Mining

ASX-listed Macmahon Holdings has been confirmed as the mining contractor for Red 5’s King of the Hills gold project near Leonora.

Engineering and construction company Monadelphous has won a number of new contracts including work on major iron ore projects Gudai-Darri and Iron Bridge.

Local business Coda Minerals is raising $14.4 million to accelerate an exploration program at the company’s majority owned Elizabeth Creek copper project in South Australia.

China’s not the only game in town, as recent moves in the resources sector demonstrate.

Sandfire Resources recently exported $65 million worth of copper concentrate to India, marking the DeGrussa operator’s biggest shipment to date.

The owner of a major magnetite operation in the Mid West has dropped MACA as its mining contractor, with NRW Holdings set to take over the work next year.

Gold explorer OreCorp has secured funds from a share placement to progress the development of its Nyanzaga project while it considers the demerger of its WA assets.

WA’s Native Title Alliance has called on the state government to halt the progression of its Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill, arguing that traditional owners should be better consulted.

A Chinese exploration company has made a bid for West Perth-based Myanmar Metals, which is planning for an operational restart at the Bawdwin silver and lead project.

The EPA will review the impact of Mineral Resources’ plan to build an 88-kilometre private haulage road to facilitate the development of Parker Range.

Gascoyne Resources is set to extend the life of its Dalgaranga operations near Mt Magnet through an all-scrip purchase of Firefly Resources, whose assets include a nearby gold project.

Resources giant Rio Tinto is set to trial the use of hydrogen to replace natural gas in a bid to cut emissions from an alumina plant in Queensland.

Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed its plans to develop a suite of multi-billion-dollar green energy projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mark Caruso has launched legal action against former employer Mineral Commodities for allegedly refusing to surrender confidential information he claims it downloaded from a hard drive without permission.

Azure Minerals has confirmed plans to sell its Mexican projects, as the company further focuses on advancing its Andover nickel-copper asset near Karratha.

A Canadian miner planning a big project in South Korea is aiming to list on the ASX after signing up stockbroker Andrew Frazer as a director and underwriter.

Silver Lake Resources has suspended operations at its Daisy complex near Kalgoorlie-Boulder after an employee working for contractor Macmahon Holdings passed away this morning.

Bryah Resources has secured funds from a heavily oversubscribed share placement to continue its search for copper and gold in WA's Murchison region.

Sandfire Resources has appointed Perenti's surface mining contractor to the $364 million Motheo copper-silver project in Botswana.

Mining giant BHP has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating harassment and improving workplace culture while a man was reportedly charged today over an alleged sexual assault at the South Flank project.

Odyssey Gold has completed a $10 million share placement to fund continued exploration in Western Australia’s Murchison region.

Perth-based MICROMINE is set to complete its first acquisition in almost two decades, with the purchase of fellow software company Precision Mining.

Listed company Delta Drone International has been reappointed as South32’s aerial data services provider in South Africa under a $2.7 million contract extension.

Strong revenue is masking rising costs in WA, and the associated inflationary pressure.

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has cited delays in the awarding of contracts and project starts in lowering its full-year revenue guidance, but predicts a stronger result in fiscal 2022.

Ben Wyatt has quickly become one of Western Australia’s busiest and most senior board directors, with global mining giant Rio Tinto appointing him as a non-executive director.

Subiaco-based Hawkstone Mining will focus on developing its Big Sandy lithium project in Arizona, having announced plans to demerge its metals assets into a new listed entity.

A mobile application aimed at improving mental health outcomes for Australia’s 250,000 mining-sector workers was launched today.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla estimates it could soon be spending $1 billion annually buying Australian minerals, with the country also well positioned for low carbon manufacturing.

The mining sector is the largest supporter of indigenous businesses in Australia, but the contribution of the big miners is highly variable.

Western Australia’s domestic economy grew substantially in the March quarter, as the country continued a strong bounceback from the pandemic recession.

Mineral Resources has bought a minority stake in Aquila Resources, potentially breathing life into one of the largest undeveloped iron ore projects in Western Australia.