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World’s top miners need more ambition to meet climate targets

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis examined five miners with goals to become carbon neutral by 2050 — and found varying degrees of purpose in meeting that target.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 8:05 am

Codelco said to near buyout of Australia’s Lithium Power

Codelco is nearing a deal to acquire Lithium Power International.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 7:57 am

Aussie billionaire paves way to block Albemarle’s Liontown bid with stake raise

Gina Rineheart has once again increased her stake in Liontown…

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 9:51 am

St Barbara shares rise as prefeasibility puts Nova Scotia project capex at $133m

Company increased mineral resources for the project by 7%, to…

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 9:11 am

Aboriginal elders suspend Rio Tinto site survey over heritage concerns

Western Australia is set to overturn its 2021 Aboriginal cultural…

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 5:56 am

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Allkem sees lower lithium ore output on labour crunch

The miner expects to produce between 160,000 and 170,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate for the year ending June 2023.

Reuters | July 19, 2022 | 2:34 pm

Tesla’s Denholm says Australia is key to avoid EV battery crunch

Tesla alone will need more than 3 terabyte hours of lithium-ion batteries by 2030, compared to the industry’s current global capacity of about 1 terabyte.

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2022 | 8:23 am

BHP to speed up $5.7 billion Jansen potash mine

BHP attempts to bring forward Stage 1 first production into 2026, which is expected to yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2022 | 5:08 am

Mining giants warn of tougher times as world demand wavers

BHP has joined rival Rio Tinto in signaling more turbulence as falling prices and mounting recession fears take toll on miners.

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2022 | 3:50 am

Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals

The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2022 | 7:52 am

Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals

The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 17, 2022 | 7:31 am

End of coal ban would stabilize China relations, Australia says

Chinese bureaucrats are proposing that senior leaders should authorize the resumption of coal purchases as tensions between Beijing and Canberra begin to ease.

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2022 | 8:42 pm

Rio Tinto faces labour crunch in Western Australia, warns of inflation hit

Rising covid-19 cases at its Pilbara operations have led to "elevated levels of unplanned absences."

Reuters | July 14, 2022 | 4:58 pm

Lake Resources refutes short seller’s lithium tech allegations

Company said short seller J Capital Research's report criticising partner Lilac Solutions Inc's extraction technology had "inaccurate assertions" and pertained to the wrong process.

Reuters | July 14, 2022 | 10:25 am

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