June 21, 2023 Northern Star approves $1 billion Kalgoorlie mill expansion Expansion will increase and modernise Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines processing capacity from 13 million tonnes per annum to 27 mtpa.
June 21, 2023 Marimaca Copper secures $15 million investment from Mitsubishi Since its discovery in 2016, Marimaca has more than doubled its Chilean deposit's resource.
June 21, 2023 Lynas Rare Earths gets $14m Australian govt grant to develop project The grant will help develop a new system that will allow the processing of apatite, a group of phosphate minerals.
June 21, 2023 Albemarle becomes first lithium firm to complete responsible mining audit Third-party audit shows Albemarle meets 50% to 75% of the criteria in each of four areas, including social and environmental responsibility.
June 21, 2023 Rio Tinto autonomous train back in operations after derailment A driverless train carrying iron ore near the port of Dampier in Western Australia derailed over the weekend.
June 20, 2023 BHP warns carbon emissions to rise on bumpy net zero path BHP expects operational decarbonization to be "non-linear".
June 20, 2023 Andrew Forrest to transfer $3.39bn stake in Fortescue to his philanthropic foundation Forrest transferred ownership of 220 million Fortescue shares worth to Minderoo Foundation.
June 20, 2023 Indonesia to ban copper exports once Freeport, Amman plants open Copper is set to follow nickel as Indonesia’s next focus in the country’s push for more onshore refining.
June 20, 2023 Antofagasta seeks copper mine extension with $1.2 billion investment Chilean miner applied for an environmental permit to extend operations at its Zaldivar mine through 2051.
June 20, 2023 Saudi’s PIF emerges as lead bidder for $2.5 billion Vale base metals stake Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may strike the deal for a roughly 10% stake of Vale's nickel and copper operations.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
