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Panoramic grants Australia’s Independence Group due diligence access after takeover bid

The company said that alternative proposals received will be assessed against the terms of Independence's existing takeover offer.

Reuters | November 21, 2019 | 2:33 pm

Pink diamonds deliver strong results for Rio

The miner reported double-digit growth in the number of bids…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 21, 2019 | 6:15 am

A $60 billion mine propels Bougainville’s independence vote

Born out of bloodshed, colonial politics, civil war and the…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2019 | 3:09 pm

Autonomous drones to lead the way in mining surveillance technology — report

The technology is impactful, as it has the ability to…

MINING.com Editor | November 20, 2019 | 2:05 pm

Remote mine in Australia pioneers off-grid wind, solar power

Stage one of the hybrid renewable project at Gold Fields…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2019 | 9:39 am

BHP taps oil, gas for growth after shale exit

BHP said it made sense to expand in oil, even in a world with rapid uptake of electric vehicles.

Reuters | November 11, 2019 | 8:46 am

Resolute gets key environmental permit to extend Queensland gold mine life

All major approvals are now in place for an expansion that could take annual production to 200,000 ounces of gold over a ten-year mine life.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2019 | 6:02 am

Top shareholder of Australia’s Panoramic rejects ‘opportunistic’ Independence bid

On Monday, IGO made an all-scrip offer for the 96.2% of shares in smaller peer Panoramic Resources Ltd it does not already own, pitching the bid at a steep 42% premium.

Reuters | November 7, 2019 | 10:10 pm

BHP’s Australian shareholders vote to stay in coal lobby groups

Only 27% of votes cast at the company’s annual meeting in Sydney were in favour of cutting ties with industry organizations in favour of fossil fuels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2019 | 6:33 am

Australian, South Korean companies join forces to recycle battery metals

Envirostream to supply SungEel with recycled mixed metal dust containing cobalt, nickel and lithium.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2019 | 6:15 am

South32 exits thermal coal with South African assets sale

The miner, which spun out of BHP in 2015, has been trying to sell its South African thermal coal operations for more than a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 6, 2019 | 3:50 am

Process IQ, Orway Mineral and Perseus Mining receive METS Award for work at Ghana mine

The solution implemented by the consortium partners included the installation and use of MillSlicer instrumentation, MillStar and Orway IQ’s MillROC.

MINING.com Editor | November 5, 2019 | 2:41 pm

Lithium price: Worst may be over for Australian producers

New Benchmark lithium industry assessment has some good news for besieged hard rock miners.

Frik Els | November 4, 2019 | 1:58 pm

BHP weighing LNG power for iron ore ships

BHP says it has a responsibility to address emissions, as the biggest producer of coking coal and a major shipper of iron ore.

Reuters | November 4, 2019 | 7:34 am

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