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Delta Lithium to demerge Mt Ida In a bid to focus on its lithium assets, Delta Lithium (ASX: DLI) has announced a demerger of its Mt Ida gold assets into a separate entity, Ballard Mining. The demerger will provide a solid foundation to further advance Delta’s Mt Ida gold project, located 225km from Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields Province of WA, towards standalone production. The move will also allow Delta to focus on lithium exploration and development at its Yinetharra and Mt Ida lithium projects whilst maintaining a substantial interest in Ballard Mining and...

WA exploration supercharged by next-gen tech The WA Government has unveiled a next-generation spectral scanner to accelerate resource discovery across the state. Developed by CSIRO, the new HyLogger 4 system replaces the ageing HyLogger 3. It captures high-resolution data from drill core samples, allowing users to rapidly analyse geology and improve resource targeting. Since its commissioning in 2009, the HyLogger 3 processed more than 600,000m of drill core from more than 2,000 drill holes across WA. Though the HyLogger 3 offered reliable mineralogical data, the updated HyLogger 4 delivers higher-resolution capture and enhanced analytical capabilities, improving the detection and understanding...

Weir appoints new minerals division management Weir has announced the appointment of Mick Henderson as the company’s Asia-Pacific minerals division regional managing director.  Mr Henderson brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of delivering results across eastern Australia and the Pacific Islands.  His deep regional insight and customer-first mindset underscore the company’s commitment to supporting mining and resources customers with innovative solutions, responsive service and operational excellence.   Since joining Weir in 2017, Mr Henderson has led teams across Queensland, Papua New Guinea,...

Liebherr delivers complete trolley solution Liebherr Mining has commissioned a full trolley solution at Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile. The entire solution, from infrastructure to the four T 284 trucks retrofitted with pantograph connections, was supplied by Liebherr and marks the first fully operational trolley line in Chile. Four Liebherr T 284 360-tonne mining trucks are now operating under the project’s one-kilometre trolley line. The Collahuasi site posed unique challenges when it came to designing the trolley line as it is situated at 4,500m above sea level, where it is subject to...