Australia Top Stories

SolGold CEO leaves after less than a year in the top job

Darryl Cuzzubbo's departure comes just two days after SolGold unveiled a $50 million royalty financing deal to advance Cascabel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2022 | 7:42 am

BHP shareholders vote against resolution to lobby Australian government on climate

The resolution called on BHP to proactively advocate for Australian…

Reuters | November 10, 2022 | 7:16 am

Triple Flag to buy Maverix Metals, creating fourth largest streaming and royalty firm

The combined company will have 29 paying assets and 228…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2022 | 3:44 am

Rio Tinto’s takeover of Turquoise Hill indefinitely on hold as Quebec regulator steps in

Vote on Rio's acquisition of the Canadian miner has been…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2022 | 7:56 am

World’s CO2 hotspots pinpointed by Al Gore-backed climate project

The website "Climate Trace" includes maps and data on 72,000…

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2022 | 3:17 am

China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper

Reports suggest that copper and sugar exports from Australia into China will be halted.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 3, 2020 | 10:48 am

China’s iron ore market appears in supply-demand sweet spot

The question for the market is whether the seeming return of balance between supply and demand is enough to maintain prices at their current levels.

Reuters | November 3, 2020 | 9:00 am

Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years

The mine was the world's largest by volume and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 3, 2020 | 3:50 am

BHP commits to responsible copper production

Escondida and Spence in Chile, and Olympic Dam in Australia, will be initially undergoing an assessment under the Copper Mark framework.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2020 | 7:14 am

Rio Tinto invests $51m in Canadian alumina refinery

Upgrades, to be completed in early 2021, include three new energy efficient buildings and a centralized control room.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 30, 2020 | 7:42 am

How Olympic Dam went from mother of all digs to debottlenecking

The final chapter on the world's most ambitious – and costly – mining project has closed.

Frik Els | October 29, 2020 | 5:33 pm

NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy

The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2020 | 11:43 am

Investors worth $10.2 trillion press global miners for indigenous engagement talks

A group of investors has written to the boards of 78 mining companies to seek assurances about how they gain their social licence to operate.

Reuters | October 29, 2020 | 11:03 am

Newcrest first-quarter gold output falls; on track to meet 2021 guidance

Newcrest's gold production fell to 503,089 ounces in the three months ended Sept. 30.

Reuters | October 28, 2020 | 3:14 pm

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