April 2, 2024

Australia regulator extends approval deadline for SQM-Hancock’s $1.1bn bid for Azure

SQM and Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, already Azure's two largest shareholders, teamed up in December to buy the lithium developer.

April 2, 2024

BHP and Mitsubishi close $4.1bn sale of Queensland coal mines  

BHP has been working towards making a transition to commodities and away from coal-related assets.

March 29, 2024

CHARTS: Copper price bulls bring back $10,000 forecasts

While plummeting spot TC/RCs – from $90+ to $3 – are behind the (already fizzling) rally, copper’s long term supply problems are also firmly back in focus.

March 28, 2024

Former Teck CEO joins BHP board

Don Lindsay will join the BHP board as a non-executive director on May 1.

March 28, 2024

Australian lithium producer to sell online in transparency push

Mineral Resources will use a digital trading platform to sell parcels of spodumene concentrate.

March 27, 2024

Australia’s Ramelius ends buyout talks with Karora Resources

Ramelius had been looking at a potential acquisition of the Canada-based mine operator.

March 27, 2024

Column: Green steel is possible and even affordable, but still unlikely

Steel production accounts for about 8% of global carbon emissions.

March 26, 2024

How science may assist green metals exploration efforts

A recent paper in the journal Science Advances reveals new information that may inform future metal prospecting.

March 26, 2024

Silvercorp clears way for Perseus Mining takeover of OreCorp

Perseus and Silvercorp vied for months to acquire the Africa-focused gold explorer, which owns the Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania.

March 26, 2024

Northern Star seeks to expand the already massive “Super Pit”

Proposed expansion would add seven years to the operating life of the iconic gold mine in Western Australia until 2034.