February 16, 2024 Hastings Technology inks offtake deal with Chinese rare earths producer Hastings, which is backed by Andrew Forrest, will supply a minimum of 10,000 tons per annum of concentrate for an initial seven years.
February 16, 2024 Australia lists nickel as ‘critical mineral’ to unlock billions in support The move opens the way for the crisis-hit industry to access billions of dollars in cheap government loans.
February 15, 2024 Strong metals and mining M&A activity set to remain over 2024 — report The industry saw a significant rise in M&A activity across metals and mining companies in 2023 driven by the global energy transition, a theme Fitch Solutions expects to continue.
February 15, 2024 BHP considers closing Western Australia nickel operations amid price decline Nickel prices fell 40% in the last year as Indonesian supply jumped.
February 14, 2024 South32 to invest $2.1 billion in Hermosa project in Arizona The project was the first to be added to the US FAST-41 permitting process, and the company said it has the potential to be one of the world’s largest zinc…
February 14, 2024 Whitehaven Coal tumbles as profit drops, dividend misses consensus Australia's biggest independent coal miner has posted an after-tax net profit of A$257.6 million for the half year.
February 14, 2024 BHP flags $5.7 billion impairments on Samarco dam failure, nickel operations Last month, a Brazil judge ruled that BHP, Vale and their joint venture Samarco must pay up to 47.6 $9.67 billion in damages.
February 14, 2024 Horizon, Greenstone merge to create new gold miner in Western Australia The combined company would have global mineral resources of around 1.8 million gold ounces, as well as exploration assets.
February 13, 2024 Fleet Space Technologies launches expert-in-residence program, appoints former BHP VP The first appointee to the XIR program is Keenan Jennings, former vice president of Metals Exploration at BHP.
February 13, 2024 Carbon capture tech a ‘complete falsehood’, says Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest is asking political leaders to provide "real, non-greenwashed" commitments to encourage investment.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
