Category: mine site

Locals, Politicians Rally Against Silver Mine in Australian Outback

Hundreds of locals have rallied against a proposed silver and lead mine in central west New South Wales (NSW) as they consider whether to legally challenge the open-cut project’s approval. Bowdens Silver Project, about 2 km outside the village of Lue, was given conditional approval earlier this month to operate until 2046. About 200 locals…


Fortescue Resumes Solomon Hub Operations After Worker’s Death

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. said on Friday it had restarted operations at its Solomon Hub site in Western Australia, a day after a worker died at the site, adding that its cost and output forecasts for fiscal 2022 remained unchanged. The world’s No.4 iron ore miner was forced to temporarily halt work at Solomon…