A rockfall at the Ballarat gold mine, west of Melbourne, Australia, claimed the life of one miner and left another in critical condition. According to ABC News, 30 miners were working 3 km from the portal when a rockfall...
Galena Mining provided an update on its 60%-owned Abra base metals mine, located in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Underground mining continues, but ore processing has been suspended since March 6 due to site access...
Poseidon Nickel has agreed to divest Lake Johnston to MineralResources Ltd. (MinRes), subject to certain conditions. Under a Binding Heads of Agreement, Poseidon will be paid $15 million in cash...
A new solar farm in the Northern Goldfields has been switched online thanks to a collaboration between BHP and renewable energy provider TransAlta, which will help BHP reduce scope 2 emissions at its Nickel West northern...
Rio Tinto has approved a $77 million pre-feasibility study (PFS) to progress development of the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in the East Pilbara in Western Australia. The commencement of a PFS...
Evolution Mining has entered a binding agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the Northparkes copper-gold mine from CMOC Group Ltd. for a total cash consideration of up to $475 million. The...
Vale Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Vale Base Metals, Ltd., signed an agreement on November 17, 2023, with PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (MIND ID) and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (SMM) to sell an...
Nickel 28 Capital Corp. said the Ramu mine’s high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) plant, located near Basumuk on the north coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has successfully resumed full production following an earthquake on October...
Barrick Gold Corp. reported that Papua New Guinea (PNG) Governor General Sir Bob Dabae granted a special mining lease on October 15, 2023, to New Porgera Ltd. (NPL), clearing the way for the company to restart production at the...
In August 2023, as part of its cultural heritage monitoring and management processes, Rio Tinto said it identified the fall of a Pilbara scrub tree and a one square meter rock from the overhang of a...
Evolution Mining Ltd. awarded a contract to GR Engineering Services Ltd. to complete the plant expansion works at its Mungari mine, located 20 km west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. These works...
