April 4, 2023 Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.
April 3, 2023 Rio Tinto to spend $216.5m to fund Ranger uranium mine rehab costs Proceeds will be used to fund rehabilitation related to Energy Resources's Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory and repay a loan from Rio Tinto.
April 3, 2023 Wyloo says offer for Mincor is ‘best and final’ after nickel miner withdraws guidance Wyloo has determined that the current offer price of $1.40 per share will not be increased, in the absence of a competing proposal.
April 3, 2023 RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest lithium operations Albemarle’s Greenbushes hard rock mine in Australia holds top spot.
April 2, 2023 Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries requires that Australia grows its energy storage capacity at least 10-fold by 2050.
April 2, 2023 Australia sees lithium exports matching thermal coal by 2028 Australia sees its booming lithium sector matching thermal coal’s importance within five years.
March 31, 2023 Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea Buyers Sichuan Road and Bridge Group have paid $105 million. A second instalment of $16 million is expected within the next six months
March 30, 2023 Australia risks losing pole position in critical minerals race Industry executives are calling for a national strategy to speed that development by fast-tracking mine permitting.
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.
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
