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Australia’s NSW government to buy out China Shenhua coal mine permit

Farmers have opposed the mine since it would be on prime agricultural land that could impact the region's water table and local Aboriginal people are against the development because it would disturb important cultural sites.

Reuters | April 20, 2021 | 7:39 am

Lynas revenue jumps 21% as rare earth prices hit new records

"While the persistence of the COVID crisis, especially in Europe,…

Reuters | April 19, 2021 | 5:47 pm

Rio Tinto’s iron ore output falls 2% on labour shortage, weather issues

Tropical cyclone Seroja impacted operations in April while labour resource…

Reuters | April 19, 2021 | 5:03 pm

Turquoise Hill’s Oyu Tolgoi mine partially resumes shipments to China

Canadian miner declared force majeure on some Chinese contracts last…

Reuters | April 19, 2021 | 3:25 pm

Iron ore price extends rally as market focus shifts to output reports

Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP are due to report production…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 19, 2021 | 9:38 am

Mine site restoration needs more time: Australian researchers

They say the mining industry is being asked to achieve thousands of years of natural soil development in under a decade.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 28, 2017 | 7:32 pm

Iron ore will go back to $50, says Goldman Sachs

Analyst Hui Shan said that Goldman’s projections see iron ore falling to $60 a ton in three months, $55 in six and $50 in 12.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 28, 2017 | 5:38 pm

BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations

The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6 billion in productivity gains at its iron ore, copper and coal units in the country over the next two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2017 | 3:34 am

Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman

Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 9:16 am

Mineral Resources not surprised by Environment Minister’s rejection of its Western Australia project

"This position has remained unchanged for a number of years," the miner said.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2017 | 6:24 am

South32 to spin off South Africa coal business

Process could lead to a listing of the business on the Johannesburg stock exchange, it said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 3:05 am

Clive Palmer’s $197m win revives nickel hopes

Clive Palmer says he will look to use the proceeds from his $US150 million ($197.4m) legal victory over Chinese corporate giant Citic to reopen his shuttered Townsville nickel refinery in north Queensland.

The Australian | November 26, 2017 | 3:56 pm

Mining’s innovation deficit: transforming to a new performance model

The mining industry needs to ramp up productivity. The solution lies in adopting lean and design thinking approaches, following key several principles.

Peter Bryant and Satish Rao | November 24, 2017 | 11:21 am

Tesla completes world’s largest lithium-ion battery in less than 100 days

The battery is expected to help power some 30,000 homes in South Australia.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 24, 2017 | 5:03 am

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