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WA’s Mid West is poised to become a thriving iron ore region: potentially one of the biggest in Australia and second only to the Pilbara. With more than 100 mineral, infrastructure and tourism projects driving this growth, the region is gradually becoming a major economic hub, as local employment figures rise and communities develop. Mining in the Mid West has already boosted the region’s economy by delivering major employment and business opportunities, yet the area is still undergoing significant development, confirming its undeniable value. Due to the Mid West’s ample mineral resources, mining will continue to play an important role in its economy. The Mid West’s estimated Gross Regional Product was about $6.1 billion for the 2010-2011 financial year, representing...

New NSW coal ash advisory committee The NSW Government is calling on Lake Macquarie and Lake Munmorah residents to participate in a new coal ash advisory committee. The committee has been set up following the State’s Parliamentary Inquiry into remediation costs of sites containing coal ash repositories. NSW Health has commissioned a review of environmental data to determine whether people living close to power stations and coal ash dams are exposed to potentially harmful chemicals through air, water, soil or local fish and seafood. The committee will allow open discussions between NSW Health and representatives of the local community,...

Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has signed a six-year contract with Dyno Nobel to use its DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY™ blasting technology at Iron Bridge in Pilbara, WA. The performance-based contract, which began last month, will see Dyno Nobel, a business of Incitec Pivot Limited (ASX: IPL), provide 25,000tpa of DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY emulsion for use at magnetite project by mid-decade. Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific President Greg Hayne welcomes the contract win, which builds on the company’s existing relationship with Fortescue in the Pilbara region. “Customers are increasingly coming to appreciate how DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY can reduce downstream capital and processing costs, whilst improving productivity and reducing emissions from blasting,” he said. In 2019, Fortescue operations managers visited Dyno Nobel’s operations in the Iron...