerals with a $20 million investment.
US$530 ($700) million contract win for BGC at NW...
BGC Contracting has snared a US$530 ($700) million mining and equipment maintenance services contract lost by Downer EDI at a NSW coal mine.
Eastern Goldfields is Fotios’ top focus
Veteran Perth dealmaker Michael Fotios is looking forward to getting back to his true passion — exploration.
industry insight
Innovation Nation
A report commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia and released by Deloitte Access
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Gap delivers on GET detection
A new technology developed by Gap Explosive Ordnance Detection (Gap EOD) is helping organisations detect deep buried material in magnetite stockpiles, a solution to a
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Mine rehabilitation and closure made easier
Mine rehabilitations and closures command significant industry attention, yet despite this, the task of accessing knowledge relating to the two has
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New helmets offer protection, comfort
Welding Industries of Australia (WIA) has released two auto-darkening welding helmets.
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Friction key to safe haul road operations
When the lifeblood of a mine is an ever-changing and potentially hazardous network of unsealed haul roads, how do you provide a safe working environment and maintain an efficient and prosperous...
