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Indonesian group to buy Hillside copper project in Australia for $265 million

Hillside represents the largest permitted and shovel-ready copper project in Australia.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 8, 2024 | 12:42 pm

Westgold’s buyout of Karora clears regulatory hurdles

Deal will make the combined group a mid-tier gold miner…

Staff Writer | July 8, 2024 | 7:52 am

RANKED: World’s top 10 gold mining companies

Newmont remains the top gold producer with 5.5 million oz.…

Staff Writer | July 7, 2024 | 2:30 pm

Australian coal stocks rally on Anglo American mine explosion

Australian coal stocks are headed for their best week in…

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2024 | 7:15 am

MMG halts zinc concentrate output at Dugald River mine

The company has halted operations at a mill at its…

Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 7:04 am

Fleet Space technologies launches expert-in-residence program, appoints former BHP VP

The first appointee to the XIR program is Keenan Jennings, former vice president of Metals Exploration at BHP.

Staff Writer | February 13, 2024 | 1:48 pm

Carbon capture tech a ‘complete falsehood’, says Fortescue chairman

Andrew Forrest is asking political leaders to provide "real, non-greenwashed" commitments to encourage investment.

Reuters | February 13, 2024 | 4:13 am

Rio Tinto autonomous train derails in Western Australia

The incident involved an unloaded iron ore train and happened about 75 miles from Dampier port.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2024 | 3:46 am

BHP Australia iron ore train drivers to strike for 24 hours

The 24-hour work stoppage could interrupt supply from Western Australia mines to BHP's export hub at Port Hedland.

Reuters | February 12, 2024 | 6:55 am

Perseus Mining confident in winning OK for OreCorp takeover

Perseus and Silvercorp may both end up obtaining the greenlight from Tanzania's watchdog to buy OreCorp, which owns a gold project there.

Staff Writer | February 12, 2024 | 5:08 am

Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation

Glencore will keep the nickel plant under care and maintenance for six months, during which its employees would continue to be paid.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2024 | 3:48 am

Rio Tinto wrangles investors over water contamination claims

A group representing UK pension funds has raised concerns about the water management at Oyu Tolgoi.

Reuters | February 11, 2024 | 3:29 pm

Australia’s International Graphite to commission $8 million plant

The company plans to use graphite concentrate from its Springdale project to feed the plant's downstream processing operations.

Reuters | February 11, 2024 | 3:20 pm

New method could simplify detection of diamond deposits

Geologists have established a link between diamond occurrence and the mineral olivine.

Staff Writer | February 11, 2024 | 6:06 am

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