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Element 25 Limited (ASX: E25) has executed its port access agreement for the Utah Point facility in WA’s Pilbara region, with first shipment of manganese planned for June 2021. The mining company signed a multi-user access agreement with the Pilbara Port Authority for the bulk export of manganese from E25’s 100%-owned production facility at the Butcherbird project. E25 managing director Justin Brown says this is another important milestone for the company on the way to its first sale of manganese concentrate. “We are excited to be closing in on our first shipment of Butcherbird’s material to our offtake partners,” he said. The terms of agreement satisfy the mining company’s capacity requirement for the first stage of production up to 390ktpa....

ELECTRICAL and automation engineering company Multiskilled Resources Australia (MRA) has serviced the mining and industrial sectors since 1998, providing electrical, control system and software design solutions throughout Australia and the world. MRA’s experience in the mining, water, power, oil, gas and manufacturing industries is diverse, enabling the company to deliver a project from concept to detailed design, along with installation and commissioning project management. The company’s services extend beyond design as MRA provides clients with post-commissioning life cycle support to assist with streamlining operations, reducing maintenance costs and extending infrastructure life expectancy. MRA’s electrical and automation engineering expertise has played a pivotal role in a host of major infrastructure construction and control system designs. The company was contracted to perform...

Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) will divest the Mt Henry-Selene gold project in WA, closely following the announced spin-out of the company’s non-core Murchison projects.

IRON ore demand will double to about 3.5 billion tonnes per annum by 2030, with ongoing Chinese demand driving the ore’s production growth, according to resource intelligence agency Intierra. The agency’s report centred around a presentation by Raw Materials Group chairman Professor Magnus Ericsson, which he made at the 15th annual Global Iron Ore & Steel Conference held in Perth in late March. The paper, Chinese and Indian Iron Ore Production – Determining the World Market Balance, was presented to iron ore and steel executives from Australia, India and China. Aiming to give key stakeholders further insight into the iron ore sector and its future, analysts from Raw Materials Group conducted key research into supply and demand issues regarding the...