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.

February 13, 2024

Rio Tinto autonomous train derails in Western Australia

The incident involved an unloaded iron ore train and happened about 75 miles from Dampier port.