Ora Banda Mining has expanded gold mineralisation at its Little Gem prospect in Western Australia and identified a new zone near the Round Dam deposit, located about 3.5km from the 1.2Mtpa Davyhurst processing plant. The proximity to existing crushing, grinding and CIL infrastructure at Davyhurst materially improves the potential for near-term trucking and low-capex development of Little Gem ore. For mine planners and geotechs, the emerging satellite orebody offers optionality for short-haul open-pit designs tied into the current Davyhurst production schedule.

Liebherr-Australia has commissioned eight new machines for Northern Star Resources across the Kalgoorlie Super Pit and another Western Australian operation, adding to an existing fleet of five Liebherr units on site. The deployment includes PR 776 mining dozers working on the Super Pit’s ultra-large open-cut benches, where high wall stability, floor control and push efficiency are critical for maintaining ore feed to the Fimiston processing plant. For geotechnical and mine planners, the expanded dozer fleet signals higher capacity for cutback development, dump shaping and haul road maintenance under tight production schedules.

Tasmania has moved to secure the long-term future of Grange Resources’ Savage River iron ore operation, tabling a bill to extend the mine’s existing lease beyond its current expiry in 2037. The magnetite mine, which feeds the 2.3 Mtpa pellet plant at Port Latta via a Savage River–Port Latta slurry pipeline, is the state’s largest mine and a major regional employer. Legislative certainty is expected to support ongoing strip mining, tailings management and staged resource development across the Savage River deposits.