March 16, 2023 BHP’s Project Dig unearths 100-million-year-old fossil in Western Queensland A team of palaeontologists found Australia’s first head and associated body of an elasmosaur, a long-necked plesiosaur that co-existed with dinosaurs in the early Cretaceous Period.
March 16, 2023 Rio Tinto appoints directors with mining, renewable energy experience Dean Dalla Valle and Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the latest appointments, will join Rio's board on June 1.
March 16, 2023 Fortescue, NREL partner to boost green hydrogen development West Australian Fortescue Future Industries and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have launched a green hydrogen research center in Colorado.
March 15, 2023 Alcoa Australia to cut Portland aluminum smelter output to 75% capacity The company cited instability and production challenges.
March 14, 2023 Newcrest, Newmont set to talk as Newcrest outlines more mining potential Newcrest rebuffed Newmont’s initial $17 billion takeover bid in mid-February,
March 14, 2023 Burgundy buys Canada’s largest diamond operation Burgundy Diamond Mines is buying Arctic Canadian, owner of the Ekati mine, to become one of the world’s biggest diamond operations.
March 14, 2023 China removes all remaining curbs on Australian coal imports Imports could reach 1 million tons in the first half of March alone.
March 10, 2023 Drilling extends Global Lithium’s Manna deposit in Australia A new 800-metre-long zone containing lengthy, high-grade lithium intercepts is being assessed.
March 10, 2023 Fortescue Metals to cut ‘few hundred’ jobs Miner started laying off more than 100 workers at its Iron Bridge project in the Pilbara region, according to local media.
March 8, 2023 BHP eyes copper, nickel projects as it bypasses lithium BHP expects global copper and nickel supplies to remain below demand as few new mines for either metal are coming online in the near future.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
