Australia Top Stories

Elemental Royalties, Altus Strategies merge, creating global gold royalty company

Elemental Altus Group has a combined portfolio of 69 assets across 13 jurisdictions.

Staff Writer | June 14, 2022 | 11:31 am

Glencore gets rich on coal, but questions persist over exit plan

Investors want a projection of emissions from coal between now…

Bloomberg News | June 14, 2022 | 7:29 am

Rio Tinto unveils changes following workplace survey that uncovered racism, harassment

RIO is designing new reporting mechanisms for its employees and…

Naimul Karim | June 13, 2022 | 4:44 pm

Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

The facility is expected to be located within an existing…

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 4:28 pm

Rio Tinto joins Germany’s Salzgitter to study using its iron ore in green steelmaking

The agreement comes as Germany looks to speed up its…

Reuters | June 7, 2022 | 7:48 am

Glencore’s expansion of Hunter Valley coal mine approved

The New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission greenlighted the project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 5, 2020 | 6:10 am

Alkane gets Australian financial support to build rare earths mine

The proposed Dubbo pollymetalic and rare earths mine is expected to process up to 1m tonnes of ore per year over a period of more than 75 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2020 | 3:55 am

Critical Resource, ERM join to tackle ESG risks

Losing social support, or social licence to operate (SOL), is seen as the main risk mining and metals firms are facing.

Amanda Stutt | March 4, 2020 | 3:46 pm

Rio emissions targets have investors, green groups up in arms

Activist investors led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary have tabled a shareholder resolution calling for tougher goals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 8:11 am

70% of miners say new business models needed

KPMG report found the industry needs greater transparency and more responsible mining practices.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2020 | 12:24 pm

Danakali done first phase of Eritrea potash project

It takes the company a step closer to the construction phase of Colluli and then into production in 2022.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2020 | 5:52 am

SQM warns of further lithium price drop, coronavirus impact

The world’s No. 2 lithium miner saw profits drop 38% in Q4 2019 and said sales to China in the first months of 2020 could be hit by the virus.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2020 | 3:56 am

Termite mounds reveal hidden base metal deposits

Researchers found that metallic blue crusts on termite mounds indicate the presence of base metals including nickel and cobalt.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 1, 2020 | 6:46 am

Two years on, Elon Musk’s big battery bet is paying off in Australia

The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is helping to avert blackouts and lower costs.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2020 | 7:36 am

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