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08/06/2026

A $693 million critical minerals project has just cleared a major approval step in far south-west New South Wales.

This is RZ Resources’ Copi Mineral Sands Project, near Wentworth and south-southwest of Broken Hill, where a long-life mineral sands operation is planned.

The project is expected to support around 480 construction jobs and about 200 ongoing roles, with heavy machinery, haulage, processing infrastructure and rail logistics all part of the broader development pathway.

Copi is targeting titanium minerals, premium zircon and rare earths, materials linked to manufacturing, energy and defence supply chains.

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07/06/2026

A major piece of equipment has now been secured for Austral Resources’ Rocklands restart near Cloncurry, with a 4.75MW SAG mill planned for the project.

The goal is to bring Rocklands back as a 3 million tonne per year copper concentrate operation, supported by mining at Flying Horse and Mt Clarke.

Heavy machinery is already at work across Austral’s operations, with oxide ore feeding Mt Kelly and future sulphide ore being opened up for Rocklands.

If successful, Austral won’t just be restarting an old copper plant, it could be building a dual copper processing business across north-west Queensland.

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05/06/2026

Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit is one of Australia’s great mining stories, built on decades of drilling, machinery, contractors, haul trucks, excavators, processing plants and thousands of people working across the Goldfields.

But before a mine ever reaches this scale, junior explorers need early money from investors and small businesses willing to back high-risk projects.

The Government’s proposed tax changes would replace the 50% capital gains tax discount with indexation and a new 30% minimum tax on real capital gains.

The concern is that this could make risky investments in junior explorers less attractive.

Less investment could mean fewer discoveries, slower project development, fewer future mines and less work for regional contractors, mining services, heavy equipment operators and FIFO workers.

We’ve made a submission to the Senate inquiry.

You can too before Tuesday, June 9.

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03/06/2026

One of Australia’s biggest gold mining centres is still getting bigger.

Northern Star has added an estimated A$67 billion worth of contained gold to its future pipeline, with the Super Pit at KCGM remaining the backbone of the company’s portfolio.

At Kalgoorlie-Boulder, resources have grown to 42.2 million ounces, driven mainly by the expansion of Fimiston Underground beneath the pit.

That means more long-term underground mining activity, drilling, development work, haulage, heavy machinery, site services and contractor demand around one of the country’s most important gold operations.

The bigger group-wide lift comes from Hemi, now included after Northern Star’s acquisition, helping take total Mineral Resources to 88.9 million ounces.

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Photo: Northern Star Resources.

01/06/2026

Meeka Metals has opened up a new underground gold front at Andy Well in WA’s Murchison.

Judy North is a previously untouched orebody holding 96,000 ounces at 5.4g/t gold, roughly $600 million of contained gold at today’s price.

Underground development is now underway across two levels, with three more levels coming this quarter. Three development drills are currently operating at Andy Well, with Suzie next in line later this year.

More underground mining activity, more development work, and another WA gold zone coming to life beneath the outback.

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Photo: Meeka Metals

31/05/2026

Why is heavy equipment heading back to this old copper project?

Revolver Resources is preparing the Dianne Copper Project in Far North Queensland for a potential comeback, with local contractor CEMACC awarded the civil earthworks package.

The work includes site roads, drains, dams, leach pads and material handling areas. If the project reaches final investment decision, CEMACC could later move into mining, crushing and leach pad loading.

Major gear expected includes excavators, a D9 dozer, articulated dump trucks, graders, water trucks and support trucks.

The access road is now ready for heavy haul trucks, and the accommodation camp has been upgraded for the next phase of work.

Could this be the start of a copper revival?

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Photo’s: Revolver Resources

29/05/2026

Interesting development out of WA’s Goldfields.

Brightstar is moving ahead with its Goldfields Project, including a new 1.5Mtpa processing plant at Laverton.

But before the mill is commissioned, open pit mining at Lord Byron is scheduled to start later this year to build ore stockpiles ahead of first gold, targeted for the June quarter of 2027.

That means more than just a gold headline, it means excavators, haul trucks, drill rigs, contractors, site prep, ore movement and plant construction activity around Laverton.

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Photo: Brightstar Resources

27/05/2026

Big machinery, underground development, plant construction and camp expansion are coming to Mt Marion.

MinRes and Ganfeng Lithium have made a final investment decision to spend around $490 million at the WA lithium operation near Kalgoorlie.

The plan includes a new $240 million flotation plant, $220 million of underground development beneath the existing open pit, and another $30 million in infrastructure.

With the on-site camp expanding from 500 to 750 rooms, this points to more earthmoving, underground mining, construction crews, plant work, services and equipment activity around Mt Marion.

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25/05/2026

Drill rigs are heading back into one of WA’s old high-grade gold fields.

This is Coyote, deep in the Tanami region, an old gold operation that produced 211,000 ounces before being placed on care and maintenance.

Now Black Cat Syndicate is spending $11 million on drilling across Coyote Central, Sandpiper and nearby regional targets.

The interesting part is the depth target, testing high-grade gold down to 850 metres beneath the old workings.

For the mining crews, drillers, contractors and heavy equipment operators, this is the kind of early-stage activity that can tell you where the next wave of site work may start building.

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Photo’s: Black Cat Syndicate

24/05/2026

Heavy machinery, haul roads, processing plants and construction crews could all be part of the next stage at Yangibana, a rare earths and niobium project in WA’s Gascoyne region.

Twiggy Forrest’s private mining group, Wyloo, controls 60% of the project, while Hastings Technology Metals owns the other 40%.

That majority stake is now reportedly being marketed by Bank of America, with bids potentially worth more than $300 million.

Yangibana is targeting production in late 2026 and is designed to produce NdPr, rare earths used in powerful magnets for electric motors, wind turbines, robotics and defence-related technology.

But because rare earths are now strategically sensitive, any foreign-linked buyer would likely face close scrutiny from Canberra.

The question is not just who pays the most, it is who gets to control one of Australia’s next rare earth supply chains.

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photo’s: Hastings Technology Metals

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