April 19, 2023 India’s NMDC explores lithium reserves for mining in Australia NMDC is the majority owner of a mine located in Mt Bevan and hopes to start mining within two years.
April 17, 2023 St Barbara to sell W. Australia assets to Genesis for $403m, drops takeover The revised transaction will result in St Barbara shareholders owning up to 19.5% of Genesis.
April 17, 2023 Australian court okays BHP takeover of OZ Minerals Decision was the final hurdle for BHP to acquire OZ Minerals and follows a positive vote from the target company's shareholders.
April 17, 2023 Fortescue says no major damage across Western Australian operations after Cyclone Ilsa Iron ore shipments from Port Hedland quickly resumed after closing due to the cyclone.
April 17, 2023 Teck attracts interest from Vale, Anglo American and Freeport The three global miners are among at least six companies that have reportedly approached Teck on transactions post-split.
April 14, 2023 Key iron ore port reopens as Australian cyclone moves inland The key iron ore export hub of Port Hedland reopened after the biggest cyclone to hit Western Australia in at least a decade made landfall.
April 13, 2023 Wyloo Metals, IGO secure land for first integrated battery material facility in Western Australia Proposed project would represent the first commercial production of PCAM in Australia and would align with the State Government’s drive to grow Western Australia’s future battery industry.
April 13, 2023 Australia forging ahead on critical minerals accords with allies The government has signed new agreements with Japan, Germany, the UK and India since late last year.
April 12, 2023 BHP wins vote to buy Oz Minerals in $6.4bn deal The deal has also cleared competition regulators in Vietnam and Brazil.
Codelco submits $1.3B plan to prolong Radomiro Tomic mine life to 2058 The proposal aims to boost the mine's capacity to an average of 725,000 tonnes per day, up from its current level of 675,000 daily tonnes. January 14, 2026 | 10:07 am
