August 16, 2023 Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI Its platform can extract lithium from previously-inaccessible reserves and also create products across sectors, including health care.
August 15, 2023 Evolution Energy signs graphite supply deal with China-based BTR The company will supply about 90% of the product from the project to BTR under the three-year agreement.
August 15, 2023 Lawyer alleges Gina Rinehart committed ‘egregious fraud’ over transferred mining licences Mining licenses were 'unlawfully transferred to her company', a lawyer for her two eldest children claimed in court.
August 15, 2023 TechMet raises $200m to counter China’s critical minerals control Fresh equity will be deployed across TechMet’s ten assets, which aim at reducing the west’s dependence on China for critical minerals.
August 14, 2023 Azure Minerals rejects $585m takeover bid from SQM The Australian company rejected the buyout bid received on August 12.
August 14, 2023 Vision Blue injects $40 million into Papua New Guinea lime project Mick Davis' Vision Blue Resources would obtain a 49% stake in Mayur Resources' Central lime project.
August 11, 2023 South32 to halt some Appin mine operations amid workers strike Workers voted to go on a strike till Aug. 18 after rejecting a new workplace deal that would have given them a 6.3% pay hike this year.
August 10, 2023 South32 safety managers launch week-long strike Due to the strike, some parts of the Appin mine have been made non-operational.
August 10, 2023 Newcrest profit falls nearly 11% on higher operating costs Underlying profit was $778 million for the year ended June 30, compared with $872 million a year earlier.
August 10, 2023 Australia’s Genmin signs MoU with Chinese firm to supply iron ore products Genmin will sell and deliver 2.4 million tonnes per annum of iron ore products to Hunan Valin Steel.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
