Australian Mining

Yancoal has delivered record quarterly attributable saleable coal production after its operations lifted output by 20 per cent during the June quarter. The coal producer generated 10.8 million tonnes (Mt) of attributable saleable coal, up from 9Mt in the March quarter and 15 per cent higher than the same period in 2025. The result took first-half attributable saleable production to a record 19.8Mt, five per cent ahead of the previous corresponding period.

Cyprium Metals is on track to produce its first copper cathodes from the Nifty Copper Complex in Western Australia’s Paterson region during the September 2026 quarter, marking a major milestone in the company’s phased restart of the operation. In its June quarterly activities report, the company said the Phase 1 Copper Cathode Restart had advanced rapidly, with construction work nearing practical completion and the focus now shifting to commissioning and operational readiness.

Alkane Resources has intersected further gold-copper mineralisation between the Boda and Kaiser deposits in New South Wales while identifying six high-priority porphyry targets across the wider Northern Molong Porphyry Project (NMPP). The company drilled 2555m around Boda-Kaiser during the June quarter, testing for new mineralised centres between and north-east of the two deposits.

BME Metallurgy’s smarter process chemistry is helping Australian miners unlock value from increasingly challenging orebodies. Australian miners are being challenged to do more with less. As ore grades decline and deposits become increasingly complex, processing plants are under pressure to maintain recoveries while reducing costs, lowering water consumption and improving sustainability outcomes.

Truflo Pumps’ repair service and expertise helps keep critical dewatering systems operating. Truflo Pumps has built a reputation as a manufacturer of high-performance dewatering solutions for the mining industry. Today, the company is placing just as much emphasis on what happens after a pump leaves the factory.

Liebherr-Australia has delivered its first excavators to Gold Fields in Australia, marking the start of a new partnership between the two companies at the Gruyere gold mine in Western Australia. The first two machines – an R 9600 and an R 9400 excavator – were delivered to the operation in May, with a second R 9600 joining the fleet in June.

With reliability and total cost of ownership front of mind for operators across the Bowen Basin and beyond, HEPI will use QME 2026 to demonstrate how its global engineering network is helping mining operations extend equipment life and reduce downtime. Mining operations today are increasingly challenged to maximise uptime, extend equipment life, and reduce operating costs in some of the harshest environments in the world.

As Queensland’s mining sector gears up for QME 2026 in Mackay, Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia will use the event to spotlight its latest excavator technology, alongside news of its upcoming transition to the LANDCROS brand. Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia is excited to become LANDCROS from April 2027, offering the same trusted quality, the same Japanese machine manufacturing, and the same excellence in local service.

South32 has reported that it has exceeded its 2026 financial year production guidance across several key operations while accelerating its transition to a base metals-focused portfolio, highlighted by the proposed sale of its aluminium value chain assets and continued investment in copper and zinc growth projects.

Fenix Resources has secured the regulatory and environmental approvals needed to develop its new Beebyn-W10 iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Mid-West, paving the way for production to begin this quarter, with first ore shipments scheduled for the December quarter. Located immediately adjacent to the existing Beebyn-W11 operation, Beebyn-W10 will form part of the newly established Beebyn Hub within the company’s Weld Range iron ore project.