Subiaco-based mining software provider K2fly has signed Mineral Resources to a three-year contract worth $1.75 million. The deal will cover Mineral Resources' iron ore and lithium operations and it comes hard on the heels of K2fly expanding its work with another tier 1 miner, Rio Tinto. The company's software products aim to support clients' ESG issues.
Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about Shane Crockett's latest business venture and the former state tourism marketing chief has faced tackling overseas markets.
Behemoths of Western Australia's resources sector will tip $750 million into a new community investment initiative to bankroll a cohort of legacy projects in the state.
Software business K2fly has been contracted by Rio Tinto for another of its mining packages, the resources giant signing on for its Reconciliation Module in a three-year deal worth $360,000. It's the first sale of the product to any tier 1 miner and the sixth software solution the Subiaco-based company has sold to the global diversified company.
55 RC holes plunged across the northern bank of CZR Resources' Robe Mesa iron ore project in WA's Pilbara region have delivered the highest grades of direct shipping ore mineralisation at the operation to-date with an average of 56 per cent iron. The company says the northern extension sits outside of the operation's current 37.5 million tonne resource and underlines the venture's development upside.
Three of the biggest mining companies in WA have launched a program in their bid to combat sexual harassment, bullying and racism in the resources industry.
Rio Tinto has signed an updated agreement with the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation that will result in a substantial increase in compensation payments and commercial opportunities.
New data reveals just how much WA businesses contributed to the federal treasury during the pandemic, with 10 corporates paying $27.5 billion in the year to June 2021.
Australian mining expertise and minerals are in demand in a world hungry for energy as executives gather for their biggest conference since the pandemic.
Mining software provider K2fly has tabled some healthy numbers from the September quarter with the company achieving record highs in its core metrics thanks to continued major tier 1 contract wins. The company operates in the global resources space under a ‘Software as a Service' business model – meaning its product is delivered on a subscription basis.
Business News has updated its listing of WA's biggest resources projects to incorporate a spate of new developments and analysed which projects are next.
BHP has joined Rio Tinto in committing to assemble some of its iron ore rail cars in Perth, in a move the state government hopes will lead to more substantial manufacturing in future.
Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about the impact long COVID is having on the workforce and the research being done in Perth to understand the condition.
Rio Tinto and Wright Prospecting have paved the way for development of a major new, high-grade iron ore mine that will be pivotal to the future of both companies.
Peter Mansell will resign as chair of Energy Resources of Australia amid conflicting claims surrounding the multi-billion dollar rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine.
ASX-listed mining software provider K2fly has strengthened its ties with Imerys Group after inking a three year contract for use of its Land Access solution. The three year deal has a total contract value of $860,000 and an annual recurring revenue of $123,000 in exchange for a system that manages land access, studies, approvals, stakeholder engagement, operations and land use.
Initial assays from extensional RC drilling at CZR Resources' Robe Mesa iron ore project in WA's Pilbara region have confirmed significant direct shipping ore mineralisation beneath the asset's pre-feasibility study pit. The company says the material's average grades of about 55.6 per cent iron align with its targeted production figures and reinforce its strategic plan to lift production and mine life once in operation.
Rio Tinto's Dampier Salt has been hit with a $20,000 fine after a worker was injured when his head became trapped between an elevated working platform and a salt stacker.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss economic data, Greatland, Rio Tinto, South Freo power station, public sector wages, power and energy, Mandogalup, black cladding, Avicena and Garry Brown-Neaves.
An independent 'reporter' will assess the effects of industry on ancient rock art in the Pilbara where a contentious fertiliser plant is being developed.
Jordan Murray talks about the expansion of government since the start of the pandemic and what affect that may have on how much the state's public servants are paid.
Rio Tinto and its largest customer China Baowu Steel Group have cemented a joint venture to develop the Western Range iron ore deposits in the Pilbara at a cost of $US2 billion.
Rio Tinto's managing director of battery minerals, Marnie Finlayson, will join the board of Northern Star Resources as an independent non-executive director in October.
A contractor of failed builder Pindan claims its decision to work on Rio Tinto's $90 million Gudai-Darri mine camp has cost it $3 million, as it gears up to claw back the facilities it supplied.
Multi-element explorer St George Mining has wrapped up its maiden drill campaign after completing its three final drill holes at the company's Paterson copper-gold project in WA's Pilbara region. St George will now shift focus to its Mt Alexander nickel and copper project west of Leonora as it looks to drill a set of nickel, copper and PGE targets and collect rock chip samples from a pegmatite outcrop.
A Pindan contractor allegedly left $1 million out of pocket by the company's collapse is now pursuing Rio Tinto for the cash, demanding it hand back the facilities at Gudai-Darri.
Mining software provider K2fly will launch a new technology platform later this year, capitalising on its experience gleaned from working with tier 1 and 2 miners in the increasingly critical environmental, social and governance sector. The company also unveiled collaboration to leverage its technology with Maptek, an organisation recognised as one of the world's biggest private mining software companies with clients in 95 countries.
ANALYSIS: Another day, another front-page headline about sexual harassment in mining. It's clearly a major issue but where is the balance? What about industries with a bigger problem?
Shares in Decmil have rallied ahead of news the group had finally reached a peace deal in its $11 million stoush with subcontractor Southern Cross Electrical Engineering.
Rio Tinto, Winning International Group and the Guinea government have struck a joint venture in a bid to bring one of the world's largest untapped iron ore resources into operation.
The state has handed over swaths of subsidised land for 44 affordable homes in the housing-strapped resources hub of Karratha, but it will only put a small dent in the waiting list.
