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Battery Minerals hits construction milestones at Montepuez project

Company wants to make sure the mine is in production when the demand and price of graphite takes off, as predicted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 27, 2018 | 9:58 am

Union says meeting with Alcoa again over strike at Australian aluminium project

The union at Alcoa's aluminium operations said it was meeting with the company again on Wednesday to try to resolve a strike that has lasted more than six weeks.

Reuters | September 26, 2018 | 10:28 am

Blackham secures $23 million for Wiluna gold project

The deal follows the restart of open pit mining at Wiluna, which has produced more than 4.4 million ounces of gold since 1896.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 25, 2018 | 4:28 pm

BHP’s Kalgoorlie nickel smelter shut down after fire

BHP Billiton said on Monday its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter has been closed after a fire that broke out over the weekend and the plant will remain shut while it assesses the damage.

Reuters | September 24, 2018 | 10:22 am

Coronado kicks off $950m IPO, Australia’s top coal float in 6 years

Coronado files IPO prospectus, sets A$4-A$4.80 price range.

Reuters | September 24, 2018 | 10:14 am

Lynas shares collapse on rumours of review in Malaysia

Malaysian media reported the newly-elected coalition government will shortly begin a three month evaluation of the company's rare earths processing operations in the province of Kuantan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 24, 2018 | 7:58 am

Colombian court hands major win to South32, won’t have to pay damages

But the court upheld part of the previous ruling requiring the miner to re-apply for its environmental licensing and start a community consultation process.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 21, 2018 | 3:57 am

Mining industry’s adoption of blockchain not a question of if, but when — report

Blockchain technology and the smart contracts it enables are the next innovations the mining industry needs to adopt in order to improve efficiencies and increase market transparency, a paper published by global law firm White & Case says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2018 | 9:32 am

Rio Tinto’s exit from coal pays off, to return $3.2B from sales proceeds to shareholders

The fresh round of returns follows Rio’s promise in August to give shareholders up to $7 billion through dividends and share buybacks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2018 | 3:48 am

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