Australia Top Stories

A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’

Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2021 | 5:04 pm

RANKED: Top 10 mines with world’s most valuable ore

In mining, grade is king.

MINING.com Editor | November 4, 2021 | 2:27 pm

RANKED: Top 10 mining projects with world’s most valuable ore

The province of Saskatchewan has some high-grade uranium.

MINING.com Editor | November 4, 2021 | 2:26 pm

Barrick Gold quarterly profit dented by weak prices

The gold giant reported an 18% drop in third-quarter profit…

Reuters | November 4, 2021 | 3:27 am

BHP admonished for meddling with SolGold board

As SolGold’s biggest shareholder, BHP has long been seen as…

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2021 | 9:52 pm

Global gold production to hit fresh record in 2019

New report "debunks commentary calling for peak gold."

Frik Els | April 16, 2019 | 12:19 pm

Rio Tinto warning may rupture mining industry into green and dirty

Rio Tinto's warning to mining lobby groups that they have to acknowledge the threat of climate change is likely a sign that the industry will inevitably fracture into two camps.

Reuters | April 16, 2019 | 9:26 am

Australia’s flood-damaged Mt Isa zinc railway to reopen April 29

The 1,000-km rail line is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South 32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate.

Reuters | April 16, 2019 | 9:14 am

Australia’s Lynas posts 33% jump in Q3 rare earths output amid takeover interest

Output of rare earths oxides in the quarter ending March 31 was 5,444 tonnes, compared with 4,110 tonnes produced last year.

Reuters | April 16, 2019 | 9:06 am

Newmont-Goldcorp $10B merger to close this week

Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 6:00 am

Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona

Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements and permitting activities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 3:51 am

Coal’s collapse crowns winners and losers from China to the US

It’s been a stormy month for benchmark coal prices in Asia, with the potential for reverberations across the globe.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2019 | 10:17 am

Newmont shareholders overwhelmingly approve $10B Goldcorp takeover, creating world’s top gold miner

Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by output, robing Barrick of its recently cemented supremacy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2019 | 7:50 am

Australia to host battery research centre

The centre will investigate opportunities for greater efficiencies in the extraction and refinement of battery minerals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2019 | 6:54 am

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