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.

Liontown Resources has doubled revenue in the December half-year as the Kathleen Valley lithium project transitions to fully underground mining, with the first stopes now in steady production. The Western Australian operation is ramping up spodumene concentrate output from its initial nameplate capacity while bedding in underground haulage and ventilation systems designed for high-grade ore zones at depth. Management is guiding to a stronger second half as underground tonnages displace remaining open-pit feed, with unit costs expected to fall as development metres convert to ore.

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.