Rox raises $4 million for Youanmi exploration

Western Australia-focused gold exploration and development company Rox Resources has raised $4 million via a placement of 24.24 million new fully paid ordinary shares an issue price of 16.5 cents per share. The company’s largest shareholder, Hawke’s Point, bought $0.66m of shares, subject to shareholder approval. The fundraising was well supported by new and current …

Vorster named interim CEO for Hastings

Barely four months after leaving BCI Minerals, Alwyn Vorster has been appointed interim chief executive officer of Hastings Technology Materials. Vorster was managing director of BCI for more than  six years, and was also formerly managing director of Iron Ore Holdings and CEO of API Management. In addition, he has extensive experience in senior management …

Rio looks to modernise relationships with Traditional Owners

Rio Tinto and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) have signed an updated agreement aimed at strengthening ties and delivering improved social and economic outcomes for the Yindjibarndi people in WA. The updated agreement, which will be delivered as part of Rio Tinto’s commitment to modernise its relationships with Traditional Owners, was signed on November 9 on …

Palantir to help digitalise Westrac operations

Palantir Technologies will deploy its Palantir Foundry analytic tool across Westrac’s servicing and rebuild operations centres in Perth. The agreement further expands Palantir’s work in the Australian industrial sector, adding to its long-term flagship partnership with Rio Tinto. Palantir’s Foundry operating system, designed to leverage data for better decision-making across organisations of all sizes, will …

Australian Mining Prospect Awards tickets still available

The Prospect Awards, to be held in Perth for the first time in 2022, recognise the best in mining and mineral processing. The Prospect Awards are the most esteemed and prestigious awards slate for the Australian resources sector. Tickets to this year’s event, to be held at the Pan Pacific Perth on Thursday November 17, …

World Gold Council addresses climate change challenges

The World Gold Council (WGC) has identified the key physical climate-related vulnerabilities of the gold mining industry and outlined a range of adaptation strategies to support the industry in managing the associated risks. Its Gold and climate change: Adaptation and resilience report, conducted in collaboration with climate risk and community design specialists at Stantec, summarises …

How Denmark is helping drive sustainability in Australian mining

The likes of FLSmidth, Aalborg CSP, DHI, Advent Technologies and C.C. Jensen are among the Danish companies helping the Australian resources sector move into a more sustainable future. Australian Mining chats to each OEM to find out how. Denmark has long been at the forefront of the global sustainability push – and with good reason. “In …

Newcrest extends Telfer mine life

The board of Newcrest Mining has approved an outlay of $214 million to extend the life of its Telfer operation in Western Australia. The company will proceed with the West Dome Stage 8 cutback, with the mine now expected to extend operations into early FY25. The cutback is located adjacent to the current West Dome …