March 10, 2024

Global copper smelters less active in first two months of 2024

An average of 11.5% of copper smelter capacity monitored by Earth-i was inactive during January and February.

March 8, 2024

Column: Nickel rout is energy-transition warning for West

Western governments could mimic Indonesia by granting tax holidays to critical minerals operations.

March 8, 2024

AI can potentially estimate global environmental destruction due to road development for mining

Australia-based researchers trained three machine-learning models to automatically map road features in rural, generally remote and often forested areas.

March 8, 2024

BHP becomes first miner in Chile to exceed 40% female representation

In 2016, BHP had only 17.5% female workers globally and today employs 1,509 women at Escondida mine alone.

March 8, 2024

Perseus extends OreCorp takeover bid to April

Perseus and Silvercorp are vying for OreCorp’s Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania, slated to produce 242,000 oz./year over its first decade.

March 7, 2024

US backs Australian, Brazil rare earths projects for up to $850 million

If confirmed, this would be the first ever US investment in an Australian rare earths project.

March 7, 2024

Karora in merger talks with Ramelius Resources

The Canadian gold miner has its integrated Beta Hunt Gold Mine and Higginsville Gold Operations in Western Australia.

March 7, 2024

AustralianSuper raises stake in Pilbara Minerals

The country's largest pension fund now holds a voting power of 7.37% in Pilbara.

March 7, 2024

Australia and Vietnam upgrade relations, to begin talks on critical minerals

The ties upgrade marks the latest success for Communist-ruled Vietnam's "bamboo diplomacy".

March 7, 2024

Rio Tinto says checking impact of gas pipeline incident on Gladstone operations

Rio's Gladstone operations include its Yarwun and Queensland alumina refineries and its Boyne aluminium smelter.