Australia Top Stories

Rio Tinto’s lone female board member to be joined by three more women

Changes over the course of 2020 will bring the total of women to four out of 12 directors.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2020 | 10:00 am

BP slammed for lofty climate change ambition, Rio ignored for small step

Two major resource companies made two very different announcements recently,…

Reuters | February 21, 2020 | 7:31 am

Galaxy Resources swings to annual loss, warns of virus hit

The company reported net loss attributable of $283.7 million for…

Jackson Chen | February 21, 2020 | 7:20 am

Newmont profit beats on higher output, gold prices

Newmont cemented its position as the world's largest gold producer…

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 10:52 am

Kirkland boosts payout, exploration spend after Detour buy

Company expects capital spend of $500 million this year compared…

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 9:29 am

Newcrest, Harmony to resume permitting talks for PNG project

The partners had been hoping to secure a mining lease for the $5.4bn Wafi-Golpu deposit early last year, but new administration brought delays in the permitting process.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2020 | 3:55 am

BHP becomes world’s top copper producer

Output at Chile's state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as the globe's number one producer of the metal.

Frik Els | February 10, 2020 | 5:35 pm

OceanaGold to produce up to 380,000 oz in 2020

This is a decrease from the 470,601 ounces produced last year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 10, 2020 | 2:35 pm

Solar is beating out coal in Australia, pushing down emissions

Power generation emissions were reduced to the lowest in data going back to 2001.

Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 7:18 am

Cyclone nears Australia’s west with heavy winds, risk of storm tide

Cyclone Damien was expected to make landfall on the west coast near Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore port.

Reuters | February 8, 2020 | 10:59 am

2020 to be pivotal for coal miners — report

Wood Mackenzie says met coal producers will face mounting pressure as the global lens focuses sharper on the industry.

MINING.com Editor | February 7, 2020 | 3:33 pm

Australia considering sending coronavirus evacuees to outback mining camps

The first flight of about 240 passengers arrived in Australia on Monday.

Bloomberg News | February 6, 2020 | 3:36 pm

Virus-hit China may need more imports of coal. The tricky part – shipping it

Number of ships waiting outside Australia's Newcastle harbor was at an 18-month high of 20 vessels.

Reuters | February 6, 2020 | 10:50 am

Key trends for aluminum in 2020

2020 may be the year for a two-tier market for primary aluminum, says Wood Mackenzie

MINING.com Editor | February 5, 2020 | 1:21 pm

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