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West Australian contractor NRW has had more success at Rio Tinto’s $US2.6B Koodaideri iron ore development in the Pilbara region with the award of a contract worth over $A137M for rail and associated road works.
The Koodaideri Rail Formation South Earthworks project comprises about 73km of new rail embankment, new mine access road and associated road works along the rail alignment. Site work starts in August, and will...
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West Australian company BCI Minerals has released an optimisation study enhancing the economics of its Mardie salt and potash project on the Pilbara coast ahead of the project DFS due in late 2019.
The study estimates total capital cost of $A498M, up from $335M in last year’s PFS following decisions to increase production and develop a port at Mardie and double operating life to 60 years.
Increasing forecast production of salt to...
The start of construction on new chemical plants by Sinomine Resource Group in China reinforces Prospect Resources’ confidence in the development of its Arcadia lithium project in Zimbabwe.
The new Dongpeng New Materials plants in Jiangxi province will lift Sinomine’s production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide to 15,000topa and lithium carbonate to 16,000tpa.
Sinomine, Prospect’s major shareholder, will source...
CZL continues to build production from its 90%-owned Plomosas mine in Mexico since achieving commercial production in Jan, delivering 431t zinc and 65t lead from the mining of 3,694t @ 11,66% Zn and 1.75% Pb in April despite issues with truck availability impacting stope production.
The Australian-based miner says steps have been taken to improve equipment availability at the Chihuahua state underground mine.
Ore...
Battery materials-focused Strategic Minerals is heading towards a PFS on the proposed underground development of its Redmoor tin-tungsten project in Cornwall, SE England, after an updated scoping study confirmed its world-class potential.
SML says the study by regional consultant Wardell Armstrong International and its own assessment suggests a $US89M capital development could produce 7.1Mt @ 1.09% tin-equivalent over 10-plus years....
Diamond mining giant De Beers expects to increase the production capacity of its Namibian offshore operations by 35% with the decision to construct the seventh specialised vessel in its Atlantic Ocean fleet.
The $US468M custom-built diamond recovery vessel will have the capacity to produce 500,000ct pa.
It’s expected to begin production in 2022 for Debmarine Namibia, a 50-50 JV between Anglo American unit De Beers...
Chinese-Australian zirconium and titanium specialist Astron is moving closer to its aim of rebuilding itself as a major advanced material product company with the start of commissioning of its Ti02 processing plant in China.
The plant and 10,000sqm warehouse complex will process up to 150,000 tons pa to produce different grade and particle size TiO2 feedstocks.
Astron says the plant will play a significant role in...
West Australian Goldfields explorer Torian Resources has begun planning for a PFS on the back of a positive scoping study on its 100%-owned Mt Stirling gold project 40km NW of Leonora.
The study by mining consultant Minecomp is based on mining of multiple openpits of Torian’s 50,300oz (981,000t @ 1.6g/t) inferred resource at its Mt Stirling and Mt Stirling Well deposits.
It assumes conventional truck and excavator...
Australian-based lithium miner Galaxy Resources will become the largest shareholder in new producer Alliance Mineral Assets through a $A22.5M investment supporting upgrades to the processing facilities at its Bald Hill mine in WA.
Alliance MD Mark Calderwood says the placement of 112.5M shares at 20cps, together with a separate $10M conditional placement to Chinese lithium sector company Jiangxi Special Electric...