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Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to assess hydrogen plant at Yarwun refinery

They will jointly study the feasibility of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2021 | 4:38 am

Rio Tinto resumes operations at Richards Bay in South Africa

The Richards Bay Minerals project was shut down in late…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2021 | 3:49 am

Western Areas posts full-year loss amid acquisition interest

IGO said it was in preliminary talks to acquire Western…

Reuters | August 23, 2021 | 10:00 pm

Blair Athol coal mine life extended by 10 years

Life extension of central Queensland's coal mine follows a reserves…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2021 | 10:03 am

Lynas gets extension to build waste plant in Malaysia

Deadline for the proposed permanent low-level radioactive waste disposal facility…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2021 | 7:48 am

Australia state to roll out new mine rehabilitation rules

Queensland state is set to unveil proposed resource regulations that will require miners to pay into an "insurance fund" for the remediation of old mines.

Reuters | November 8, 2018 | 9:21 am

3D visualization to ramp up speed, accuracy on drilling projects

Seequent and IMDEX are collaborating to integrate IMDEX HUB-IQ, which provides access to sub-surface data.

MINING.com Editor | November 6, 2018 | 3:09 pm

Nutrien permanently shutters New Brunswick plant

Nutrien says it will focus on increasing potash production in Saskatchewan where operating costs are lower and no capital needs to be invested.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2018 | 1:44 pm

BHP suspends Western Australia rail operations after runaway train incident

BHP suspended all its iron ore rail operations on Monday after a train ran away at high speed for nearly 100 kilometres before being forcibly derailed.

Reuters | November 5, 2018 | 9:26 am

How to find mineral deposits at the edges of ancient continents

Hint: you just need to chart the life cycle of sulphur.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 4, 2018 | 7:50 am

Australian Mines shares soar after partnering with Indian firm to produce key battery metal

Second major R&D collaboration this year to examine the use of scandium in next-generation battery storage technology.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2018 | 8:05 am

BHP to return $10.4 billion in buyback, special dividend bonanza

BHP had promised to return all of the net proceeds from the $10.8 billion sale of its U.S. shale business to shareholders when the deal was announced in July.

Reuters | November 1, 2018 | 2:27 pm

Glencore is going to get crazy rich on coal next year

Glencore expected to achieve annual cash savings of more than $300 million in its coal business by the end of 2018, but now it expects savings of more than $450 million by year-end.

Reuters | October 31, 2018 | 10:17 am

ICMM introduces innovation roadmap for cleaner mining vehicles

Following two innovation summits between ICMM members and suppliers, a governance model for collaboration has been designed.

MINING.com Editor | October 30, 2018 | 3:49 pm

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