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South Korean firm wins mining leases for long-delayed Australian coal project

The final approval from the NSW state government follows a surprise victory for the pro-coal conservative government in an Australian election in which climate change had been a key issue.

Reuters | June 21, 2019 | 7:36 am

SolGold shares soar after Ecuador court dismisses call for referendum on mining

The country's Constitutional Court has rejected calls for a referendum, which could have halted the miner's flagship Cascabel and other projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 4:38 am

OEMs a barrier in transition to autonomy in mining — report

The study finds technology and business model obstacles in pursuing full autonomy; urges mining sector to create open and interoperable standards.

MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2019 | 3:00 am

Australian resource companies are becoming renewable energy believers — opinion

Major corporations tend to be slow-moving beasts and it takes time to shift thinking, develop plans and get approval from company boards.

Reuters | June 20, 2019 | 3:59 pm

Cyanide-free gold processing technology hits the market

The new technology was developed over more than a decade by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and trialed in Australia in 2018.

MINING.com Editor | June 20, 2019 | 3:09 am

Australian hedge fund bags 74% gain on millennials and iron

“One of the things we really like in the mining sector at the moment is that large companies like Fortescue are returning cash to shareholders, and not investing in new capacity"

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2019 | 1:44 pm

Rio Tinto axes iron ore full-year forecast again

It now expects to produce between 320 and 330 million tonnes of the steel making ingredient in 2019, down from a previous guidance of 333 to 343 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2019 | 8:49 am