$300m acquisition boosts Evolution portfolio
By Rachel Dally-Watkins21 April, 2015EVOLUTION Mining is set to become Australia’s third biggest gold producer with the $300 million acquisition of La Mancha Group...
Terminal expansion to maximise Bowen exports
EXPORTING the coal produced by six Bowen Basin mines, the Hay Point Coal Terminal (HPCT) handled 34,336,380t of coal during the 2013 financial year...
Kalgoorlie gold mine poised for profit
WA miner Phoenix Gold looks set to make a tidy profit from its Blue Funnel gold mine as the project continues to progress on...
Iluka Resources: set to bounce back
“Our approach has been to meet market demand; our history of production clearly reflects that we do not seek to push product into the...
The Pilbara: adjusting to post-boom realities
By Mark Scott
13 April 2015
“The biggest challenge for Pilbara Cities at the moment is dispelling the myth that it’s become a ghost town and...
Tribunal denies Fortescue third party rail access
FORTESCUE Metals has been dealt a blow in its long-running battle for third-party access to Rio Tinto’s Pilbara rail infrastructure.
On 8 February – almost...
Environmental concerns for McArthur River
By Courtney Pearson
September 8, 2015
LOCAL Borroloola residents and the Northern Territory Government have criticised the environmental record at Glencore’s McArthur River zinc mine in...
Domestic gold industry bands together
By Courtney PearsonAugust 13, 2015IN a show of solidarity, Australian gold producers will launch a new Gold Industry Group (GIG) to represent the domestic...
Major manganese mine set for growth spurt
THE world’s largest and lowest-cost manganese mine is about to get bigger with the recent approval of the US$279 million Groote Eylandt expansion phase...
Venturing to Pilbara’s north pays off for explorer
WA-based minerals explorer Venturex has achieved success in WA’s Pilbara region through its Sulphur Springs copper-zinc project and has announced results for recent drilling...