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Fortescue Metals chief executive officer Dino Otranto says “it’s fantastic to have our hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype now joining its battery electric equivalent, Roadrunner, up at site”.

Hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek in the Pilbara, WA

Hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek in the Pilbara, WA Fortescue’s (ASX: FMG) hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype, Europa, has arrived at the Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara, WA, where it will complete site-based testing over the next few months. The Liebherr T 264 haul truck travelled 1,100km from Perth to site to undergo testing in a real-life mining environment in order to inform the mining giant’s future fleet of zero emission haul trucks. Once commissioned on site, Europa will be refuelled with liquid hydrogen from a...

Currently, the Pilbara only sources 2% of its electricity use from renewables.

Failure to act now risks Australia’s $250b future green iron industry: Climate Energy Finance

Failure to act now risks Australia’s $250b future green iron industry: Climate Energy Finance A report released by Climate Energy Finance (CEF) highlights that failure to electrify and decarbonise WA’s Pilbara region risks Australia’s $250b future green iron industry. The report, SUPERPOWERING-UP: Accelerating the electrification and decarbonisation of the Pilbara, said a single common-user electricity grid infrastructure (CUI) is the critical key to decarbonising the region and reaping the economical benefits for Australia’s green transition. As stated in the report, a CUI would unlock up to $100b of new investment in renewables, battery firming and transmission, ensuring the Pilbara’s critical minerals, strategic metals and...

The facility will offer qualifications in renewable energy, train apprentices and assist licensed electricians to upgrade their skills.

Queensland jobs to be supercharged with $15m skills and training facility

Queensland jobs to be supercharged with $15m skills and training facility The Queensland Government will build a new $15m electrotechnology training facility in Rockhampton over the next three years to upskill workers. The CQ Renewable Energy Training Facility in Rockhampton will give local workers the skills needed for the jobs being created under the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan as well as Queensland’s Clean Energy Workforce Roadmap. Member for Rockhampton Barry O’Rourke commented on the investment. “This new training facility will help upskill, reskill and train new and existing workers to deliver and maintain critical energy infrastructure to...

Lithium extraction technology takes step towards greener future

Lithium extraction technology takes step towards greener future

Lithium extraction technology takes step towards greener future ElectraLith, a spinout company from Monash University, has proven its direct lithium extraction and refining (DLE-R) technology can produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide using no water, no chemicals and minimal energy. Backed by Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), IP Group and Monash Investment Holdings, the DLE-R technology can produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide from a range of lithium sources, including salar brines, geothermal oilfield brines and spodumene leach in locations across Australia, Argentina and the United States. This technology is emerging as the cleanest, most versatile and cost-efficient method for extracting and refining lithium....

Powermax - Alphaweld

Do More with Powermax – The Right Cutting System for Any Job

Do More with Powermax - The Right Cutting System for Any Job Easily and reliably gouge and cut metal up to 38mm (1-1/2") with Powermax® professional-grade plasma systems designed for maximum productivity. Unlike other metal removal methods or competitive plasma brands, industry-leading Powermax systems allow you to tackle any job by offering the most extensive manual and automated metal cutting and gouging capabilities. Available at Alphaweld Supply Group - Hypertherm Premier Partner Benefits of Powermax Cut Metal Quickly and Cleanly Plasma is created when gas is ionised by electrical energy. In Powermax systems, its intense heat (up to 22,000° C) is used to melt metal. Compressed air or nitrogen blows the molten metal away, leaving a clean edge that’s ready to...

Nomadis supports complex journeys including air travel (RPT and charter) and ground transportation.

The human touch

The human touch Industry has expanded to new reaches, both online and in undeveloped, remote territories. With increased activity and movement in remote areas across the globe comes new opportunities as well as logistics challenges. While the traditional logistics industry, one focussed on the transportation of goods from one point to another, has seen increased precision and timeliness with this expansion, workforce logistics still has room to grow. The logistics industry has perfected moving a simple product from source to destination but is still lagging when it comes to making sure people travel between destinations safely, efficiently and stress-free. The Australian Mining Review speaks with the Nomadis team about the identification of this gap and championing a new category of...

Key priorities include addressing workforce shortages, improving diversity and adopting new technologies.

Automotive & mining needs 72,000 workers: AUSMASA

Automotive & mining needs 72,000 workers: AUSMASA The Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (AUSMASA) estimates that the mining and automotive industries nationally will grow by over 72,000 workers in the coming decade, including 31,000 in mining, 10,000 in oil and gas extraction, and 31,000 in the automotive industry. AUSMASA has launched its Workforce Plan for 2024 – Moving Ahead Together, which identifies the need to address workforce and skills shortages as a priority. Efforts to tackle these shortages include initiatives aimed at changing Generation Z's perceptions of the mining industry and further research to explore youth perceptions of automotive careers. "The emergence of Electric...

Knox Lookout at the Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region of WA.

Green transmission line, $80m road upgrades powering the Pilbara

Green transmission line, $80m road upgrades powering the Pilbara The Pilbara region in WA will be home to a new high-capacity common use transmission line for green energy. When completed, the Maitland-Karratha-Burrup line will be the first major transmission line to deliver clean electricity to the Burrup Peninsula and will link renewable energy generation in the Maitland Strategic Industrial Area with Karratha and major industry players in the Pilbara. Traditional Owners, the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation, and Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation - who have formed an alliance for the project that is part of a working group with the WA Government - are continuing to...

(Image source: Komatsu) Komatsu president mining business Max Moriyama and Rio Tinto global head of procurement Jamie Sanders with their teams at the Daruma doll ceremony, a special Japanese ritual, to celebrate the 300th delivery.

Komatsu and Rio Tinto celebrate 300th AHS truck delivery

Komatsu and Rio Tinto celebrate 300th AHS truck delivery Komatsu and Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) have celebrated the 300th delivery of an autonomous haulage system (AHS) truck at Rio’s Pilbara operations in WA. In 2011, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deploy 150 AHS trucks to Rio’s site and 13 years later the partnership is still going strong. Komatsu Australia’s general manager – mining automation Garry Povah says the milestone gives the companies an opportunity to reflect...

First gold doré production is scheduled for Q4 2024.

Gold production imminent at Mt Boppy

Gold production imminent at Mt Boppy Manuka Resources (ASX: MKR) is set to restart gold doré production at its Mt Boppy gold mine in NSW with first production targeted for Q4 2024. Currently, Manuka is constructing a fit-for-purpose processing and gold doré production facility and relocating the ball mill and associated processing components. In April 2024, Manuka announced it would establish a fit-for-purpose processing and gold production facility at Mt Boppy for a capital cost of $11.6m to generate average earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $19mpa over an initial five-year period. Previously, ore mined at Mt Boppy was hauled 150km to the carbon in...

Almost $8m is to be invested to establish an iron ore railcar manufacturing production line and a centre of excellence in Karratha.

Full steam ahead for Pilbara rail projects

Full steam ahead for Pilbara rail projects The WA Government is on track to drive advanced manufacturing in the Pilbara with its multimillion-dollar investment into two major rail projects. Almost $8m is to be invested under the Government’s Local Manufacturing Investment Fund (LMIF) with funding to establish an iron ore railcar manufacturing production line and a centre of excellence in Karratha. Today, WA State and Industry Development Assistant Minister Stephen Dawson officially opened CORE Innovation Hub’s Rail Collaboration Centre (RCC) which will provide a platform to undertake testing, research and development in the manufacture...