Brightstar Resources is upgrading its legacy Beta mill near Laverton into a 1.5 Mtpa gold processing hub, targeting ore from its Cork Tree Well, Menzies and Laverton projects in Western Australia’s north-eastern Goldfields. The refurbishment includes modern gravity and CIL circuits, new crushing and screening equipment, and structural repairs to the existing plant rather than a greenfield build. For mine planners and process engineers, the hub-and-spoke model reduces haul distances to a central mill and enables staged feed blending from multiple open pits and underground sources.

BHP has reported record production from its Australian iron ore and copper operations, driven by higher copper prices and consistently strong output across key assets. The company’s flagship Pilbara iron ore hubs and major copper operations such as Olympic Dam and the Escondida joint venture are running at or near nameplate capacity, supporting lower unit costs and stronger cash flow. For mine planners and geotechs, sustained high throughput signals continued demand for pit expansion, waste dump development and tailings storage optimisation across BHP’s portfolio.

Tivan Limited has completed acquisition of the Molyhil tungsten–molybdenum project in the Northern Territory, positioning it as a core feed source for its planned central Australian critical minerals hub. The company is integrating Molyhil with its existing Speewah vanadium–titanium–iron project and the TIVAN hydrometallurgical process, which targets higher recoveries from complex ores than conventional roasting–leaching flowsheets. Concentrate from remote mine sites is expected to be trucked to a central processing facility, shifting value-add and permitting focus from multiple pit locations to a single downstream plant.