Image Resources has announced that Sunrise Energy Group will build, own and operate a 3-4MW single axis tracking solar farm located next to Image Resources high-grade, zircon-rich Boonanarring mineral sands project located 80km north of Perth, which is currently under construction and scheduled to be commissioned in the 4th Quarter 2018.
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 killed 17 people and destroyed several towns.
An Australian innovation offers a potential solution to the nation’s feral cat problem, and mining companies in the Pilbara region of Western Australia are supporting the initiative in one of the first national trials of the device to protect threatened native species.
The Australian Federal Government has decided not to approve Phosphate Resources Limited’s exploration program on Christmas Island due to potentially significant and unacceptable environmental impacts.