October 7, 2025

Rio Tinto, Japanese partners pour $733M into Pilbara mine

The West Angelas iron ore mine extension aims to sustain Pilbara output by replacing production from aging sites.

October 6, 2025

Gold to overtake LNG, met coal as Australia’s second most valuable export

Australia is one of the leading gold producers, with output projected to rise from 340 tons in 2025-26, to 369 tons in the following period.

October 6, 2025

Australia’s VHM gets US interest of up to $200 million for rare earths project

Located in Australia's Victoria, Goschen is classified as a Tier 1 integrated rare earth and mineral sands project.

October 6, 2025

Predictive, Robex to merge in $1.5B Guinea gold deal

The combined company aims to produce 400,000+ ounces of gold yearly by 2029, with 9.5M ounces in resources and 4.5M in reserves.

October 3, 2025

Fleet Space Technologies opens new global headquarters and manufacturing hub

The GHQ and space-tech factory will support the expansion of its global, AI-powered exploration platform.

October 3, 2025

China’s bar on BHP iron ore cargoes hammers capesize rates

Dry-bulk shipping rates have tumbled around 25% this week.

October 3, 2025

Anglo American takes Peabody to arbitration over failed $3.8B deal

Peabody withdrew a multi-billion dollar bid for Anglo American's coking coal assets after failing to agree on a lower price post mine fire.

October 3, 2025

Leo Lithium rejects Firefinch demands amid assets sale

Leo says a Q1 2026 sale is the earliest possible, rejecting Firefinch's three-month push as unrealistic and unwise.

October 2, 2025

US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies

Funding pathways could include traditional debt, debt and equity models, which would be debt financing with an "equity kicker," and also offtakes.

October 1, 2025

Major Australian coal-fired station Gladstone set to close six years early

Gladstone started operating in 1976 and is the largest power plant in Queensland state.