Karma Barndon

Industry group anger over rising costs and lengthier processes has forced Western Australia's government to review the state's Aboriginal heritage approvals regime....

Irrigation of the leach pad at the solvent extraction plant at True North Copper's project at Cloncurry, Queensland has begun. About 8300 tonnes of copper oxide...

Fifty-fifty joint venture partners Wright Prospecting and Rio Tinto have removed the Giles Mini deposit and decreased the disturbance footprint at the Rhodes Ridge...

The International Council on Mining and Metals has released a suite of tools to help miners and metal companies minimise waste and maximise value in every stage...

Mining company Mineral Resources is funding a TAFE course in Geraldton that will upskill Yamatji Traditional Owners as heritage advisors and create a business arm...

Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive officer Simon Trott reckons Western Australia can be the Silicon Valley of the global mining industry, thanks to the opening of...

ROBOTS are roaming WesTrac's Tomago parts distribution warehouse in New South Wales. The Caterpillar dealer has installed the Autostore system, which uses robots with memory technology powered by artificial intelligence to pick up orders there.

The system is not a loan facility, it advances wages already earned.

As part of the bulk sample mining campaign ore was mined in 2m thick layers, or flitches.

MoU part of FMG’s strategy to expand into new regions, Gaines said.