Tag: Pilbara

De Grey Mining Limited (ASX: DEG) has obtained excellent resource infill drilling results from the Brolga zone at the world-class Hemi gold discovery in Western Australia. The drilling is being conducted as part of the Prefeasibility Study (PFS) of the Mallina Gold Project. Brolga was identified, along with Diucon and Falcon, in a Scoping Study released in October 2021 as one of the early proposed production sources for the Project. Resource definition drilling allows more of the Brolga resource to be classified as JORC Indicated mineralisation. This increases the potential production target and Ore Reserve for the PFS and provides increased confidence in the Project’s projected cashflow from early production sources. Resource definition drilling at Brolga has focussed on the…

BHP is partnering with South Metro TAFE to train people in general maintenance skills that can be used in its villages and housing portfolios. This new pathway is called the Diversity Pathway Program and it provides Indigenous and/ or female participants with the required skills for employment in WA’s resources industry. Participants can expect to be right at home in the Pilbara region’s BHP villages upon course completion, as the course has been developed to mirror the BHP work environment, with workplace language and policies followed. The Diversity Pathway Program run by South Metro TAFE results in a Certificate II in Construction Pathways – Building Maintenance for participants, and an additional skill set in electrical test and tag statutory compliance.…

WA REMA Tip Top has received a bolster to its partnership with Monodelphous as the mining services giant awards it a $1.2m contract in the Pilbara, WA. Rema Tip Top will provide belt splicing capabilities for five conveyors, including overland and run of mine conveyors connecting Rio Tinto’s West Angelas Deposits C and D with its existing process plant and stockyard. REMA TIP TOP Asia Pacific chief executive, Benedikt Schneider, said that Rema Tip Top prides itself on its ability to provide best in class services. “This new contract with Monadelphous speaks to their trust in our ability to get the job done on time, to specification and with safety performance of paramount importance,” he said. Rema Tip Top is…

CLEAN-UP operations are underway in the Pilbara after the category 4 Cyclone Damien made its presence felt across the region on February 7. Ports servicing Roy Hill, Rio Tinto, and FMG Iron Ore operations at Dampier and Ashburton went into cyclone preparation mode and shut as the cyclone passed, with the port at Port Hedland remaining closed for 25 hours. Roy Hill and FMG mines received the least of the storm, with Rio Tinto’s port, rail and mine network situated in the direct path of the storm. A report from the company said that it is supporting recovery efforts alongside DFES. Further disruptions were hoped to be avoided as heavy rain continued to fall. The towns of Karratha and Dampier…

AUSTRALIAN miner Rio Tinto is expecting to achieve iron ore production of between 330m and 343mt for the 2020 year after its production for 2019 came in at 327mt, and 3pc lower than the 2018 year. In a statement to the ASX, Rio Tinto said its iron ore production guidance for 2020 is subject to weather and market conditions, and is framed by its expectation of general stability in global economic growth for this year. The mining company achieved an average market price for its Pilbara iron ore of $79/wet metric ton free-on-board basis in 2019, 37pc higher than the average realised price for this product in 2018. Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques said its Pilbara iron ore production…

CLIVE Palmer’s company Mineralogy has announced the expansion of operations in Western Australia – entering into a long-term lease of a 1100sqm commercial property in Perth. Mr Palmer said Mineralogy has received vast wealth from WA, and it was now looking at expanding operations and reinvesting funds back into the state. The company’s George Palmer Deposit (part of the Balmoral magnetite deposit) hosts the Sino Iron Project, one of the world’s largest magnetite iron ore projects, operated by Citic Pacific Mining. “Nobody expected back in 1985 that this project would be so successful and create so much wealth for this country,” Mr Palmer said. “The Sino operation profits in Australia and China grew by 88pc in the last 12 months…

WESTERN Australian engineering and construction company Clough has nabbed the contract for the construction of the Great Northern Highway road-over-rail bridge and access road intersection for Rio’s Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara. Awarded by Main Roads WA as part of the Acciona Clough Joint Venture (ACJV), the contract covers  the construction of 3.6 km of road for the approaches to the bridge over rail, the construction of the bridge over rail, and construction of side road upgrades of the Great Northern Highway and Koodaideri Mine Access Road (KMAR) intersection. Clough chief executive and managing director Peter Bennett said he was extremely pleased to win the contract. “Our history with Main Roads started in 1957 and we are proud to continue…

RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) looks set to take top spot as 2019’s largest iron ore exporter. Its Q3 results show that, after bouncing back from the June blow-out that saw the company lower its iron ore guidance for the second time in the year, the miner shipped 86.1mt of iron ore, up 5pc on Q3 2018, with 87.3mt coming from its Pilbara operations – 6pc higher than Q3 2018, and 10pc higher than Q2 2019 as the company bounced back from Q2. The company has not changed its iron ore guidance, indicating it would ship between 320-330mt in Q4, and said that its unit cost guidance remained between $14-$15/t. Rio has traditionally lagged behind Brazil’s Vale as the second largest…