Australia Top Stories

Cobalt Blue partners with Japan’s Iwatani for refinery project

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

Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 5:30 pm

Vitol funds to help restart Australia coal mine shut since 2007

The venture with Tetra Resources is targeting initial production from…

Bloomberg News | November 30, 2023 | 10:58 am

AustralianSuper builds stake in Pilbara Minerals

Australia's largest pension fund is now the second largest shareholder…

Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 9:47 am

Sandfire Resources apologizes for Aboriginal heritage damage

The Western Australia copper miner is facing public outrage for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2023 | 3:49 am

Arca Climate Technologies launches pilot project with BHP to capture CO2 from mine waste

Arca is one of the first companies commercializing mineralization for…

Amanda Stutt | November 29, 2023 | 1:30 pm

Newcrest Mining accepts $19.2 billion Newmont takeover deal

A deal would likely mark the apogee of a furious five-year consolidation among the world’s largest gold miners.

Bloomberg News | May 14, 2023 | 4:26 am

AngloGold to move primary listing, head office out of South Africa

The miner is further distancing itself from the home country with plans to list in New York and make London its new headquarters.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2023 | 3:45 am

Newcrest extends Newmont’s exclusivity period to make binding takeover offer

A successful bid would see the two companies merge into by far the world’s biggest gold miner.

Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 9:47 am

Glass Lewis joins call for increased Glencore disclosure on coal

Glencore is one of the world’s top thermal coal exporters and Australia’s largest miner of the fossil fuel.

Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 4:50 am

Silver Lake submits revised bid for St Barbara’s Leonara assets

St Barbara said earlier this month it would continue to back a bid of A$600 million from Genesis Minerals.

Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 4:54 pm

Australia exports first copper to China since 2020, industry hopes end to ban near

Official trade data shows exports worth A$60.5 million ($41.04 million) of copper ore and concentrate to China in January.

Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 5:00 am

Allkem, Livent merge to create world’s third largest lithium miner

The all-share business combination creates a giant lithium firm with forecasted production capacity of 248,000 tonnes of LCE a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2023 | 3:47 am

Australia’s ioneer signs deal with US firm for lithium supply

It has signed a commercial offtake agreement with Dragonfly Energy Holdings.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 6:15 pm

Lithium markets have hit a turning point – Morgan Stanley

Market is expected to remain in a deficit in 2023 but conditions will not be as tight as previous years, according to the investment bank.

Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | 9:34 am

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