Thiess secures $190m mining services contract from BHP Nickel West
CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has extended its contract with BHP Nickel West to continue providing mining services at the Leinster Underground...
Guidelines for Critical Minerals Development Program grants unveiled
The Australian Government has unveiled guidelines for new grants to assist in developing Australia’s critical minerals sector, downstream processing, job creation in regional Australia,...
Havilah Resources begins systematic mining of gold at Portia mine
South Australian metals exploration company Havilah Resources has achieved a major milestone with the commencement of systematic mining of gold ore at the Portia...
Altona signs offtake contract with Glencore
Australian copper producer Altona Mining has signed an offtake agreement with Glencore International for the sale of copper-gold concentrates to be produced from its...
Codan sells its subsidiary Minetec to Caterpillar for A$18 million
Adelaide-based technology company Codan Limited has agreed to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Minetec to Caterpillar Holdings Australia for approximately A$18 million and a volume-based...
Brazilian Authorities hit Samarco JV partners with A$57.6bn lawsuit
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have filed a US$43 billion (A$57.6 billion) civil lawsuit against Samarco and its owners Vale SA and BHP Billiton for...
Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery to stay open until 2022
Glencore has announced that its Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery will stay open until 2022 despite the planned closure for...
$40M grant program to bolster Australia’s international critical minerals partnerships
The Australian government has launched a $40 million grant program to bolster the nation's international partnerships for critical minerals.
BHP releases operational review for the quarter ended 30 September 2020
BHP has released its operational review for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, which showed that the company continued to deliver strong outcomes despite...
Flinders University, BHP Billiton to develop technique for cost-effective recovery of copper from low...
Flinders University has teamed up with mining giant BHP Billiton to work on a new technique for extracting low-grade copper in an affordable and...