March 19, 2024 Vale faces fresh $3.8 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster The legal action in the Netherlands is being pursued by 77,000 claimants represented by law firms Pogust Goodhead and Lemstra Van der Korst.
March 18, 2024 Thungela sets higher coal output target as it seeks more assets The newly acquired Ensham mine is forecast to ramp up output to about 4 million tons by 2026 from 2.9 million tons last year.
March 18, 2024 Widjaja family’s consortium seeks private credit for mine deal A consortium led by Golden Energy is sounding out private credit funds to finance its $1.65 billion acquisition of South32's Illawarra coal operation in Australia.
March 18, 2024 American Rare Earths says scoping study confirms potential of Wyoming project The independent report highlights a 3 million tonnes per annum operation with a payback period of 2.9 years.
March 18, 2024 Lucapa Diamond soars on 48% rise in resources at Angola mine Resources at Lulo mine in Angola increased to 228,000 carats as of December 31, up from 153,870 carats the previous year.
March 17, 2024 Tropical Cyclone Megan closes major mine in Australia’s north The storm has already led to the closure of a manganese mine on Groote Eylandt island, the world’s largest producer of the metal.
March 17, 2024 Australia’s MinRes to develop lithium processing hub in Goldfields region The decision follows its acquisition of the Lake Johnston nickel concentrator plant and tenure from Poseidon Nickel.
March 17, 2024 BHP stands down 25% of nickel project workforce BHP has stood down around a quarter of the workers constructing its West Musgrave nickel and copper project in Western Australia.
March 17, 2024 Printed flexible solar cells launched into space Eight mini-modules of printed flexible solar cells were launched into space aboard Space Machine Company’s Optimus-1 satellite.
March 15, 2024 Liontown Resources sees HY loss widen as costs build Net loss after tax widened to A$31 million in the six-month period ended Dec. 31, from A$6.9 million a year earlier.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am