Growing industry optimism from higher lithium prices is a change from last year when funding for mines and processing plants dried up during the pandemic.
US insurer will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for the Baralaba South project, missing a deadline as it weighs alternatives for the proposed mine.
Company posted a 1.2% fall in third-quarter gold output, hit by lower production at its Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea and a slow recovery at its flagship Cadia mine.