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MINING powerhouse Rio Tinto has released detailed plans for a massive new $3.5 billion iron ore project, seeking public comment for what would be one of the Pilbara’s biggest mining developments. Lying 110km northwest of Newman, Rio’s Koodaideri project would export up to 35 million tonnes of iron ore per annum across a 30-year mine life. A planned site ramp-up by 2030 would see this initial figure increase to 70mtpa. Impacting the multibillion-dollar price tag, Rio’s plans emphasised the need for a new 165km rail system linking the site to its existing Tom Price-Dampier line. New roads, power supplies, water infrastructure and accomodation facilities would also need to be arranged, with estimated workforce figures totalling 2000 employees for the project…

Mining giant BHP (ASX:BHP) has released its sixth Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and its second Elevate RAP. The RAP was developed in collaboration with various representatives from Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, communities, organisation and peak bodies across the country. It was developed through an extensive consultation process which involved nine forums over eight months held in every region BHP operates in. The plan outlines BHP’s approach to respectful engagement and agreement-making, economic and community development, cultural understanding and advocacy to advance national reconciliation and the interest of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. BHP president Australia Geraldine Slattery said the company is grateful for the support received. “We are humbled and grateful for the commitment…

Australian Vanadium (ASX: AVL) has received a $14.7m grant from the Federal Government as part of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Collaboration Stream. In May 2023, Australian Vanadium and the Federal Government executed a Commonwealth grant agreement to the value of up to $49m. The grant will assist AVL, in collaboration with industry partners, to create an Australian vanadium battery industry. The grant funds eligible activities to construct and commission a crushing, milling and beneficiation plant and high-purity vanadium processing facility capable of using green hydrogen to partly fuel the extraction process for the project. The critical mineral extraction process is a key precursor for vanadium electrolyte manufacturing which Australian Vanadium is already undertaking at its vanadium electrolyte facility…

The Liebherr R 9300 has made its Australian debut at the Karlawinda gold project in the Pilbara region of WA. Global contractor and long-term customer MACA is excited to welcome this machine to its expanding Liebherr excavator fleet. MACA has added the new R 9300 250t class excavator to its fleet at Karlawinda. This excavator — which joins three Liebherr R 9200 excavators at the project — expands MACA’s extensive Liebherr fleet which totals over 20 excavators. The R 9300 was chosen not only for its capacity to assist in meeting the production targets of its client, but also for the excavator’s fuel capacity, its state-of-the-art technology and its operational effectiveness. After a successful launch, with five of the R…