Australian firm tiptoes into battery making with country’s first plant

Energy Renaissance plans to invest $20-million to build a plant in Tomago, in the state of New South Wales, initially producing 66 MWh a year of batteries.

Reuters | October 13, 2020 | 8:53 am

BHP strikes heritage deal ahead of annual meeting

Agreement with Australian Aboriginals defuses shareholder push to halt all mining on sacred Indigenous sites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2020 | 3:53 am

Australia to lead technological integration in mining – report

Fitch says Australia will spearhead global miners' race to use technology to cut costs.

MINING.com Editor | October 12, 2020 | 2:26 pm

Aboriginal group says Fortescue applied to mine near destroyed caves

The company recently applied for a mining license on an area that traditional owners identified as high cultural sensitivity.

Reuters | October 12, 2020 | 9:52 am

China bans Australian coal imports as political relations sour

China is also the key buyer of Australia’s most lucrative export, iron ore.

Bloomberg News | October 12, 2020 | 8:44 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gold price rally lifts Top 50 mining stocks; US grabs stake in battery metals miner; Barrick CEO calls for consolidation and warns of reserve crisis

MINING.com Editor | October 9, 2020 | 10:22 am

Macquarie becomes Australia’s no. 2 arranger after gold deal

Company has vaulted to second place for dealmaking in Australia and New Zealand after advising on Northern Star acquisition of Saracen.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2020 | 7:45 am

Newcrest approves flagship Cadia mine’s expansion

The board also approved Papua New Guinea-based Lihir mine's front-end recovery project.

Reuters | October 8, 2020 | 3:05 pm

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

MINING.com Editor | October 8, 2020 | 9:24 am

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