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Australia posts record $10b trade surplus in January as iron ore exports boom
Australia has posted the biggest monthly trade surplus in history on the back of record iron ore exports, as the economy continued to rack up new markers in its rebound from last year’s deep recession.
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Pilbara turns pink
FIRST ore has been hauled from Atlas Iron’s Sanjiv Ridge mine on four new trucks painted pink to support breast cancer research.
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First Sanjiv Ridge iron ore shipment on its way, Atlas Iron says
Atlas Iron has hauled its first shipment of ore by road to Port Hedland, in Western Australia, from its new Sanjiv Ridge operation in four brand new pink trucks.
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Pink Truck Parade – First Ore Hauled at Sanjiv Ridge
TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2022 SAW ANOTHER KEY MILESTONE HIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE BY THE TEAM AT ATLAS IRON.
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Atlas Iron hits Sanjiv Ridge crushing milestone
Article by Salomae Haselgrove courtesy of Australian Mining Atlas Iron's Sanjiv ridge (formerly Corunna Downs) mine Atlas Iron has crushed first direct shipping ore at the Sanjiv Ridge (formerly Corunna Downs) mine in the Pilbara region in Western Australia. The Hancock Prospecting Group-owned company achieved this major milestone ahead of ...
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Rinehart in iron ore milestone as Forrest fights Ellison, sand miners
Article by Brad Thompson courtesy of the Australian Financial Review While Andrew Forrest and Chris Ellison squabble in the courts over an iron ore project, Gina Rinehart is quietly running ahead of schedule developing a new mine. The new mine is being developed by Atlas Iron, the company Mrs Rinehart’...
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CRUSHED IT – FIRST ORE AT SANJIV RIDGE
Atlas Iron is pleased to announce that first ore has been crushed at its new mine, Sanjiv Ridge. Read more ...
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Trade surplus reaches ‘historic’ $73bn in 2020 as iron ore sales boom
Australia’s trade surplus reached a record $73bn in 2020, propelled by surging iron ore sales and a slump in demand for imported goods through the COVID-19 crisis.
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Iron ore set to deliver $1.5b bonus
Article by Josh Zimmerman courtesy of the West Australian WA is on track to bank nearly $1.5 billion more in iron ore royalties than the McGowan Government predicted just weeks ago – a windfall that would nearly double the State’s forecast surplus to an incredible $3.7 billion. The steel-making commodity has so ...
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Drilling deep for support
Article courtesy of Joondalup Times A MINING contractor has given one of its machines a pink makeover to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care WA. Ranger Drilling painted Drill Rig 5, which operates at Roy Hill, bright pink in its efforts to raise $50,000 for the charity by the end of January. ...
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Corunna Downs gets new name and Group Executive Chairman Christmas Visit
Images from this very happy event.
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Gina Rinehart ushered into miners’ Hall of Fame
WA billionaire Gina Rinehart was last night inducted into the Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame in recognition of her contribution to the State’s resources sector.
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Another honour for Mrs Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, HPPL, Roy Hill, S.Kidman & Co
Congratulations to Mrs Rinehart for her induction into the Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame. Tonight Mrs Gina Rinehart was inducted into the Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame at the Association of Mining & Exploration Companies’ (AMEC) annual awards dinner in Perth. Mrs Rinehart was inducted under the category of ...
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Reflections on a lifetime in the mining sector | Why does Australia need mining?
Reflections on a lifetime in the mining sector Ron Manners AO I often remind people that the industry of mining exploration and production is the most creative industry in the world. We often forget this. It is true because you start by going out-back where there is nothing. The terrain ...
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National Mining and Related Industries Day: Cut the Red and Green Tape
Article courtesy of ABN Newswire Sydney, Australia (ABN Newswire) – Australia’s richest woman has warned the nation’s vital resources and agriculture industries are being strangled by red and green tape, threatening the future viability of both. In a pre-recorded speech to commemorate National Mining Day today, Gina Rinehart emphasised ...
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Newmont boss says rest of world copied Aussie miners on virus
Article by Brad Thompson courtesy of the Australian Financial Review The boss of the world’s biggest gold multinational credits Australian miners for keeping the domestic economy strong through COVID-19 and showing the rest of the world the way forward. Newmont president Tom Palmer said the protocols introduced by the ...
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Rinehart urges government to cut red tape
Article by Salomae Haselgrove courtesy of Australian Mining
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Rinehart roasts big-spending, high-taxing MPs
Article by Brad Thompson courtesy of the Australian Financial Review
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