UGL to construct Stage 3 of Western Downs battery

EQ Resources installs third TOMRA XRT ore sorter EQ Resources (ASX:EQR) has installed its third TOMRA XRT ore sorter. Over the past 12 months of operating and sorting the low-grade stockpile, EQ Resources has seen an average 10% to 12% mass yield from the feed concentrate and has optimised the processing parameters to maximise tungsten recoveries. Since starting to process the primary ore from the Andy White open pit, an increased mass yield ranging between 15% to 18% have been achieved, with stable tungsten trioxide recoveries above 95%. Now that the new sorter has been installed, TOMRA technicians are set to arrive on site this week for commissioning....

BERMUDA-based resources company OM Holdings (OMH) has had its fair share of ups and downs in recent years. The integrated minerals group has three key business elements: the mining of manganese at its flagship Bootu Creek operation; the production of ferro alloys at its Qinzhou smelter in China; and the marketing of products through its trading division in Singapore. OM (Manganese) Limited (OMM), the Australian subsidiary of OMH, is operator of the Bootu Creek manganese project, about 170km from Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. Bootu Creek has been producing manganese since 2006. It has an annual export capacity of one million tonnes per annum and an expected mine life of 13 years. The project was initially designed to produce...

Respect in Mining program launches A suite of new tools to help WA mining companies create safer workplaces for women is now available as part of the State Government’s Respect in Mining program. The Respect in Mining program is designed to support small and medium mining companies to increase awareness and knowledge of the gendered drivers of violence, the impact of gender inequality on women’s safety and economic security, and the impact of gendered division in leadership and decision making. The tools and resources in the program will provide guidance to mining companies on how to set clear standards and procedures for expectations of behaviour, and identify and appropriately respond...