March 24, 2021

BHP presses to transform Australia’s ‘dysfunctional’ gas market

BHP is pressing for Australia's gas market to move away from opaque contract negotiations towards index-based deals.

March 24, 2021

Australian coal rail line to Newcastle port partly reopens as flood waters recede

The Hunter Valley rail network serves mines run by BHP Group , Glencore Plc, New Hope Corp, Whitehaven Coal and Yancoal Australia.

March 23, 2021

Russell: Australia’s rain will become India’s pain as coal flows halt

Heavy rains and the worst floods in 50 years have shut the world’s largest coal-export harbour.

March 23, 2021

Post pandemic, financings for gold projects rebound

A review of capital raisings between February 2020 and February 2021 found that of the $2.9 billion raised for gold projects in 41 countries, 75% went to projects in just…

March 23, 2021

Rio Tinto steps up efforts to repair damaged Indigenous ties

The miner will form an Indigenous advisory group to help it better understand issues affecting Indigenous Australians, identify gaps in current protocols and re-establish trust over time.

March 23, 2021

Lucapa Diamond boosts Lulo mine resource by 35%

In-situ alluvial resource at the Angolan mine increased to 135,900 carats at an average diamond price of $1,440/ct.

March 22, 2021

Glencore says Australian nickel plant running at reduced production after outage

Repair work is underway at Glencore PLC's Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt plant in Western Australia following a component failure at an acid plant that left the facility running at…

March 22, 2021

Argonaut Resources starts drilling at project despite Aboriginal challenge

Miner started drilling at the Murdie project in South Australia, despite opposition from an Aboriginal group that says the project will damage a sacred area.

March 22, 2021

Australian coal exports disrupted as deluge shuts rails, slows port

Glencore said it has reduced output at some sites as a safety precaution.

March 19, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma; Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021; Massive new port could give Vale…