Red River Resources says it is continuing to see outstanding results from the ongoing Liontown drilling program. Assay results from the New Queen Lens and the Main Lens within that deposit indicate potential for a near-term mining opportunity to add to the existing Thalanga operations. The company says the current drilling is confirming the gold-rich polymetallic nature of the Liontown depo...
Rockhampton Regional Council is hosting its annual supplier forum this month for local businesses wishing to win work with the council. The forum is an opportunity for suppliers to gain an understanding of: Upcoming tender opportunitiesNavigating the tender documentHow tenders are evaluated and awardedHints to improve tender submissionsCouncil’s WHS RequirementsOverview of Local Buy Da...
Bounty Mining says 21 workers have been laid off at Cook Colliery near Blackwater after rock falls at the coal mine last month forced changes to operations. While there were no personal injuries and only minor damage to equipment, Bounty said the falls resulted in 23,000 tonnes (ROM) in lost production for October. In addition, it expected an indirect loss of production of 150,000 tonnes RO...
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The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) Board has extended its $610 million loan offer for the Kidston Stage 2 pumped storage hydro project. Concerns were raised over the status of the loan offer last week after electricity retailer EnergyAustralia dashed proponent Genex Power’s hopes of reaching financial close on the project this quarter when it failed to commit to a long-ter...
Kennedy Energy Park developer Windlab says the renewable energy project is not expected to reach full commercial operations for another four or five months. The project near Hughenden is now running 13 months late and is the subject of a contract dispute between Windlab and the EPC contractor (a joint venture between Vestas Wind Systems and Quanta Services). While the project has been const...
Strategic Energy Resources has completed a drilling program at its Saxby gold project in North-West Queensland, opting to pull out before the wet season rather than sink a second hole. The company said it would sample 95m of core from drill hole SXDD020, which had reached a vertical depth of 718.63m. Assay results are expected next month. Drilling was slower than expected due to time taken...
Goonyella Riverside mine in Central Queensland will be the first BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) site to have autonomous haul trucks. They’ll be introduced from the first half of next year, BMA asset president James Palmer says. It comes just a month after Anglo American backed off a proposal to introduce Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) for a portion of its truck fleet at Dawson Mine...
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