Capricorn Copper produced more than 3000 tonnes of copper metal last month in a new record for the North-West Queensland operation. It was part of a strong quarter for the 29Metals site, where ore milled for last three months of 2021 hit 437,000 tonnes (Sep-Qtr 425kt) with hi...
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ActivEX has finalised the sale of its Cloncurry copper project to Fetch Metals for $3 million in cash and shares. Announcing the deal, the company said it chose to dispose of the asset in order to focus exploration on its gold and lithium projects within the Etheridge province of North Queensland. The next phase of drill testing at the Gilberton gold project is set to begin late March/early...
Cooper Metals has launched a fixed loop electromagnetic survey (FLEM) at the Python and King Solomon copper-gold prospects within the Mount Isa East project in North-West Queensland. The company prioritised those prospects due to the presence of extensive historical workings and the highly encouraging results of geochemistry to date, managing director Ian Warland said. “At King Solomo...
Carnaby Resources has raised $20 million to accelerate exploration at its Nil Desperandum and Lady Fanny discoveries in North-West Queensland. The discoveries lie within the Greater Duchess copper-gold project, where greater than 20,000m of drilling and extensive geophysical surveys are underway. Outstanding recent intersections included 41m at 4.1 per cent copper. The $20 million placem...
Updated: January 24 Explorer Alice Queen is hailing Horn Island’s potential as a multimillion-ounce gold asset after a string of positive developments. And it has raised $1.3 million in an equity placement to pour into exploration as well as use as working capital. Interim results from a dipole dipole induced polarisation (DDIP) survey point to a 1.4km anomaly associated with surf...
With the State Government looking into the potential re-commercialisation of North Queensland’s Wolfram Camp tungsten site, AMEC is hosting a webinar on February 1 for interested parties. Revisiting such abandoned sites for commercial opportunities is a key direction coming out of the Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan (QRIDP) released last year. The Department of Res...
Sunwater has shared images from the Rookwood Weir site highlighting the challenges of carrying out a $367.2 million construction project in Australia’s second largest river basin. It says river levels have dramatically receded at Rookwood Weir since the Fitzroy River peaked late last year. About 1400 megalitres (ML) a day are flowing past the site – a 90 per cent reduction on the 140...
Power solution provider Aggreko has released its top tips to help miners decarbonise now and into the future. Aggreko global head of mining Rod Saffy said while miners were embracing the global energy transition, some were unsure where to begin. “For some miners it’s about knowing where to start and they may be weighing up the cost, risk and threat of new technology in the future,” Mr Saffy...
Mining companies have dropped the ball on COVID-19 control measures like social distancing and hygiene as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads through the Queensland coal industry, the Mining and Energy Union says. Queensland District president Stephen Smyth said mining companies had not updated their risk management plans to take into account the new variant and had dropped most of ...
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