New Projects and Mine Restarts Drive Industry Activity Australia’s resources sector continues to progress new and existing operations, with recent developments including a major restart approval milestone for the Mt Lyell copper-gold mine, new iron ore reserves at Fenix Resources’ Beebyn Hub, and continued gold and copper exploration across Western Australia.
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More Than 900 Critical Minerals Projects Identified Australia currently has 907 critical-minerals projects in its development pipeline, although only 13 have reached the definitive feasibility stage. The scale of the pipeline highlights the potential for significant future investment in mines, processing facilities, infrastructure and the heavy equipment required to support them.
Mining’s Heavy Equipment Future Is Taking Shape BHP, Rio Tinto and Caterpillar are trialling massive 240-tonne battery-electric haul trucks at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore operation in Western Australia. The trials are testing how electric heavy equipment performs under real mining conditions, including charging, reliability and maintenance requirements.
