The authors of a new Deloitte report on the future of Western Australia’s mining sector have warned that operators must begin planning net zero mines in 2020 or be seen as ‘ignorant at best in just a few years’. The report, launched at this week's Diggers...
Rio Tinto will de-escalate its COVID-19 controls across its Western Australian operations as the state enters its second phase of easing restrictions relating to controlling the spread of the pandemic. The mining giant plans to gradually revert work rosters across its operations in the coming weeks...
The developers of a renewable energy generation and export hub with a potential capacity of up to 15GW have received environmental backing for the project from the Western Australian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Environmental approval for the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) was recommended this week,...
Western Australia has risen to the top of the Fraser Institute’s latest Annual Survey of Mining Companies, ahead of Finland and the US state of Nevada in second and third respectively. The Australian state, which is home to almost 130 export-oriented mining projects and hundreds of...
RNC Minerals, the company made famous by its discovery of over 9,000 ounces of high grade gold from a single blast at its Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia last month, has recovered the first specimen. The Canadian miner said the slab was cut in the...
Canadian mining firm RNC Minerals has revealed the discovery of gold bearing rocks in Western Australia that are believed to be some of the biggest in mining history. Two huge quartz rocks encrusted with gold were found in RNC’s Beta Hunt mine in the town of...
Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed it will build a new large-scale iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, as part of its plans to increase the average grade of its iron ore output. The Australian mining giant will spend US$1.27 billion on the...
Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) announced the official opening of its $338 million Silvergrass iron ore mine at its operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara. The project is the Australian mining giant’s 16th mine in the Pilbara and will produce low-phosphorous ore crucial to Rio’s premium Pilbara Blend product,...
BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has posted its operational review for the second half of 2016, revealing record iron ore production across its Western Australia operations. Iron ore production across Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) rose 4% year-on-year in the six-month period to December, due to a ramp...
The government of Western Australia will sign an agreement that will bring about a new AUS$5.6 billion iron ore project in the Pilbara region. The project will be funded by Balla Balla Infrastructure Group (BBIG), a company owned by the billionaire Todd family from New Zealand. Located...