BHP to pick port ahead of Jansen potash mine decision

Before choosing whether to spend a further $5.7bn to bring Jansen into production, BHP is looking into what port it would use to ship the fertilizer ingredient.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2021 | 3:43 am

Iron ore prices fall on increasing supply from miners

Iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil stood at 26.14 million tonnes last week, up by 1.1 million tonnes from the week earlier, data from Mysteel consultancy showed.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2021 | 8:48 am

Rio Tinto to study using hydrogen in alumina refining in green push

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide half the funds for the $925,000 study.

Reuters | June 16, 2021 | 8:39 am

Iron ore price up as Western Australia calls for reset on China ties

Australia's biggest exporting state on Tuesday urged Canberra to stop antagonizing China, the country's top trade partner.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 15, 2021 | 9:13 am

Anglo American exposed coal miners to excessive risk, inquiry finds

An Australian inquiry into a blast that seriously injured five workers found that the miner repeatedly produced more methane gas than it could remove and had exposed workers to excessive risk.

Reuters | June 15, 2021 | 7:31 am

Karora aims to be a carbon neutral junior gold miner

The company owns the Beta Hunt underground gold mine in Western Australia.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 14, 2021 | 12:09 pm

Fast-charging aluminum-ion batteries being developed in Australia

According to Graphene Manufacturing Group and The University of Queensland, graphene aluminum-ion batteries can charge 70 times faster than Li-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 13, 2021 | 5:08 pm