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Rio Tinto has lost radioactive capsule in West Australian desert

Rio and the Australian government are attempting to find a 6-8mm widget that contains a small amount caesium-137.

Bloomberg News | January 29, 2023 | 9:56 am

CSIRO is providing support for innovative proposals from small to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 6:10 am

The project, announced in October 2021, is a key plank…

Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 5:16 pm

The Iron Bridge Magnetite project, which has been a major…

Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 3:34 pm

Production was affected by lower mill throughput at the Lihir…

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 2:24 pm

The resolution requests BHP detail how its spending in coal, oil and gas assets will align with net-zero emissions target by 2050.

Reuters | August 11, 2021 | 3:41 am

Canada’s first rare earth miner in trading halt on expansion rumours

Vital Metals is reportedly in final talks to buy two projects in Quebec, one of which may be the world’s fourth largest dysprosium deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2021 | 5:44 am

Fosterville South is conducting the first modern exploration of the Reedy Creek goldfield in Australia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 9, 2021 | 10:17 am

First major assessment from the UN-backed experts committee in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 8:04 am

Sale reduces Western Australia-based miner's portfolio to only two gold assets — Syama in Mali and Mako in Senegal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 5, 2021 | 3:53 am