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Metso secures contracts with key mining customers

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Metso secures contracts with key mining customers

Metso has signed two multi-year life cycle services (LCS) agreements, including a 5-year contract with a copper producer in South America and a 4-year contract with a lead and zinc producer in Asia Pacific.

WA Government supports renewables growth

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WA Government supports renewables growth

Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) are collaborating with Perdaman and the WA Government to establish a 50MW solar farm at the Ngarluma green energy park on NAC's native title determination south of Karratha.

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) Cowboys co-captain Tom Dearden in front of his haul truck ride.

Digging coal is the goal for Cowboys co-captain

Digging coal is the goal for Cowboys co-captain Cowboys co-captain Tom Dearden has shown he'd have no trouble swapping footy boots for steel caps in the distant future when he’s ready to transition to a life after rugby league. The superstar five-eighth looked right at home behind the wheel of a massive Caterpillar 796AC haul truck during a trip to the Carmichael mine to shoot the new "Digging Coal, Kicking Goals" campaign that celebrates the Platinum Partnership between Bravus Mining and Resources and the Cowboys. Mr Dearden says the visit, including a lap of mining operations sitting in the...

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) The Clermont Wombat Festival is one of more than 100 regional Queensland organisations Bravus Mining and Resources has supported through the auspices of its community partnership program.

Bravus’ coal-out for community grant applications

Bravus’ coal-out for community grant applications Bravus Mining and Resources is calling on community groups and not-for-profits across regional Queensland to apply for the latest round of grants from the company’s 2025 community partnership program. Bravus Mining and Resources Head of Community Kate Campbell says the community partnership program is a fundamental part of the business and its Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland. “We’re proud to operate in regional Queensland and always seek to back our local communities and the things...

The grant is financed through the Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub.

$2.5m R&D grant to support critical minerals

A new research program from the CSIRO will supercharge critical minerals technology and strengthen international collaboration on critical minerals science.

Explorer expands holding in promising belt

Explorer expands holding in promising belt

JUNIOR explorer Ram Resources has picked up another five tenements in WA’s Fraser Range nickel-copper belt, adding an extra 163 square kilometres to its holdings in the area. The newly acquired Fraser Range North tenements lie 150km north of Ram’s Fraser Range project and Sirius Resources’ Nova nickel-copper deposit. Under the deal signed with an unnamed private prospector, Ram will pay $40,000 now and a further $40,000 within six months, with a final payment of $50,000 per tenement due in two years if the company wants to claim a 100 per cent stake in the licenses. The vendor will retain a 1.5 per cent net smelter royalty. In a statement, the company said it would undertake an aggressive exploration program...

Ceres Urea plant project in WA.

Decmil awarded $84m earthworks contract

Decmil awarded $84m earthworks contract Decmil (ASX:DCG) has received an $84m earthworks contract at Perdaman Industries’ Ceres Urea plant project in WA. Under the contract, Decmil will complete bulk earthworks including drilling and blasting, construction of a causeway, supply and installation of culverts, establishing portable water lines and general site clearing activities. The contract was received from the Saipem Clough joint venture (SCJV) between engineering consultant Saipem Australia and construction engineering company Clough Projects Australia. Work has begun and is expected to be completed by July 2024. Decmil chief executive Rod Heale is pleased to have received the contract. “We are delighted to have been awarded this package of works...

Industry growth pivotal to South African investments

Industry growth pivotal to South African investments

AUSTRALIAN miners wanting to do business in South Africa have been advised to accept responsibility for the country’s development if they intend to continue operating there. Speaking at the Africa Downunder conference in August, South African Mineral Resources minister Susan Shabangu told delegates it was important for mining companies to optimise “social capital by ensuring that we grow the industry in a socially and environmentally responsible manner”. This year’s commodity-wide price drop has caused many investors to abandon the resources industry, making operations even harder for the many Australian companies pursuing opportunities in Africa. While in the past the lure of lower costs and higher returns had attracted investors to parts of the continent still considered risky, Ms Shabangu said...