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Australia to beef up laws to safeguard Aboriginal heritage

Australia will set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, after a review of mining standards following Rio Tinto's destruction of sacred rock shelters for an iron ore mine.

Reuters | November 23, 2022 | 3:00 pm

Graphite poised to do a lithium

Carmakers “are waking up” to often overlooked anode material accounting…

Frik Els | November 23, 2022 | 11:42 am

Fortescue’s green energy group CFO to step down for health reasons

Felicity Gooding, who joined FFI earlier this year as its…

Reuters | November 23, 2022 | 7:35 am

Glencore, Metals Acquisition amend CSA copper mine sale deal

Glencore will still receive $1.1bn for the copper mine in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2022 | 3:44 am

Australia learns there’s no replacement for the Chinese consumer

Coal is the only sector not necessarily affected by Australia's…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2022 | 1:04 pm

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US fund threatens Rio with legal action over Oyu Tolgoi

Pentwater Capital has joined the dispute over how to finance the underground copper project in Mongolia, with an "oppression" order warning.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2020 | 3:49 am

New mining skills hubs for Australia’s future workforce

Through the Mining Skills Organisation Pilot, the industry has the flexibility to trial innovative new approaches to skills development and acquisition.

MINING.com Editor | November 27, 2020 | 1:01 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

US denies permit for Alaska Pebble mine; Teck increases steelmaking coal sales to China; Coal miners call on Trump to move on

MINING.com Editor | November 27, 2020 | 7:34 am

China’s crackdown on Australian coking coal hurts its steel industry

Ships carrying a total of 6.84 million tonnes of Australian coal are now waiting to discharge at Chinese ports.

Reuters | November 26, 2020 | 8:23 am

Rio Tinto neglected good communication with Indigenous groups – executive

The blasting of two ancient sacred caves in May caused public outcry and the departure of Rio's chief executive and two deputies.

Reuters | November 25, 2020 | 10:54 am

Galaxy Resources to raise $118m for Argentina lithium project

Capital raised will be used to advance the first stage of development of the company’s Sal de Vida lithium brine project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2020 | 3:52 am

Russia, Australia to drive global gold output growth – report

Fitch forecasts global gold production to increase from 106moz in 2020 to 134moz by 2029, averaging 2.5% annual growth.

MINING.com Editor | November 24, 2020 | 3:37 pm

There’s $500 million of coal on anchored ships off China’s coast

More than 50 vessels have been waiting a month or longer to offload coal from Australia.

Bloomberg News | November 24, 2020 | 9:02 am

Acacia drops coal, embraces graphene

The company was acquired by Graphene Technology Solutions and has re-listed as Sparc Technologies.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 24, 2020 | 6:25 am

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