Worker dies at Hunter Valley coal mine

Alcoa (ASX: AAI) will further modernise approvals frameworks for its WA mining activities as the Federal Government reforms its Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Jan De Nul Australia has been awarded the dredging contract for Pilbara Ports’ new $50m Zone 5 Bypass Channel project at the Port of Port Hedland.

Rare earths identified at Ironback Hill Magnetite Mines (ASX: MGT) has discovered near-surface clay hosted rare earth element (REE) mineralisation at its Ironback Hill project in South Australia. The identification of REE followed re-testing of limited clay rich samples from archived reverse circulation drill samples originally drilled by the company at the Ironback Hill deposit from 2011-2012. Magnetite Mines managing director Tim Dobson says the company has commenced a low-cost assessment of its vast South Australian tenement base for gold and critical minerals potential. “While the development of the Razorback iron ore project remains our...

New Murchison Gold shouts eureka New Murchison Gold (ASX: NMG) has confirmed the presence of strongly gold mineralised zones at depth at its Crown Prince gold project. The recent drilling program at the site has confirmed the presence of a high-grade gold bearing structure continuing below the planned open pit development at Crown Prince. The company has delivered an assay result of 0.28m at 17,240g/t of gold within a broader intersection of 1.64m at 3,090g/t of gold from 251.36m. (Image source: New Murchison Gold) The recent drilling program has confirmed the presence...