NEWMONT Mining has processed about 100,000 tonnes of ore at its Boddington mine, Western Australia during the first two weeks of operation.
17/08/2009
NEWMONT Mining is dishing out $1bn to acquire 100% control of the Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia.
29/01/2009
VEGETATION at mine sites in Perth may save the endangered cockatoo population, research has found.
28/08/2008
ABB to deliver two drive systems for a greenfield iron ore mining project in Western Australia.
17/11/2009
VISTA Gold Australia is conducting a pre-feasibility study into gold processing at the Mt Todd mine, Northern Territory.
31/08/2009
THE death of a contractor at an Oz Minerals gold and copper mine has forced operations to be shut down.
12/09/2008
DOMINION Gold (DML) has announced its Challenger mine in South Australia will undergo expansions if the gold price remains strong.
04/02/2009
ATW Gold will recommence mining at its Burnakura Gold Mine in Western Australia.
30/10/2008
TROY Resources has deferred the closure of its Sandstone gold mine in Western Australia as gold prices remain strong.
21/01/2009
A1 Minerals' gold plant at the Brightstar gold project in Western Australia is now 77% complete.
01/09/2009
SILVER Lake Resources has announced that it has discovered new gold structures at Mount Monger, Western Australia.
01/06/2009
THE Norwegian government has abandoned a $1bn investment in Rio’s gold and copper operations, amid claims the company is involved in unethical conduct in Indonesia’s Papua province.
12/09/2008
NEWCREST Mining will slash 400 jobs from its Telfer gold mine in Western Australia in an effort to cut costs.
24/10/2008
NEWCREST Mining is planning to develop a new tungsten deposit at the Telfer mine in Western Australia in a move that could limit gold output in favour of other metals.
03/11/2008
RIO Tinto has announced it will put a $229m copper and gold development in NSW on hold as copper prices continue to plummet.
14/01/2009
THE Northparkes Ore Mine may slash hundreds of jobs as it considers scrapping several of its expansion projects.
16/12/2008
OZMINERALS has announced the commencement of production at its Prominent Hill gold and copper mine in South Australia.
27/02/2009
A world-leading gold producer has boosted safety in a Tanzanian mine with an advanced laser scanning system.
09/09/2008
NEWMONT says that its New Zealand minerals processing plant is back in operation after it was forced to close following a fire in May 2009.
11/08/2009
Hawk Measurement has received an order of 8 Orca Sonar bed level systems for the AUD $2.9 billion Pueblo Viejo gold mine project in Dominican Republic.
19/11/2009