Australia Top Stories

Copper price powers on – “tell-tale signs of supercycle”

Copper prices jumps to highest since February 2013 on hopes US economic stimulus will further boost demand for metal already in short supply amid an Asian factory and construction boom.

MINING.com Editor | December 18, 2020 | 11:51 am

Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011

Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 18, 2020 | 11:04 am

Solgold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting

SolGold said in a release that 44.7% of investors voted…

Reuters | December 18, 2020 | 10:45 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold…

MINING.com Editor | December 18, 2020 | 9:46 am

Old coal mines can win a second life as green energy hotspots

Australia is studying plans to transform a disused underground coal…

Bloomberg News | December 18, 2020 | 8:41 am

Poor uranium market conditions push Paladin Energy into restructuring

Proposed refinancing comes after Paladin failed to sell a 24% stake in its Langer Heinrich mine to China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), which was expected to fetch $175 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2017 | 9:17 am

Osisko Gold back to its roots, sells stake in Labrador Iron Ore

The move comes less than two years after the Montreal-based firm decided to add exposure to the steelmaking raw material by grabbing a stake in the fellow Canadian iron ore company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 9:03 am

Western Australia about to get its first uranium mine

The state's environmental authority has approved Toro Energy’s Wiluna project, in the northern Goldfields.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 6:44 am

Merlin has just unearthed Australia’s fifth largest diamond

The 35.26 carat brown diamond was among a number of rough gems found at Merlin mine, including a 14.6 carat brown rock as well as a number of smaller white diamonds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2017 | 12:16 pm

BSGR boss house arrest ends with no charges over Guinea bribery claims

The Israeli billionaire, under house arrest since Dec. 19, has been at the centre of an international investigation into alleged bribery to win mining rights in Guinea.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2017 | 4:57 am

Tree leaves and termites may be key to finding gold deposits

Australian researchers say acacia trees and termites that thrive in arid climate conditions can guide explorers towards rich gold deposits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2017 | 11:03 am

SLIDESHOW: Mining on the mend – 2016 year in review

The global mining industry rebounded from multi-year lows in 2016 – MINING.com's most popular posts of the year tell the story.

Frik Els | January 1, 2017 | 10:22 pm

Owen Hegarty’s EMR buys Golden Grove copper-zinc mine

The EMR Capital private equity firm run by Owen Hegarty has agreed to buy the Golden Grove copper and zinc mine in Western Australia from MMG for $US210 million ($291m), giving Mr Hegarty control of the mine for a second time.

The Australian | January 1, 2017 | 4:59 pm

Australian white metal hunter up 11% after buying Bowdens

Australian silver explorer Silver Mines (ASX:SVL) is now all-in as it seeks to develop the continent's largest undeveloped silver deposit- the Bowdens Silver Project.

Andrew Topf | December 29, 2016 | 9:24 pm

First

Last