WA’s next generation of mining safety leaders gets boost

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has signed an agreement to support construction of Calix’s Zero Emissions Steel Technology (Zesty) demonstration plant in WA.  

BHP supports Traditional Owner governance BHP (ASX: BHP) is partnering with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) to support the development of a First Nations director pipeline with a schoplarship program.   The scholarship program will provide in-classroom board governance education to 250 First Nations executives and aspiring board directors from Traditional Owner groups and Indigenous community organisations in regional locations in South Australia and WA.  The program is designed to engage leaders and support them through education to improve governance and increase their operational capacity to deliver long-term sustainable outcomes for the...

Weir advances sustainable tailings solutions Weir has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with MINEXXT to strengthen its global leadership in thickened and paste tailings solutions. Weir will integrate MINEXXT’s cutting-edge thickening technology, engineered to deliver high-performance thickened and paste tailings solutions, into its global tailings portfolio. This will enhance Weir’s ability to collaboratively meet the evolving needs of its customers with precision and confidence. Weird global tailing process director Erik Vlot says the value of this cooperation agreement lies in having access to exceptional, world class thickening technology....

Rio signs historic co-management agreement Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) Aboriginal Corporation have signed a co-management agreement to support a partnership built on genuine equity. The agreement is the overarching framework for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations on PKKP Country and regulates how both parties will collaborate on proposals affecting heritage and social surroundings throughout the mine lifecycle. It is designed to provide certainty to the PKKP for the protection and management of...