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WA CME: green iron’s role in decarbonisation Large-scale production of green iron in WA could potentially offset nearly every tonne of carbon dioxide currently produced in Australia while generating $74b in economic value, according to the newly released report from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME). The Realising WA’s Green Iron Potential report examines WA’s potential to play a leading role in decarbonising the emissions-intensive steelmaking process. WA CME chief executive Rebecca Tomkinson says WA boasts a long history as the world’s largest iron ore exporter and has a unique opportunity to advance down the value chain if the State can begin refining...

Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment report released PAPUA NEW GUINEA — As a member of the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment (PMLIA) Oversight Committee, Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) welcomed the release of the PMLIA report as a critical step forward in building understanding of the long-term legacy impacts of the former mine in Bougainville. The independent report assesses the environmental impacts and directly connected social and human rights impacts caused by the Panguna mine since Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) ceased operations in 1989. Conducted by independent consultants Tetra Tech Coffey over the past two years, the entire PMLIA process was overseen by...

Thiess’ community support milestones Thiess is making good in the communities it operates in, with recent milestones in two major community initiatives. As part of the 2024 16 Days of Activism against Gendered Violence campaign, Thiess’ information and communications technology (ICT) and health teams collaborated to donate 14 unused mobile phones to a Brisbane hospital. Thiess health and wellbeing advisor Leigh Ruch will donate the phones to Logan Hospital social work department. Currently,...

Whitehaven hosts Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service Whitehaven Coal recently hosted members of the Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service (TAMS) Board and executive team on visits to its Rocglen rehabilitation site and Vickery operational site in NSW, further strengthening the partnership with the regional health organisation. TAMS is a leading healthcare provider in the Tamworth region, helping to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people via comprehensive and culturally sensitive services. The visits followed a presentation by Whitehaven’s Aboriginal community relations team to the TAMS Board, during...

Tivan awarded $7.4m for Speewah  Tivan (ASX: TVN) has been awarded a $7.4m cash grant for the Speewah fluorite project, located in the Kimberley region of WA, under the Federal Government’s International Partnerships in Critical Minerals (“IPCM”) program.  The IPCM program supports early to mid-stage critical minerals projects that contribute to building end-to-end supply chains with Australia’s international partners in the critical minerals sector.   Eligibility criteria include applicants having plans to produce critical minerals listed in Australia’s Critical Minerals List, projects which are in...

Metso launches modernised anode furnace   Metso is launching a next-generation Anode Furnace for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, improving impurity removal capabilities and bringing flexibility in treating secondary materials.   The upgraded Anode Furnace features the latest design, advances in process safety, and ease of maintenance. It also presents two exciting methods for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.  Metso anode casting and anode furnace technologies senior sales manager Miikka Marjakoski says this makes the new Anode Furnace unique.   “The process is fully prepared to utilise...

Manheim Industrial trusted to sell a full Rare Earth Mining Processing Plant Includes Ore Sorter Circuit, Beneficiation Plant, Hydrometallurgical Plant, and Mining Laboratory. Construction completed in 2018, placed under care and maintenance in 2020. Situated at Browns Range Mine Site in northern WA, near the NT border. Expressions of interest close on Friday, December 20. Manheim Industrial is taking expressions of interest on a Rare Earth Mining Processing Plant, located at Browns Range Mine Site in Western Australia, until December 20th. Don’t miss this great opportunity to purchase this equipment for your next mining processing requirement. The processing plant comprises;   Ore Sorter Circuit: Bin feeders Conveyors Chutes Stackers Various Screens Weighing Associated plant services and equipment Beneficiation Plant: Vibrating...

The playing field has shifted, says BHP’s Geraldine Slattery BHP president of Australia Geraldine Slattery has addressed the Melbourne Mining Club for the first time, calling on governments and industry to embrace a more competitive mindset in the face of one of greatest industrial shifts in history – the energy transition. Offering what she calls “a blunt assessment”, Ms Slattery says the nation’s access to skills and talent is under threat, investments in technology and innovation trail some of biggest global competitors and that Australia is not keeping pace as an attractive place to invest. “Nearly 50% of the skilled engineering...

CPC Engineering seals deals for major gold projects CPC Engineering will enter 2025 with two new contracts in the surging gold sector totalling $24m, after sealing deals with AngloGold Ashanti and Capricorn Metals (ASX: CMM). The contracts continue CPC’s momentum, coming after a $2.87m Federal Government grant to work with Edith Cowan University on a potentially transformational process to produce low-cost, low-carbon, high purity alumina, and a separate contract with AngloGold Ashanti for a gold recovery project. In the latest deals, AngloGold Ashanti Australia has appointed CPC on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to provide engineering and design services for a new...

MinRes charters first Newcastlemax for Onslow Mineral Resources' (ASX: MIN) Onslow Iron teams have celebrated a significant milestone with first loading of a Newcastlemax ship at the Port of Ashburton in WA.  A Newcastlemax is the next size of bulk carrier after a Capesize vessel and has an intake of about 190,000-210,000wmt with a maximum beam of 50m and a maximum overall length of 300m.  In November, a total of 203,100wmt was successfully loaded onto the MV Mount Aconcagua, representing 22,900wmt more than any previous shipment from Onslow Iron’s anchorage at the Port of...

Alcoa to relocate Australian head office  Alcoa Australia (ASX: AAI) will relocate its head office to the Perth, WA, Central Business District (CBD) in the second half of 2025 in a move that will see it situated closer to key stakeholders and more attractive to prospective employees.  The integrated aluminium company has been operating in Australia for 61 years with 40 of those from its head office in Booragoon, 15km south of Perth’s CBD.  It will move to 235 St Georges Terrace, Perth, located at the western end of the CBD.  Alcoa Australia president Elsabe...