Following completion of stage one, Liontown can own up to a 51% interest in the Mulwarrie and Mulline lithium prospects.

Evolution agreed to buy the stake for $400 million in cash and a copper price-linked contingent consideration of up to $75 million.

Rhodes Ridge is one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits.

Rio said the project will help it reduce scope 2 emissions at its Weipa operations by up to 10%.

Sandfire said last week it had discovered damage to an artefact scatter at its Monty copper mine that had occurred over 2017 and 2018.

The proposed refinery, which is located near Perth, Western Australia, will see a large-scale demonstration plant for test work of third-party material.

The venture with Tetra Resources is targeting initial production from the Dartbrook site in the first quarter of next year.

Australia's largest pension fund is now the second largest shareholder behind Ganfeng Lithium.