The vote clears the way for Rio Tinto to gain more autonomy over Oyu Tolgoi, which is 66% owned by Turquoise Hill and 34% by the Mongolian government.

The country will also set up a new nature protection agency with powers to make decisions on the approval of development projects

December 9 is shaping up to be a big day for Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm.

Australia is seeking overseas investment into its critical materials industry as it seeks to become a green energy superpower.

According to J Capital analysts, the DLE technology the company is looking to use could be “dramatically” underperforming expectations.

Hancock Prospecting took around half of a A$121 million placement by Arafura last week aimed at raising capital to develop the Nolans rare earths project.

PNG wants progress on undeveloped projects as it sees opportunities to boost resource sales to Asia.

Winsome will pay C$2 million for Sinomine’s interest in Power Metals, which holds the Case Lake project in Ontario.