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MinRes board shrinks Mineral Resources’ (ASX: MIN) Justin Langer has resigned as an independent non-executive director of the MinRes board. Mr Langer joined the MinRes Board in January 2023 and was most recently a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and People, Sustainability, and Ethics and Governance committees. Mr Langer says it has been a privilege to serve on the MinRes board during a period of significant challenges and change for the company. “MinRes is a strong and resilient business with a high-performance culture,” he said. “I have been inspired by the dedication, passion and commitment of its people. Since he joined the MinRes Board more than two...

Westgold begins mining at Bluebird Westgold (ASX: WGX) has commenced mining at its South Junction Lode within the Bluebird-South Junction mining complex at Meekatharra, WA. The ramp up targets a 100kt per month run rate for the Bluebird-South Junction mine by Q3 FY25. The drilling results have returned significant intersections from both the Polar Star and South Junction Lode positions. Of great significance is an intersection of 8.83m at 15.31g/t gold being the most southern hole drilled to date with the mineralised system remaining open to the south. Westgold managing director and...

Macmahon secures $90m extension Macmahon Holdings (ASX: MAH) has been awarded a two-year contract extension by Vault Minerals (ASX: VAU) at the Daisy Milano gold mine within its Mount Monger, WA, operation. Macmahon has been providing underground mining services at Daisy Milano since acquiring the contract earlier this year, including mine development, production charging and load and haul services. The two-year contract extension to October 2026 is expected to add approximately $90m of revenue towards Macmahon’s secured orderbook and will utilise existing fleet as required for the project. Macmahon chief executive and managing director Michael Finnegan comments on...

UQ start-up unlocks copper Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by The University of Queensland (UQ). The technology, commercialised through new start-up company Banksia Minerals Processing (BMP), is a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly way to extract copper from previously unviable low-quality resources. UQ’s School of Chemical Engineering metallurgy major lead and Hydrometallurgy Research Group head, Associate Professor James Vaughan says the technology reveals cleaner more efficient methods for processing copper concentrate....