Category: Mining
How a piece of US rail history found an unlikely new life in the Pilbara
The story of the Silver Star starts out in the midwest of the United States in the late 1930s, when rail was still a dominant mode of cross-country passenger transport.
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Aussie tech could help mining’s rubber bounce back into something useful
There could soon be a commercial scale option to turn used mining tyres into something useful, in a very cyclical kind of way.
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Half-centuries up as Pilbara swelters in record-breaking heat
It’s been a stinking hot and record-breaking day in WA’s iron ore country, with two Pilbara locations reaching the rarely achieved 50-degree mark.
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Rio Tinto takes aim at electric train fleet for the Pilbara
The trains will be recharged at purpose-built stations at ports or mines and will also be capable of producing additional energy through a regenerative brake system.
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‘Ghosts of the Goldfields’ no apparition for mine site miscreants
The Gold Stealing Detection Unit has been around for 114 years and remains a very necessary part of WA's mining landscape.
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Legs aplenty as world’s first true millipede is found in WA mining hole
You could try counting the legs on this creature - but it would take you a VERY long time!
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Meet Flora – the home-grown machine aiding world-class mining rehab in WA
Spend a summer’s day in Eneabba and it’s pretty easy to see why rehabilitation of native vegetation can be a challenging gig.
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The old WA mine that’s become a tourist hot spot
The mine formerly known as Western Five has undergone a stunning transformation since it closed in 1996.
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World-first autonomous road train ambition for WA miner
World-first autonomous road trains have been identified as the way of the future for one leading WA iron ore miner. Mineral Resources recently announced a partnership with specialist Hexagon, to develop an autonomous road solution that would allow triple-trailer trains to haul ore from the Ashburton Hub project to the Port of Ashburton. Road train convoys […]
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White Christmas on WA mine site thanks to surprise roo arrival
There's unlikely to be any December snow in arid WA - but this might be the next coolest thing.
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