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Save Time, Money And Valuable Water With Pipefreezing

Servicing all areas in Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide headquartered Pipefreezer Pty Ltd is offering a specialist service that is providing major savings for...

Emerson PACSafe Integrated Safety Controller

A scalable, flexible, and reliable Configurable Safety ControllerAvailable from Control Logic is Emerson’s PACSafe Configurable Safety Controller for integrated Category 4, Performance Level...

The hidden language of heat

THERMOGRAPHY gives mine operators the ability to diagnose a multitude of problems; from a crack in a conveyor roller to the heat escaping from...

$749m boost for Pilbara

IT seems Rio Tinto is getting into the Christmas spirit, announcing a $749m (or A$1b) investment in its existing Greater Tom Price operations to...

Peering beneath the surface

AS Australia’s greenfield outcropping and sub-cropping deposits become increasingly scarce, miners are digging deeper than ever before, exploring new options on green and brownfields...

Fuel Farms: Fuelling Advancement

A diesel-powered bogger at Newcrest’s Cadia East mine. Image: Newcrest Mining.   BY AMY BLOM   EMERGING technologies may be set to change the way Australian mines are powered,...

Solar power for FMG mines

IN a landmark agreement with Alinta Energy, Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has announced that up to 100pc of daytime stationary energy requirements at Chichester...

Chinese agreement on scope 3 emissions

RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) has entered into a historic MoU with Chinese steel giant China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University to implement methods...

Collective way to help farmers, miners co-exist

A SYDNEY Law School energy and natural resources expert says a collective bargaining agreement for farmers will help them co-exist with miners and their...

Truckie training commences at Collie

A pilot programme which offers complete training for truck drivers was announced by Sue Ellery, Minister of Education and Training yesterday, accompanied by the...