The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.

After years on the block, BHP declared its nickel business core in May on the back of promising demand expectations from the electric vehicle industry.

Battery producers and electric automakers, including Tesla, are concerned over longer-term supplies of nickel.

Big names like BHP and Glencore can't seem to agree on which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market.

The Gumatj people claim there is a loss of native title over Rio Tinto's Gove operations, previously owned by Nabalco.

The number of greenfield exploration projects drilled dropped from 33 in March to 16 in June, which is the lowest level since the beginning of 2019.

The world's biggest miner will face a test of its ability to move beyond bulk mining.