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BHP backs next wave of exploration and technology talent

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BHP backs next wave of exploration and technology talent

BHP (ASX: BHP) has selected 10 junior exploration and technology companies for its 2026 Xplor program, marking the largest cohort since the program began.

(Image source: Alcoa) The northern part of the Munda Biddi Trail traverses?much?of Alcoa’s mineral lease?and is close to mining operations in some areas.

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Volunteers keep WA trail in top shape

A team from Alcoa Australia’s (ASX: AAI) Willowdale bauxite mine recently lent a hand to refresh a section of the iconic Munda Biddi Trail in WA.

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) Workers undertaking scheduled electrical systems maintenance on the bypass circuit of the Carmichael mine’s CHPP.

Rock your work-life balance as more jobs become available at Carmichael mine

Rock your work-life balance as more jobs become available at Carmichael mine Bravus Mining and Resources and major contracting partner DRA Global are seeking to add skilled operators, technical trades and maintenance crew to the team that keeps the Carmichael mine’s Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) running smoothly. DRA Global senior vice president - APAC East Michael Carretta says the business was recruiting about 20 new site-based roles to support the operation and maintenance of the multi-million-dollar facility that processes the raw coal, sort it into grades and stockpile it for loading onto trains....

Environmental scientists undertaking groundwater sampling from a borehole near the Carmichael mine.

Bravus Mining groundwater research celebrated internationally

Bravus Mining groundwater research celebrated internationally Years of scientific work to better understand ancient springs in outback Queensland has paid off for local researchers who will take their findings to the world stage at a prestigious conference in Davos, Switzerland. Dr Richard Cresswell and Anne Gibson from Eco Logical Australia will present at the upcoming International Association of Hydrogeologists World Groundwater Congress in September. The research focuses on the Doongmabulla Springs Complex, which lies more than 11km away from Bravus Mining and Resources Carmichael mine near Clermont in Central Queensland. Dr Cresswell and Ms Gibson used multiple scientific techniques and approaches including field trips,...

Tenement sale facilitates exploration and project development

Tenement sale facilitates exploration and project development

SOUTH Australian-based Minotaur Exploration has sold its wholly-owned Roxby Downs tenements to BHP Billiton for $10 million. The sale and purchase deed between Minotaur and BHP involves five of Minotaur’s exploration tenements that cover 2555 square kilometres in the Gawler Craton, near BHP’s Olympic Dam operation in South Australia. As part of the agreement, another BHP subsidiary relinquished its 41 per cent interest in the Mutooroo/Thackaringa joint venture at Bonython Hill, allowing Minotaur to regain 100 per cent ownership of the base metal project. In a statement, Minotaur said the deep exploration of geophysical targets around Roxby Downs was inconsistent to its risk portfolio, and reported that it would turn its focus to exploration on its Cloncurry iron oxide copper...

La Granja project in Peru.

Rio Tinto and First Quantum form joint venture for La Granja

Rio Tinto and First Quantum form joint venture for La Granja Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) and First Quantum have formed a joint venture to unlock the development of the La Granja project in Peru. La Granja is one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world and it has the potential to be a large, long-life operation with an indicated and inferred mineral resource of 4.32bt at 0.51% copper. First Quantum has acquired a 55% stake in the project for $105m and will invest up to a further $546m to fund capital and operational costs to take La Granja through a feasibility study and toward development. As majority owner, First Quantum...

Inaugural Kathleen Valley shipment departs for China

Inaugural Kathleen Valley shipment departs for China

Inaugural Kathleen Valley shipment departs for China The first shipment of concentrate from Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) Kathleen Valley lithium project in WA has departed from the Port of Geraldton and is enroute to China. The shipment, onboard MV Eckert Oldendorff, comprises of 11,855wmt of spodumene concentrate with a weighted average concentrate grade of 5.2% lithium oxide. Liontown managing director and chief executive Tony Ottaviano commented on the shipment. “Over the past six years, Liontown has focused on developing and constructing a world-class tier-1 lithium operations and now we announce the beginning of generating revenue and cash flow as we see our plans come to fruition,”...

Mine worker trapped underground

Mine worker trapped underground

UPDATE 12/02: Newcrest managing director and chief executive officer Sandeep Biswas said a second drill hole had been established following initial contact with trapped worker Pak Mursalim Sahman on Wednesday. “A second drill hole is now serving as a dedicated communication link with Pak Mursalim Sahman, the employee trapped underground at the Kencana underground mine,” he said. “All efforts remain focused on the rescue operation. We now have two viable extraction options. The first of which is to bore a large diameter hole down into the chamber where Pak Mursalim is located. “The pilot hole broke through at approximately midnight local time and we are now progressively expanding the size of the hole. The second option is being progressed in...