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Kincora secures new ground on Australia’s premier porphyry copper-gold province Kincora Copper (ASX: KCC) has been awarded the Nyngan West, Nyngan South and Nevertire South projects in central west NSW. These new projects double Kincora’s position on the Macquarie Arc’s Northern Junee-Narromine Belt (NJNB) and provide continuous landholding along more than 100km strike of the Arc. This consolidates the immediate extensions of the Nyngan and Nevertire projects held in partnership with AngloGold Ashanti Australia. Kincora president and chief executive Sam Spring says...

New TAFE training centre to fuel clean energy workforce An Electric Automotive Vehicle Training Centre has been added to North Metropolitan TAFE’s Joondalup campus to deliver skills training across clean energy vehicles. WA Premier Roger Cook and Training and Workforce Development Minister Simone McGurk officially opened the new centre at the Joondalup Learning Precinct and met with students undertaking training to maintain electric and hybrid vehicles. This centre will provide a hub for people to train in electric vehicle (EV) technologies and help develop the next generation of automotive workers to service vehicles...

Bellevue Gold begins Tribune underground decline development, successful dewatering & ventilation upgrade Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX: BGL) reports that the underground decline development has started at the Tribune portal, established in August this year, with the aim of providing a second independent mine access route. The Tribune decline, which will be the sixth independent mining area, is being developed by an additional fifth jumbo and is expected to access ore from the Tribune lode...

Flight of capital risky for Australian mining: Northern Star’s Stuart Tonkin Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) managing director Stuart Tonkin spoke on the company's record FY24 at the WA Mining Club August luncheon. The gold producer saw record cash earnings in FY24 of $1.8b plus revenue of $4.92b, crediting these results to the strong operational performance across its Kalgoorlie and Yandal production centres in WA, plus its Pogo production centre in Alaska. Looking forward, Mr Tonkin says one of the biggest threats...

Green light for Regis-AngloGold’s Havana underground project In what has been a tumultuous few weeks for Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) over the McPhillamys project, good news has risen from the west with the Tropicana joint venture (AngloGold Ashanti 70%; Regis Resources 30%) approving the Havana underground project in WA. The project will establish an underground mine beneath the currently producing Havana open pit and deliver incremental gold production of 55,000oz above the existing planned Tropicana production between 2027-2029. Regis Resources managing director and chief executive Jim Beyer...

New fee for mineral title objections A differential fee model for lodging mineral title objections before WA’s mining wardens will take effect on September 16. The introduction of the fee follows a significant increase in the number of objections to mineral title applications brought before the mining wardens over the past three years, which required the appointment of a second Perth mining warden. The new general fee of $430 will effectively support partial cost-recovery to fund the second warden and additional administrative staff. Like other courts and tribunals in WA,...

Rugby league stars sign on to support the mining industry Rugby league’s biggest stars have thrown their support behind the mining industry in a bid to promote the benefits mining jobs have on local communities and the economy more broadly. Jobs for Mining Communities (JMC), a new advocacy body headed by Grant Wechsel and Darren Lockyer, has launched a Queensland-wide campaign to promote mining’s role in powering Australia’s industrial strength and economic prosperity. JMC founder and managing director Grant Wechsel says JMC provides a new platform to...

S&P/ASX 200 to welcome Westgold and Yancoal On September 23, the S&P/ASX 200 will welcome two more companies with Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) and Yancoal (ASX: YAL) set to join. Yancoal will also be added S&P/ASX 300 and these additions follow the company being added to the Hang Seng Composite and inclusion in the list of stocks eligible for trading under the Stock Connect program with the mainland Chinese stock market in March 2023. Yancoal chief executive says this is exciting news for the company, especially in its 20th anniversary year. “We were encouraged to see the...

Pilbara Ports forecasts 1mtpa capacity for Red Hawk  Pilbara Ports has notified Red Hawk Mining (ASX: RHK) that an annual throughput of 1mtpa at the Utah Point Bulk Handling Facility in the Port of Port Hedland, WA, will be available for allocation in 2026.  The forecasted throughput allocation is consistent with Red Hawk’s Pre-Feasibility Study which has export volume in year one of 1.2mt, increasing to 5mtpa over five years.  Red Hawk managing director Steven Michael says the company has...

EQ Resources hits tungsten production records  EQ Resources’ (ASX: EQR) Mt Carbine tungsten operations in Queensland hit a new monthly production record of 9,040mtu for August, with a new daily record of 571mtu.  These results are driven by improving ore grade and equipment upgrades at Mt Carbine and come as the company transitions from contract mining to owner-operator mining in the Andy White open pit.   Improvements include the upgrade to the TOMRA XRT Ore Sorter #2 topped with increased recovery at the gravity plant due to the installation of a scavenger jig.   Mining operations also recorded a higher-grade feed supplied to the...

SACOME implements STEM digital technology program To ensure South Australia keeps pace with technological developments, the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) has completed the STEM digital technology program pilot. This program will aim to increase student interest in technology-based careers and supports the future-skilled talent pipeline needed for the state’s resources sector and other industries. In partnership with Catholic Education South Australia (CESA), SACOME initiated the pilot program at six metropolitan and regional schools with support from industry partners BHP (ASX: BHP), Nyrstar, Fortescue (ASX: FMG), Hillgrove Resources (ASX: HGO)...