BHP sacks 170 jobs from Mount Whaleback; provokes wrath from CFMEU
BHP Billiton continued with its cost cutting and productivity drive efforts as the company cut 170 jobs at its Mount Whaleback iron ore on...
New Broken Hill mine project could create 1700 jobs
Carpentaria Resources Limited - an emerging producer of iron ore in eastern Australia – is about to start the development of its $1.7 billion project...
Rio Tinto to sell its stake in Rössing
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its entire 68.62% stake in Rössing Uranium Limited to the China National Uranium Corporation Limited (CNUC) for up...
Rio Tinto cuts CEO’s performance bonus following board review of rockshelters blasts
Rio Tinto announced today that it will cut the short-term performance-related bonuses of its chief executive and two other senior executives following a board...
Valence Industries more than doubles graphite resource
Valence Industries Limited — the owner and operator of the only graphite mining and manufacturing facilities in Australia, located at Uley in South Australia — has...
Northern Territory eyes stronger critical mineral ties with Japan, S. Korea
The Northern Territory’s Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison is set to visit Japan and South Korea to strengthen international ties and promote foreign investments in the state’s critical minerals and energy sectors.Â
World’s largest robot completes inaugural delivery of iron ore in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto has completed the first delivery of iron ore by autonomous train as part of its $940 million AutoHaul programme.
The autonomous train, which carried...
NAIF to provide $220 million loan for the Yangibana Rare Earths Project
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) is set to provide an additional $220 million loan to Hastings Technology Metals Ltd for its Yangibana Rare...
Rio Tinto agrees to sell its interest in Grasberg
Rio Tinto has signed a non-binding agreement with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) (Inalum), and Freeport McMoran Inc. (FCX) in relation to the future...
Battery materials exploration booms in WA
Battery materials explorers dominated the latest round of the Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) Co-funded Exploration Drilling Program, with nearly a third of successful applicants...
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