- 1. Northern Minerals eyes new ore sorting tech to boost Browns Range
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- ... have ore sorting installation in Q2 2019. The estimated capital cost is AU$4 million. The rare earth content in the Browns Range ore is contained mostly in the mineral xenotime, a yttrium phosphate mineral. ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 2. Board greenlights Mt Carlton underground mine
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- ... million of which approximately AU$10 million will be spent in FY19 and the remaining AU$50 million over FY20 to FY22. Commenting on the approval, Evolution’s Executive Chairman, Jake Klein, said that ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 3. World’s largest mineral exploration collaboration launches
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- MinEx CRC, a AU$218 million research collaboration aimed at developing technologies to increase the discovery of new mineral deposits, was launched in Adelaide by the Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, Minister ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 4. Protean increases ownership stake in KORID Energy to drive opportunities in growing vanadium market
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- ... follows confirmation by KORID of an AU$3 million funding commitment over three years from the Korean Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) for its part in a significant multiparty ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 5. Maiden lithium shipment departs Port Hedland
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- ... of spodumene concentrate and is headed for Altura’s offtake partner Lionergy Limited in China. The vessel was shared with two other exporters. The focus for Altura is now the ongoing ramp-up of production ...
- Created on 11 October 2018
- 6. Cowal regulatory approval takes Evolution near to 300,000 oz pa objective
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- Evolution Mining has received regulatory approval from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E) to increase the plant processing rate by 31 per cent from 7.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) ...
- Created on 11 October 2018
- 7. Australian consortium a step closer to developing AU$100M battery research hub
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- A Western Australian-led national consortium of industry and universities has been invited to progress to the second stage of its bid to lead an AU$100 million Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research ...
- Created on 11 October 2018
- 8. Loading underway for Altura’s maiden lithium shipment to China
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- ... approximately 5,000 dry metric tonnes is being loaded onto the vessel MV Clipper Tenacious destined for China, and purchased by Altura’s offtake partner, Lionergy Limited. Final product testing of the ...
- Created on 05 October 2018
- 9. Rio Tinto to sell Grasberg interest
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- ... billion. Separately, Inalum has signed a binding agreement with Freeport McMoRan Inc. (FCX) in relation to the future ownership and operation of the Grasberg mine. Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques ...
- Created on 05 October 2018
- 10. Finders reports Kali Kuning pit wall failure
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- ... Leach Pads looking towards the 25,000 tpa copper cathode SX-EW plant According to the company report, approximately 300,000 billion cubic metres (bcm) of waste rock from the north-eastern highwall ...
- Created on 05 October 2018
- 11. New Century gearing for first zinc shipment to China
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- ... 0.7Mt of lead and 42.5Moz of silver. In November 2017 the mine's owner, New Century Resources raised AUD$52.9 million to restart the mine. Source: www.newcenturyresources.com ...
- Created on 05 October 2018
- 12. Minnovare launches new production Optimiser™ System
- (Product News)
- ... minerals processing and logistical costs, as well as overall downtime, is significant for your average mine site – potentially equating to millions of dollars every year,” said Mr Beilby. Initial on-site ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 13. Weir acquires ESCO for US$1.285 billion
- (Supplier News)
- ... leading engineering businesses, for an enterprise value of $1.285 billion. The combined businesses will provide a unique offering to global mining customers with a range of premium, market-leading ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 14. China finds greener way to make lithium batteries
- (Around the Region)
- ... billion yuan (156 million U.S. dollars) to build a production line with an annual capacity of 40,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. Jiangxi boasts the world’s largest lithium mica mine. The province’s ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 15. Rio Tinto and Minmetals formalise joint venture
- (Around the Region)
- ... Agreement. Future collaboration will expand to exploration of global resources. The registered capital of the joint venture will be RMB200M (US$31.3 million) with initial contributions of RMB35M (US$5.5 ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 16. Sterling and Wilson move into hybrid power plants and energy storage solutions
- (Around the Region)
- ... emission, within a US$6 trillion global energy industry that is ripe for disruption. To lead the charge amidst such trends, the company has appointed Mr. Deepak Thakur at the helm of its Hybrid & ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 17. Indonesia plans to turn old mine sites into tourism destinations
- (Around the Region)
- ... According to reports, the Tanjung Gunung Tourism Resort developer, Pan Semujur Makmur, is investing US$121.5 million in the preliminary development of the area, with plans to transform Tanjung Gunung ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 18. Kyzyl delivers first concentrate production ahead of time
- (Around the Region)
- ... schedule that had been announced in 2014, and one month earlier compared with the January 2018 updated plan. Project Capex is expected to be approximately 3 per cent below the original US$325 million budget, ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 19. 15 per cent rise in India’s thermal coal imports
- (Around the Region)
- ... coal cargo prices above $100 per tonne, a price not seen at this time of year in more than half a decade”. Data from the American fuels showed that imports rose to 39.6 million tonnes during the three ...
- Created on 29 September 2018
- 20. BHP and Vale reach settlement with Brazilian authorities over Samarco dam disaster
- (Around the Region)
- Samarco and its owners BHP and its joint-venture partner Vale have reached a deal with Brazilian public authorities to settle a US$5.3 billion lawsuit related to the 2015 Bento Rodrigues dam disaster that ...
- Created on 29 September 2018