The Tungsten Detective: Spotting Hidden Value in Your Workshop
Back to the Blog The Tungsten Detective: Spotting Hidden Value in Your Workshop What mining engineers miss when assessing old equipment Why Tungsten Is Worth Investigating In busy workshops and mining yards across WA, there’s a quiet but costly problem hiding in plain sight, overlooked tungsten. From discarded drill bits to unlabelled wear parts, valuable […]
The Offshore Recycling Puzzle: How Remote Platforms Turn Waste Into Working Capital
Back to the Blog The Offshore Recycling Puzzle: How Remote Platforms Turn Waste Into Working Capital Logistics challenges and surprising solutions from the North West Shelf The Offshore Recycling Puzzle Offshore drilling rigs are some of the most remote and logistically complex operations on the planet. From the North West Shelf to the Timor Sea, […]
Pilbara Proportions: When Mining Scale Redefines Metal Recycling
Back to the Blog Pilbara Proportions: When Mining Scale Redefines Metal Recycling How massive operations change everything about waste processing Pilbara Scale Means Pilbara Recycling The Pilbara isn’t just a mining region, it’s a powerhouse that reshapes how industrial operations think about metal waste. With some of the largest iron ore and resource projects on […]
Super Pit Scale: When Recycling Volumes Match Mining Ambitions
Back to the Blog Super Pit Scale: When Recycling Volumes Match Mining Ambitions How massive operations create extraordinary recycling opportunities Recycling on a Super Pit Scale Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit isn’t just a spectacle of open-cut mining, it’s a symbol of industrial ambition. Stretching 3.5 kilometres long and plunging more than 600 metres deep, this massive […]
Stainless Steel’s Identity Crisis: When Grade Guessing Costs Money
Back to the Blog Stainless Steel’s Identity Crisis: When Grade Guessing Costs Money The financial impact of material misidentification Stainless Steel’s Identity Crisis Not all stainless steel is created equal, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the average scrap bin. In WA mining and industrial operations, stainless steel is everywhere: pipes, fittings, tools, […]
Carbide Insert Archaeology: Reading the Stories in Worn Tooling
Back to the Blog Carbide Insert Archaeology: Reading the Stories in Worn Tooling What your old cutting tools reveal about operations The Stories Hidden in Carbide Inserts Every used carbide insert tells a story, not just of the material it cut through, but of the machine that powered it, the operator behind the controls, and […]
Why Your Mining Drill Bits Are Worth More Than You Think
Back to the Blog Why Your Mining Drill Bits Are Worth More Than You Think Hidden value lurking in your WA equipment shed The Untapped Value in Worn Drill Bits Across Western Australia, mining sites and workshops are filled with forgotten buckets of worn drill bits, tools that did their job, got dull, and were […]
Shutdown Economics: How Refinery Turnarounds Create Recycling Goldmines
Back to the Blog Shutdown Economics: How Refinery Turnarounds Create Recycling Goldmines When maintenance schedules align with maximum material recovery Refinery Turnarounds as Recycling Goldmines In Western Australia’s industrial heartlands, refinery shutdowns are a routine part of operations, but they also represent a golden window for high-value scrap recovery. When equipment is decommissioned, catalysts are […]
Goldfields Geology: Why Local Rock Makes Drill Bits More Valuable
Back to the Blog Goldfields Geology: Why Local Rock Makes Drill Bits More Valuable How regional geology affects equipment wear and recycling value When Geology Meets Drill Bit Value In Western Australia’s Goldfields region, the ground tells a different story, and it takes a toll on your tools. From Kalgoorlie to Leonora, the region’s hard, […]
Nickel’s Hidden Empire in Western Australian Mining Operations
Back to the Blog Nickel’s Hidden Empire in Western Australian Mining Operations The surprising reach of nickel applications beyond obvious uses Introduction: The Overlooked Role of Nickel in Mining In the world of mining, some materials dominate the spotlight, iron, gold, lithium. But behind the scenes, one metal keeps operations running quietly, reliably, and profitably, […]
