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Australian mining’s ultimate all-in-one welding powerhouse Vast distances, harsh environmental conditions, high stakes – these are just some of the challenges faced by Australian mining professionals every day. In remote mining sites, equipment failures demand rapid, reliable solutions – yet with limited access to stable power sources and support facilities, even basic repairs can become complex and costly. This highlights the need for versatile, self-sufficient equipment that can withstand Australia’s rugged terrain and keep mining operations running smoothly. And it’s in response to these requirements that Miller has developed the Big Blue 600X® Duo Air Pak™ 50Hz with ArcReach® Technology, an advanced engine-driven welder engineered to tackle some of the industry’s most challenging requirements. Designed to address critical site needs…

(Image source: CIMIC Group) In total, the contracts will provide approximately $150 million in revenue for UGL across multiple years.

UGL unlocks $150m in contracts

CIMIC Group company UGL has been awarded several new contracts and contract extensions with existing WA clients: Alcoa (ASX: AAI), bp, Chevron and Woodside (ASX: WDX). UGL has been awarded a contract with Chevron Australia for construction services, supporting the installation of modules, equipment, structure, piping and electrical and instrumentation works. Additionally, UGL has received an 11-month contract extension for the supply of services to Alcoa’s mining and refining operations in WA for the continued management and execution of mechanical, electrical and access services for maintenance work. UGL has also received a two-year contract extension on the supply of maintenance, tank turn around and construction services to BP at the Kwinana Energy Hub. A one-year extension of a non-binding Framework…

Latitude66 set to drill high-potential gold targets at Edjudina

Latitude66 set to drill high-potential gold targets at Edjudina

Latitude 66 (ASX: LAT) has announced the planned commencement of a drilling program at its Edjudina Project, located in the Laverton region of WA. The planned drilling program will commence in March this year and consists of up to 9,000m of aircore and potentially follow up reverse circulation drilling to test multiple significant gold-in-soil surface anomalies. This follows from previous exploration works completed across the project area, which have shown substantial potential given their scale and proximity to known mineral occurrences and infrastructure. Latitude66 has also signed a drill for equity agreement with Raglan Drilling, allowing the company to complete up to 9,000m of drilling, with 25% of the cost payable through the issue of new shares under its available…

Northern Star doubles profit

Northern Star doubles profit

Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) reports a record-breaking FY25 marked by high gold prices, steady production and the acquisition of De Grey Mining’s (ASX: DEG) Hemi development project. FY25 has seen several miners report record-breaking years, thanks largely to similarly remarkable gold prices. Gold has surged multiple times throughout the year, thanks in part to global uncertainty around aggressive tariffs driving investment into the industry. Northern Star has reported $6.4b in revenue, up 30% from FY24’s $4.9b, as well as an underlying net profit of over $1.4b after tax, which has more than doubled from last year. The miner has also reported a record group underlying free cash flow of $536m, with shareholders seeing fully franked dividends of 30c/share. Whilst…

Movie Reviews – November 2019

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Movie Reviews – November 2019

ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone IT’S hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the original Zombieland broke new ground with a hilarious jaunt through the undead apocalypse. Remarkably, the four principal cast members return for the sequel looking hardly worse for wear, but they’re certainly wiser, having accrued either Oscar nominations or, in Stone’s case, winning the coveted award itself in the intervening decade. Thankfully, you don’t need to have seen the first chapter – or if you’ve forgotten what transpired – to understand the basic premise of Eisenberg’s nerdy Columbus, Harrelson’s redneck Tallahasee and Stone (Wichita) and Breslin (Little Rock)’s sister act banding together in a world infected with zombies. The…

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South Australia seeks partners for major green iron plans

The South Australian government is planning to establish a hydrogen-based direct reduction iron (DRI) plant in the state by the end of the decade and is seeking partners to get the project off the ground. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas announced that an expressions of interest process would commence in June, seeking involvement from businesses to jointly investigate the development of a hydrogen-based DRI plant in South Australia. “The world needs steel, and as it seeks to decarbonise, it will increasingly need green iron and steel,” he said. “We have the key ingredients for a DRI plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf – an unrivalled resource of magnetite, and soon, a supply of renewable hydrogen, produced using our spectacular wind…

Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron Sharpens Iron

Image: The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office. BY REUBEN ADAMS MINERS are confident that China’s unprecedented $US1.3 trillion infrastructure investment program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is the vehicle to drive massive medium to long term demand for iron ore. Short term forecasts, however, paint a less-than-rosy picture. “Among the range of possibilities we consider, our base case remains that Chinese steel production is yet to peak,” BHP Market Analysis and Economics VP Dr Huw McKay wrote in September. “The most likely timing of the peak is the middle of next decade.” Australia’s iron ore majors have a consensus positive outlook – and a key driver is the Belt and Road Initative (BRI), a China-led strategy to increase…

Look outside the square for dynamic creative solutions

Look outside the square for dynamic creative solutions

AUSTRALIA’s mining boom has sold reams of newsprint and remains a constant topic of conversation, but many big questions, such as what the mining sector means for the economy, what drives its growth, and its potential benefits, can be hard to answer. The mining industry has some unique communications challenges which call for result oriented,measureable, and out-of-the-box strategies to create high impact. It requires specialist communication experts with in-depth industry knowledge, who see the potential in media and community engagement. McClusky & Co is a full service communications consultancy offering a broad range of services, including video production. The company provides creative solutions to cover company profiles, corporate events and training needs. Its video production team has significant commercial broadcasting…