Industry FocusNews WA Government supports renewables growth Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) are collaborating with Perdaman and the WA Government to establish a 50MW solar farm at the Ngarluma green energy park on NAC's native title determination south of Karratha.
Industry FocusNews Autonomous copper refining at Olympic Dam BHP (ASX: BHP) is driving safety in copper refining at its Olympic Dam refinery in South Australia with a fully enclosed and automated robotic cathode stripping machine.
Industry FocusNews Fortescue advances WA’s largest solar farm Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has commenced construction at its largest solar development at the 440MW Solomon Airport solar farm in the Pilbara.
Industry FocusNews Sandvik launches new development drill rig Sandvik has launched its next-generation automated development drill rig, the DD423i, which offers 34.5% more drilling coverage than legacy models.
News WesTrac celebrates 100th wheel loader to MGM Bulk WesTrac celebrates 100th wheel loader to MGM Bulk Leading Caterpillar® dealer WesTrac has delivered its 100th Cat® Next Generation Medium Wheel Loader, released only 18 months ago, to WA bulk haulage company MGM Bulk. MGM Bulk’s fleet includes 152 prime movers, about 500 pieces of trailering equipment, 25 wheel loaders and a wide range of ancillary equipment, with Cat products making up about 90% of MGM’s machinery fleet. MGM Bulk fleet manager Allan Thomas says the full spectrum of Cat wheel loaders are a key part of MGM’s operations from the Pilbara to the South West in WA, helping meet ever evolving productivity targets. “Over the years...
News Latest WA environmental approval reforms well-received by peak mining body Latest WA environmental approval reforms well-received by peak mining body The WA Government yesterday introduced the Environmental Protection Act Amendment Bill 2024 to Parliament to speed up the State’s environmental approvals for projects. Following the Vogel-McFerran Review that found approvals to be complex, time-consuming and costly, other State Government regulators will now be allowed to issue their own approvals ahead of the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The new parallel decision-making policy means proponents can obtain other approvals while their environmental impact is assessed by the EPA, potentially saving years in the process. WA Premier Roger Cook...
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News Taruga taps into Thowagee Taruga taps into Thowagee Taruga Minerals (ASX: TAR) has launched field exploration at its newly acquired Thowagee Project in WA’s northern region, ushering the start of a promising new phase in the company's base and precious metals strategy. Located within a 416.5km² tenement package, Thowagee is surrounded by Taruga’s existing licence applications and includes the historically productive Thowagee mine. The former operation extracted polymetallic ore from hydrothermal quartz veins, with 1956 records indicating the recovery of 15.2t of lead and 5878g of silver. More recent historical sampling has revealed high-grade outcrop potential. Rock chip results have returned grades of...
