GBM Resources is moving to sell its Mount Morgan gold-copper project as a ‘non-core asset’, while it continues its focus on its flagship Drummond Basin gold hub. It has reached an agreement which would see it vend the 930sq km parcel of Mount Morgan tenements into...
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Soil survey assay results have started rolling in for Sunshine Gold’s Dreghorn prospect, near Ravenswood, and the news is good. The company has reported ‘extremely anomalous’ gold in soil assays including 1.82 g/t gold at its Queenslander target, 1.42 g/t gold and 1.30 g/t gold, near Albion target. Dreghorn prospect is part of the Ravenswood West gold-copper-rare earths p...
The independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor will determine any potential charges to be laid as a result of the serious accident at Grosvenor mine last year after investigations wrap up, authorities say. Resources Safety and Health Queensland said today the Queensland Mines Inspectorate’s investigation of the incident at the Moranbah mine was nearing completion. Five men were seriousl...
Kalmar is introducing new options for managing container logistics. The new rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) comes in five models, with a stronger, lighter and simpler modular design and intelligent features. The new Kalmar RTG is optimised to deliver high performance eco-efficiently and is also safer and easier to operate. If features anti-sway technology,...
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is evolving its Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig to support fully autonomous operation. This meant shifting from individual automated tasks and sequences towards a genuine ecosystem of automation platforms and operating with a connected fleet of automated mining equipment, said Product Manager, Surface Drilling Jari Läntinen. ...
The first graduates from the BHP FutureFit Academy have started work at company mine sites, and 83 per cent of the 244-strong cohort are female. The academy was launched 12 months ago, with campuses in Mackay and in Welshpool (Perth). “These graduates are now qualified and will move into new permanent roles across BHP’s operations. This will create jobs at a time when Australia needs it,&#...
Rio Tinto has appointed Peter Cunningham as Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. He’ll earn a 700,000 pound base salary with a 100 per cent target annual bonus opportunity. Mr Cunningham, who has been Interim Chief Financial Officer since 1 January 2021, will also join the Rio Tinto Board as an executive director at the same time. Mr Cunningham was previously Group C...
Construction of CQUniversity’s Central Queensland TAFE Centre of Excellence is a step closer, with confirmation received in this week’s Queensland State Budget of $8 million for Stage 1 of the project. CQUniversity vice-chancellor and president Nick Klomp said this latest commitment from the Queensland Government meant building work on the state-of-the-art $49.8 million facility could now get ...
Australia’s annual population growth had fallen to its slowest rate since 1916 said Housing Industry Association Chief Economist Tim Reardon. New ABS data shows the estimated resident population in all states and territories. This is the compilation of the natural rate of population growth, overseas migration and interstate migration. Australia’s population growth rate had averaged 1.51 per...
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