BOUGAINVILLE Copper says it is getting closer to restoring the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, which has been closed since 1989.
03/12/2008
INTEGRA Coal shut down operations at its Glennies Creek mine temporarily on 4 April 2009, after a 34-year-old worker was killed while conducting maintenance on heavy machinery.
06/04/2009
TESTSAFE Australia has highlighted the need for their equipment testing and certificate programs due to laws requiring certification for machine exportation into the EU and US markets.
07/03/2008
EROSION Protection Systems has completed embankment stabilisation works at the Blackwater mine in central Queensland.
03/03/2008
MACMIN Silver says it is on track to upgrade a crushing circuit at its Twin Hills Silver Mine in south east Queensland.
15/08/2008
GE COMMERCIAL Finance is helping St Barbara fund heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems for its Gwalia mine in Western Australia.
29/09/2008
POWER and automation technology provider ABB will upgrade a power substation for Rio Tinto to increase production capacity at the miner’s Pilbara sites.
07/05/2008
RIO TINTO will invest more than $514.8m to upgrade its Pilbara power sources to support an expansion of its iron ore port and mine operations.
16/07/2008
TECHENOMICS says its new mobile grease plant has been successfully used to provide lubricating services for a variety of mine sites.
16/09/2008
CBH RESOURCES has completed the mill expansion at its Endeavour Mine, resulting in an increase in production output.
01/07/2008
NEWCREST Mining, a gold mining company expects its full-year output to take a hit because of a major maintenance shutdown at one of its plants.
23/04/2008
ASSETIVITY says has helped Rio Tinto’s Mount Thorley Warkworth coal mine improve equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
04/05/2010
THE Department of Mines and Energy has issued an alert following the failure of a ‘Y’ piece pipe under pressure at a mine preparation plant.
08/04/2008
FORTESCUE Metals Group has brought forward the optimisation of its Pilbara port and mine processing facilities by a fortnight, with shutdown to take place 17 November 2008.
13/11/2008
RIO TINTO will spend US$667m on new infrastructure and research to enhance its Pilbara facility.
19/06/2008
MINING equipment manufacturer Bradken says the mining boom means its financial situation has improved, allowing it to spend more on upgrading facilities and adding on new machining capabilities.
13/08/2008
AN ENGINEER who managed a dragline maintenance shutdown for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has won 2008’s Queensland government Smart Women Smart State Awards.
04/09/2008
HE started his career as an electrician and maintenance engineer for mining machinery, and has now ended up top of the BRW Young Rich List with a balance of $441m.
25/09/2008
BILFINGER Berger Services says it has extended its operation and maintenance contract with Millmerran’s coal-fired power station.
07/11/2008
CONSOLIDATED Minerals is slashing its staff numbers as it puts a number of facilities and mines into care and maintenance.
17/11/2008