March 29, 2023 Arafura Rare Earths gets $600m loan guarantee from German insurer The guarantee is subject to Arafura entering supply deals with German firms.
March 29, 2023 Australian man finds giant gold nugget worth $160K The 4.6kg nugget was found in Victoria's goldfields, which were the heart of Australia's gold rush in the 1800s.
March 28, 2023 Pilbara Minerals approves $375 million lithium expansion in Western Australia The investment in the Pilgan plant will help increase spodumene concentrate production by 47% to 1 million dry metric tonnes per annum.
March 28, 2023 Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop.
March 27, 2023 Fortescue delays first production at Iron Bridge project again In January, the company said the project was set to begin production at the end of the March quarter.
March 27, 2023 Liontown rejects $3.7 billion proposal from Albemarle Liontown Resources rejected a non-binding indicative proposal of A$2.50 per share.
March 27, 2023 BHP to trial carbon capture with Chinese steel firm HBIS Project will develop and test technologies that can be integrated into steel production processes to cut CO2 emissions.
March 24, 2023 China Minmetals chairman sees broad scope to co-operate with Rio Tinto Weng Zuliang expressed hope for both sides to promote and deepen pragmatic cooperation in iron ore trading.
March 23, 2023 Sibanye-Stillwater to hand $20 million to New Century Sibanye's emergency financial support for its takeover target New Century flagged output losses that will impact short-term liquidity.
March 22, 2023 BHP is building a solution to its green steel conundrum The company is working with engineering consultancy Hatch Ltd. to design a pilot plant that uses an electric smelting furnace.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
