A team of palaeontologists found Australia’s first head and associated body of an elasmosaur, a long-necked plesiosaur that co-existed with dinosaurs in the early Cretaceous Period.

Dean Dalla Valle and Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the latest appointments, will join Rio's board on June 1.

The company cited instability and production challenges.

Newcrest rebuffed Newmont’s initial $17 billion takeover bid in mid-February,

Burgundy Diamond Mines is buying Arctic Canadian, owner of the Ekati mine, to become one of the world’s biggest diamond operations.

Imports could reach 1 million tons in the first half of March alone.

A new 800-metre-long zone containing lengthy, high-grade lithium intercepts is being assessed.

Miner started laying off more than 100 workers at its Iron Bridge project in the Pilbara region, according to local media.