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BHP releases 2023-2027 Reconciliation Action Plan

Plan was developed in partnership with representatives from Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, organisations, communities and peak bodies across Australia.

Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 3:33 pm

Newcrest seeks to address gold mine air pollution after warning

Newcrest was fined A$15,000 last August for failing to effectively…

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:18 am

Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand

Even if more lithium mines are built, there are not…

Reuters | June 22, 2023 | 4:34 pm

Northern Star approves $1 billion Kalgoorlie mill expansion

Expansion will increase and modernise Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines processing…

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 3:44 pm

Lynas Rare Earths gets $14m Australian govt grant to develop project

The grant will help develop a new system that will…

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 6:21 am

BHP’s plan to exit thermal coal is in doubt

Exit is looking less certain as record prices and shifting investor attitudes put the brakes on its planned retreat from the dirtiest fuel.

Bloomberg News | November 1, 2021 | 8:17 am

Rio Tinto CEO says zero emissions path might not be clear until 2030

Jakob Stausholm last month laid out plans to spend $7.5 billion to decarbonize its assets over the next decade.

Bloomberg News | November 1, 2021 | 8:10 am

COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero

Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.

Bloomberg News | October 31, 2021 | 1:16 pm

Research finds four areas of concern regarding mining deaths in Western Australia

A new study found that people with leadership roles scored their organization’s safety performance higher than employees in frontline positions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 31, 2021 | 7:26 am

Nickel, cobalt allow for cheaper, more efficient green hydrogen production

A team at Curtin University found that poor-performing iron-sulfur becomes an efficient catalyst for green hydrogen production with added nickel and cobalt.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

Anglo American to halve indirect emissions by 2040

Success of its fresh target for Scope 3 emissions reduction depends on the steel sector cutting its own and global policies, Anglo said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2021 | 3:44 am

Vulcan Energy rejects short-seller report

Shares in Vulcan stopped trading on Wednesday after having soared 82% this year.

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 9:02 am

UN deep-sea mining rules unlikely to be completed by 2023, Latam countries say

The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) is working on global rules covering sea bed mining, which is not allowed until the regulations are finalised.

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 7:30 am

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 5:17 am

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