Northern Minerals: Heavy Expectations

All Images: Northern Minerals.  BY CAMERON DRUMMOND  NORTHERN Minerals’ Browns Range heavy rare earth (HRE) project is underway, with a Stage 1 pilot plant near completion...

Byerwen Coal: New kid on the block

AUSTRALIA’S newest coking coal mine, the $1.76b Byerwen coalmine, officially opened on September 17.Currently operating at 3mtpa, it will ramp up to its nameplate...

King of the Hill

All images: Roy Hill.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  AT last – the $10 billion Roy Hill mine has hit its 55 million tonne per annum run rate....

Whitehaven Coal: A bumper year

WHITEHAVEN Coal has reported a record year amid falling coal prices, and has released its strategy to face climate change head on.The company reported...

NSW GOVERNMENT OFFERS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS

The NSW Government is offering grants of up to $10 million for key infrastructure needed to progress new mining and processing projects to accelerate...

Yarrabee and Middlemount: success story

FULL year financial results for 2018 showed Yancoal’s Australian operations are performing well, with a record annual total saleable coal production of 50 million...

BHP South Flank: forging ahead

BHP’S US$3.6 billion South Flank project is expected to replace the Yandi mine as it reaches the end of its economic life in the...

Gruyere Gold Project: Full of Life

All images: Gold Fields Australia. BY REUBEN ADAMS  CONSTRUCTION work is ramping up at the $532 million Gruyere gold project, 200km east of Laverton in WA....

Mine Rehabilitation: A lasting legacy

MCA chief executive Tania Constable believes Australia is a leading jurisdiction in sustainable mining practices, including mine rehabilitation and closure.“The implementation and performance of...

Sojitz Coal Mining: green acres

THE town is Emerald by name, and, if Japanese miner Sojitz has its way, will also be emerald by nature. Located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin,...