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AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURED G.E.T – Keech Bendigo’s 90 Year legacy   The Derwent Industries - Keech Bendigo business unit represents 90 years of excellence in Australian manufacturing, rooted in the rich heritage of our Bendigo foundry. This legacy has established us as a leader in the Ground Engaging Tools (G.E.T) market, both domestically and internationally, with a reputation for innovation, expertise, and superior craftsmanship. As the only 100% Australian-owned and operated G.E.T manufacturer, we produce our entire range at the Keech facility in Bendigo, Victoria. By maintaining all production in-house, we ensure stringent quality control and support Australian industry, avoiding reliance on offshore imports. Serving diverse industries, Derwent is dedicated to delivering specialised solutions that cater to the unique demands of each market...

Tasmania’s first green hydrogen production facility Green hydrogen is now being produced in Tasmania, with the state’s first facility delivered by the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre. Tasmania Energy and Renewables Minister Nick Duigan says the Tasmanian Government welcomes the launch of the production facility and hydrogen microgrid. “This facility is one of Australia’s largest electrolysers, generating up to 100% renewable hydrogen, providing an alternative and reliable energy supply that could replace carbon-intensive fossil fuels and diesel across a range of industries,” he said. " Government has a goal to reach 200% renewable electricity...

Rio Tinto completes Arcadium Lithium acquisition Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has completed its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM) for $9.95b (US$6.7b), establishing the miner as a major lithium producer, with one of the world’s largest lithium resource bases. This makes Rio the ultimate parent company of Arcadium Lithium, which will become Rio Tinto Lithium, and will also include the Rincon lithium project. Rio Tinto Lithium aims to grow the capacity of its Tier 1 assets to over 200ktpa of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) by 2028. Complementary technologies and geographies offer compelling value driven by accelerating volume growth in a rising market,...

Fortescue’s path to protecting biodiversity Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has entered into a strategic three-year collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to develop a comprehensive nature roadmap aimed at achieving a net positive impact on biodiversity. The rapid transition to a low-carbon economic model is accompanied by growing demand for mining products to supply key inputs, including for green technologies. While awareness of the sector’s impact on the environment and livelihoods has never been higher, there is also a growing recognition that business has...

Mining’s gender pay gap The WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CMEWA) acknowledges today’s release of gender pay gap data compiled by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for FY24. The latest data shows the midpoint of the gap in average total remuneration between male and female workers in the mining sector in FY24 was 19.8%. The midpoint of the average gender pay gap across all industries was 12.1%. Encouragingly, the report found the midpoint of the average gender pay gap in the mining sector had fallen by 1.6% over the past year, one of the best results for an individual industry and...

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Transhipping solution steers Onslow Iron progress When WA’s Onslow Iron achieved first ore on ship ahead of schedule in May 2024, less than a year after breaking ground at the Ken’s Bore mine site, the spotlight quickly turned to the project’s growing fleet of innovative 20,000-tonne transhippers. MinRes (ASX: MIN) is now establishing one of the largest and most sophisticated transhipping operations in Australia, with purpose-built transhippers ferrying iron ore from the Port of Ashburton to ocean going vessels (OGVs) anchored 40km offshore. But in their wake are two...

Rio Tinto’s first renewable diesel trial Renewable diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s (ASX: RIO) Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of WA ports, railways and mines. The trial, the first of its kind for Rio Tinto in Australia, was conducted in partnership with leading global renewable diesel producer Neste and Australian fuel supplier Viva Energy (ASX: VEA). Rio Tinto says it has provided the company with a greater understanding of how renewable diesel...

Metso expands its digital portfolio Metso is launching the HPGRSense™ solution for optimising grinding efficiency through accurate monitoring of its HRC™e high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR). Unique to the market, the HPGRSense™ is a stand-alone system that provides continuous simultaneous monitoring of the rolls, eliminating the need to stop the process for inspections. Metso HRC director Stefan Sakendorf says HPGRSense™ is transforming roll inspection and wear measurement on HPGR rolls while avoiding the limitations of existing laser-based solutions. “HPGRSense™ safely and remotely gives operators full...

Broken Hill’s energy future secured An old Broken Hill mine site will soon be transformed into a first-of-its-kind compressed air energy storage system, delivering energy security, jobs and investment to NSW. The NSW Government has provided planning approval for Hydrostor’s compressed air energy storage system with a capacity of 200MW / 1,600MWh. The Silver City Energy Storage Centre could power about 80,000 homes in peak demand and will maintain a reserve capacity of 250MWh to provide back-up to Broken Hill during times of planned and unplanned outages. The project is the first-of-its-kind...