March 21, 2019 Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
March 20, 2019 Champion Iron hunts high grade zones at Powderhorn The company says the data acquired in 2017 and 2018 demonstrates the presence of a 50-metre thick zinc-bearing unit with several high grade lenses.
March 20, 2019 Imperial Metals pulls ‘a rabbit out of the hat’ with Red Chris deal Investors ‘flabbergasted’ at $1.1b stake taken in Red Chris mine by Australia’s Newcrest.
March 20, 2019 Cyclone lurks off West Australia as storm hits Rio mine in East Cyclone Trevor is expected to rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and is forecast to skirt South32 Ltd.’s manganese mine and a Glencore-operated zinc project
March 20, 2019 Zinc price builds on 2019 rally as stocks reach just 2 days consumption Inventories are down 55% this year and are on course to reach levels last seen in 1990.
March 20, 2019 Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before.
March 20, 2019 Australian scientists developing tool capable of delving deeper into Earth’s rock layers The experts from Curtin University say the mechanism promises to be crucial for the country's mining and petroleum sectors.
March 20, 2019 Rio Tinto halts operations at north Australian bauxite mine as cyclone nears Weipa bauxite mining operations are located at the northeastern tip of the country.
March 20, 2019 Australian junior wants to grab Glencore’s copper mine for $575 million The underground CSA mine, located in the state of New South Wales, produced 48,000 tonnes of copper concentrate last year.
March 19, 2019 Miner KGHM extends negotiations with union at Chilean copper mine The company had until the end of Tuesday to request government mediation to help reach a deal with the union of 520 workers.
Critical Metals inks another offtake deal for Tanbreez rare earth concentrate The Tanbreez project in Greenland is one of the world’s largest heavy and medium rare earth deposits. December 09, 2025 | 04:34 pm
