September 20, 2017

BHP Olympic Dam produces first copper cathode from heap leach pilot plan

Bureau Veritas’ state-of-the art mineral testing facility in Adelaide is supporting BHP and South Australia to achieve their Copper Growth Strategies.

September 19, 2017

BHP Billiton Foundation launches two new transparency projects

BHP Billiton Foundation announced Tuesday its financial support for two new global projects launched at an event held in Washington DC.

September 19, 2017

BHP’s shareholders to vote whether firm should leave Australia’s top mining lobby group

Investors to vote on the two resolutions submitted ethical investing group ACCR at BHP’s annual general meeting in London in October.

September 18, 2017

Innovation comes full circle

Kal Tire’s new tyre management innovation program was created to help improve mine site productivity and safety.

September 18, 2017

Aussie consortium to spend $12m in research to boost copper production

Initiative is part of South Australia’s government strategy that aims to triple the state's copper production to one-million tonnes a year by 2030.

September 15, 2017

Rio Tinto’s chief financial officer Chris Lynch to retire in 2018

He joined the company's board in September 2011 and was appointed chief financial officer in April 2013.

September 14, 2017

Pitram the focus at Underground Operators Conference

The annual event is celebrating its 40th year and is shaping up as one of the largest programs the conference has ever presented.

September 13, 2017

Australia’s Newcrest restarts output at part of quake-damaged gold mine

Cadia - the company's biggest and lowest-cost source of gold - led to a 55-percent fall in gold output at the mine in the June quarter.

September 12, 2017

Mineral exploration in Australia: Good News

Mineral exploration spending (excluding petroleum), which rose 9.9 per cent in the June quarter to an estimated $437.7 million on a seasonally adjusted basis.

September 12, 2017

Eriez boosts mining efficiency with CEEC sponsorship deal

The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) is an international, not-for-profit company entirely funded by sponsorship from the minerals industry.