- 1. Epiroc wins large Rio Tinto order
- (Latest)
- Epiroc has won a significant order from Rio Tinto for mining equipment to be used in the company’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Epiroc Pit Viper 271 The global miner ...
- Created on 06 May 2021
- 2. Tomorrow’s Technology
- (Features)
- ... Rio Tinto first started trials of an autonomous haul truck fleet in 2008. Since then, the company has moved more than 1 billion tonnes of ore and waste material across the Pilbara. In 2019, the Rio Tinto ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 3. Regional Focus
- (Features)
- ... of Dampier Cargo Wharf. PHOTO: Pilbara Ports Authority Rio Tinto makes easier work of freight shipments Rio Tinto, which historically has used the Fremantle port in Perth for its freight shipping ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 4. Fortescue, Williams Advanced Engineering collaborate on electric truck
- (Leading Developments)
- ... at its Pilbara operations in Australia. The pair’s project includes a model with a bespoke battery electric powertrain that has the ability to regenerate power as the truck travels downhill. To support ...
- Created on 14 April 2021
- 5. Calidus finishes Warrawoona early works, picks GR for plant work
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- Perth-based gold company Calidus Resources said the initial works at its Warrawoona project in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia have been completed, and it is moving along to the next step ...
- Created on 31 March 2021
- 6. Fortescue pushes for net zero emissions by 2030
- (Latest)
- ... • Trialling hydrogen fuel cell power for drill rigs. • Trialling technology on locomotives to run on green ammonia. • Conducting trials to use renewable energy in the Pilbara to convert iron ore ...
- Created on 16 March 2021
- 7. BHP starts rock fall investigation at Banjima site
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- BHP has begun looking into a rock fall at a registered Banjima site, which the miner first identified in late January while monitoring its Mining Area C in Australia’s Pilbara region. BHP and ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 8. Fortescue, Williams Advanced Engineering collaborate on electric truck
- (Latest)
- ... at its Pilbara operations in Australia. The pair’s project includes a model with a bespoke battery electric powertrain that has the ability to regenerate power as the truck travels downhill. To ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 9. Novo’s first gold at Beatons Creek
- (Latest)
- Novo Resources has confirmed the pouring of first gold at its Beatons Creek gold project in the Pilbara region of Australia. Novo General Manager of Operations Chris Mardon holds the inaugural gold ...
- Created on 25 February 2021
- 10. Rio Tinto makes easier work of freight shipments
- (Latest)
- ... Wharf. PHOTO: Pilbara Ports Authority Under a new commercial freight shipping service agreement, the company’s mines in the Pilbara will be able to receive essential maintenance items such as rail ...
- Created on 25 February 2021
- 11. Fortescue drives on autonomously
- (Latest)
- Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed the successful deployment of autonomous light vehicles (ALVs) at its mining operations in the Chichester Hub in Australia’s Pilbara region. With its partner Ford ...
- Created on 16 February 2021
- 12. Aqura gets Fortescue comms contract
- (Latest)
- ... The scope of the deal includes design and delivery of physical upgrades to the GPON network at the Pilbara region complex, which is at the mine site of Fortescue’s Solomon operation. Works are expected ...
- Created on 10 February 2021
- 13. BHP reveals wind fence plan
- (Latest)
- As part of its Pilbara Air Quality Program, BHP has announced it will construct a wind fence for dust control at Finucane Island. The project, which will be designed specifically for the region’s weather ...
- Created on 20 January 2021
- 14. Fleetwood wins Ti Tree rail contract
- (Latest)
- Fleetwood is about to begin a 10-month upgrade process at Rio Tinto’s Ti Tree rail camp complex in the Pilbara region of Western Australia after winning a A$30 million expansion and upgrade contract. The ...
- Created on 30 December 2020
- 15. Rio Tinto, China Baowu mark 200M tonnes shipped
- (Around the Region)
- ... Pilbara region to Chinese mill facilities. The 200 millionth tonne was mined from the Eastern Range and left Cape Lambert for Majishan, China, on 19 September aboard the Baosteel Li Da. Rio Tinto also ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 16. New airport opens at Rio Tinto site
- (Leading Developments)
- Western Australia’s newest airport has opened at Rio Tinto’s $2.6 billion Gudai-Darri (formerly known as Koodaideri) iron ore project in the Pilbara where construction is progressing ahead of the expected ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 17. Civmec awarded contract for Iron Bridge
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- Engineering firm Civmec recently secured A$105.4 million of work in Western Australia for three separate projects, including a contract at the Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara region. The ...
- Created on 17 December 2020
- 18. C4’s first blast
- (Latest)
- ... the region’s newest active iron ore producer. The blast at the operation in Wiluna was recorded on 2 December, undertaken by partner Dynamic Drill and Blast. An alliance partner Pilbara Resources ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 19. SCEE awarded Rio Tinto contract
- (Latest)
- ... Dunn also cited the success the two have had in the Pilbara over their working relationship. “This … will provide a solid base of construction work in the resources sector into the 2022 financial year” ...
- Created on 25 November 2020
- 20. Rio Tinto, China Baowu mark 200M tonnes shipped
- (Latest)
- ... from Western Australia’s Pilbara region to Chinese mill facilities. The 200 millionth tonne was mined from the Eastern Range and left Cape Lambert for Majishan, China, on September 19 aboard the Baosteel ...
- Created on 21 October 2020