Heavy metal and the blues
THE presence of metallic blue crusts on termite mounds could indicate the presence of other base metals in the surrounding area.A CSIRO study in...
Government welcomes mining companies’ commitment
RESOURCES Minister Keith Pitt has welcomed the long term commitment by some of Australia’s largest mining and upstream petroleum companies to major resources projects,...
Blast automation step closer
ORICA and Epiroc Rock Drills are jointly developing a semi-automated explosives delivery system, enabling safer and more productive blasting operations in underground mines.As mines...
Call for steel to be ‘essential’
THE Australian Steel Institute (ASI) has called on the Government to classify the steel industry as essential.The peak industry body represents the entire...
Unearthing the hidden riches
RESEARCHERS have developed new methods for recognising potential mineralisation hidden beneath barren cover rocks in under-explored areas of WA.A major collaboration between the Minerals...
Units enable on-site virus checks
A BREAKTHROUGH in Australian-made integrated hardware and digital technology can now be used as a tool for the remote management of onsite workforce COVID-19...
Argus proves the wheel deal
AFTER 18 months of successful field trials conducted across three WA mine sites, MineWare has announced the launch of its Argus Wheel Loader (WL)...
Mining industry stays positive
WHILE mining company office personnel head home to work, mine sites remains in production, with policies in place to limit the effect of the...
Lithium Australia full of energy
WALITHIUM Australia has had a positive year with promising developments including the acquisition of Mt Deans East and the completion of the Ravensthorpe mine...
New Queensland miners safety body
LEGISLATION has been passed in Queensland to set up an independent health and safety body for workers in the resources sector from July 1.The...