Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 5, 2019 | 9:00 am
BHP boosts nickel reserves by 77%, gears up for EV market After years on the block, BHP declared its nickel business core in May on the back of promising demand expectations from the electric vehicle industry. Reuters | August 5, 2019 | 7:24 am
There’s one metal worrying Tesla and EV battery suppliers Battery producers and electric automakers, including Tesla, are concerned over longer-term supplies of nickel. Bloomberg News | August 5, 2019 | 6:30 am
The top miners are split on how to chase the EV battery boom Big names like BHP and Glencore can't seem to agree on which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market. Bloomberg News | August 5, 2019 | 6:00 am
Gold market in H1 2019 After the first half of the year, gold gained more than 10 percent, rising from $1,279 at the end of December 2018 to $1,409 at the end of June 2019. Sunshine Profits | August 4, 2019 | 10:57 am
Australian Indigenous group to sue government over mining operations in Northern Territory The Gumatj people claim there is a loss of native title over Rio Tinto's Gove operations, previously owned by Nabalco. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 4, 2019 | 10:20 am
Gabon’s new mining code to boost revenue, attract investment The new code is intended to improve conditions for companies and increase revenue for the state. Bloomberg News | August 4, 2019 | 8:15 am
Bacteria could be used to mine iron in space University of Colorado scientists are investigating the possibility of biomining iron from lunar, Martian and asteroid regolith simulant Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 4, 2019 | 7:53 am
Technology companies should slow rush to mine the deep seas Electric-car makers, battery makers, and consumer-technology companies have remained silent from the debate over deep-sea mining. Bloomberg Opinion | August 4, 2019 | 7:31 am