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Narrabri Coal major environmental win Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri underground mine in NSW, has successfully rehabilitated all disturbed land in its Northern Longwall mining area. 193ha brings the completion total to more than 95% of all areas that are available for rehabilitation. Narrabri Mine surface operations manager Ashley Howland says this achievement is an important milestone reflecting Narrabri’s commitment to environmental sustainability. “Progressive rehabilitation is an integral part of the life cycle of our mines as we transition land from its temporary use for...

New Future Industries Facility for Newcastle The University of Newcastle will receive a $20.7m investment for the construction of two industrial scale spaces for technology innovation. The Future Industries Facility in Newcastle, NSW, will further establish the city as a hub for innovation, according to the Federal Government. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says this project will boost education, employment and training opportunities for Newcastle and the surrounding region. The facility will enable the university to provide a problem-solving centre for community and small businesses at...

Alcoa empowers educators in digital technologies Primary school teachers in Mandurah, WA, are championing digital technologies in the classroom, thanks to a unique, year-long professional development program delivered by Scitech and supported by Alcoa (ASX: AAI). Seven local teachers graduated from the Alcoa Champions of Digital Technologies program at a special celebration with students and families this month. Scitech professional learning consultant Lucas Black says the program is seeing exciting results because it focuses on making digital technologies easy to integrate into all aspects of everyday learning. “Through coaching and professional learning sessions, teachers develop their skills and confidence in a teaching style that promotes an integrated curriculum and helps students become more independent learners,” he said. Teachers who have...

Aluminium to forge Australia's manufacturing future The Federal Government is investing a record $2b into the Australian-made aluminium industry in a move to secure more well-paid jobs for workers. Supercharging the local metals industry, a new Green Aluminium Production Credit will provide targeted support to Australian aluminium smelters switching to reliable, renewable electricity before 2036. Facilities will be eligible for support for every tonne of clean, reliable Australian-made aluminium they make over a period of 10 years. This credit will provide local aluminium smelters with confidence to...

Copper, bauxite big for Rio Tinto in Q4 Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has released its Q4 CY24 production results, with copper and bauxite operations driving consistent performance and profitable growth. Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm says the company is making strong progress in delivering organic growth from its major projects. “The Oyu Tolgoi underground copper mine in Mongolia continues to successfully ramp up, while the Simandou high-grade iron ore project in Guinea and our Western Range mine in the Pilbara are on schedule for first production this year,” he said. “Significant milestones were achieved at our...

MLG seals $45m in Northern Star contracts MLG Oz has executed key contracts with Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) (Northern Star) for the provision of haulage and site services across four of its operations in the Goldfields of WA. The four contracts are for existing work that MLG has already been performing for Northern Star across the Jundee, South Kalgoorlie, Kanowna Belle and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) operations. The total combined value of the contracts has the potential to exceed $45mpa in revenue for MLG. Two of the contracts will run until June 30, 2027. The new agreements with Northern Star come...

BHP, Lundin Mining acquire Filo Corp BHP Canada (ASX: BHP) and Lundin Mining have formed a joint venture (JV) company, Vicuña, following their acquisition of Filo Corp that finalised today. The 50:50 JV will hold the Filo del Sol (FDS) copper project and the Josemaria copper project located in the Vicuña district of Argentina and Chile. Prior to completion, Lundin Mining owned 100% of the Josemaria project. At completion, BHP Canada acquired a 50% interest in the Josemaria copper project from Lundin Mining. BHP Canada and Lundin Mining then contributed...

Pilbara Minerals nets $15m grant Three major job-creating regional projects will receive a multimillion-dollar funding boost as part of the WA Government clean energy plan to diversify the economy and set WA up for the future. The WA Government has allocated $34m through its Investment Attraction Fund to three clean energy projects that will drive new job opportunities across WA. WA Premier Roger Cook says WA is on track to become a global clean energy powerhouse, to keep its economy for the long term and create the jobs of the future in the State. "These projects are at the cutting edge of the...