Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price

Australia’s chief economist expects iron ore to trade nearly $100/tonne below today’s price by end of next year and no return to triple digits.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 30, 2021 | 10:49 am

Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner

The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 7:19 am

New South Wales approves $484m solar farm

The Culcairn solar farm is being developed by Neoen Australia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates

US hedge fund’s lawsuit claims the miner concealed the true cause of the mine expansion delays, which Rio had largely blamed on the site's geology.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2021 | 3:55 am

Rio Tinto steps up efforts to repair damaged Indigenous ties

The miner will form an Indigenous advisory group to help it better understand issues affecting Indigenous Australians, identify gaps in current protocols and re-establish trust over time.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2021 | 7:19 am

Lucapa Diamond boosts Lulo mine resource by 35%

In-situ alluvial resource at the Angolan mine increased to 135,900 carats at an average diamond price of $1,440/ct.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2021 | 3:51 am

Newcrest working with Australian gov’t following travel restrictions to PNG

The Melbourne-based miner said covid-19 cases at its Lihir operation are fully contained.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 19, 2021 | 6:10 am

China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report

Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2021 | 5:01 pm

Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready

Project in New South Wales is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest grade accumulations of scandium ever discovered.

Northern Miner Staff | March 15, 2021 | 10:17 am

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