More than 300 millimetres of rain in ten days has fallen on operations at OZ Minerals Century Mine, with mining continuing safely despite the huge downpour.
Reliable availability of permeate process water, an additional 20% yield and an 85% reduction in membrane use are just three of the benefits for Austar, now that the RO plant is operating to its design specs.
Ausenco has executed a contract for the Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the development of Bemax Resources' Snapper Mineral Sands mine in south western NSW.
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has bucked the industry trend of struggling to stay afloat, instead using the current financial crisis as a means to increase production.
A range of gearboxes and bearings from Baldor have helped one minesite save on downtime.
A new scraper has established itself as the preferred earthmoving machine for the rehabilitation and replacement of surface areas for the new mineral sands mining operations.
ILUKA Resources has announced a $209 million commitment for a mineral sands project near Ouyen, in north-west Victoria.
ILUKA Resources Limited has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal for its Jacinth-Ambrosia Heavy Mineral Sands Project in South Australia's West.
THE output of mineral sands is expected to expand over the period to 2011-12, reflecting, rising demand and the start-up of new operations
THE output of mineral sands is expected to expand over the period to 2011-12, reflecting, rising demand and the start-up of new operations.