February 14, 2023 Australia’s bid to break China’s lithium dominance hit by delay Wesfarmers said the start of its lithium refinery has been pushed back to the first half of 2025.
February 14, 2023 Australia’s Fortescue FFI sees Texas potential among 5 key projects Fortescue Future Industries CEO said the Inflation Reduction Act has made doing business in the US domestic market more appealing.
February 14, 2023 Fortescue Metals’ first-half profit drops on lower iron ore prices The miner also flagged that inflationary pressures will continue to be a risk for the remainder of the fiscal 2023.
February 13, 2023 Lynas’ Malaysia rare earths plant faces part closure as regulator keeps curbs Lynas will need to close the cracking and leaching part of its rare earths processing plant if the conditions are not removed before July 1.
February 13, 2023 Karora grows gold resources at Beta Hunt mine in Australia The updated measured and indicated resource totalled 1.35 million gold ounces, representing a 20% increase over the previous estimate.
February 12, 2023 Billionaire drops Australia coal mine appeal in blow for sector Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal has withdrawn an appeal to open what would have been the country’s biggest mine.
February 10, 2023 Curtin University appoints director of Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub National initiative aims to transform mineral research outputs into commercial products and services.
February 9, 2023 CHART: Copper exploration budgets jump, but major discoveries elusive The increase in global copper resources is mostly from 1990s discoveries and the last decade of exploration has been particularly unrewarding, says new report.
February 9, 2023 Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
February 9, 2023 Fortescue Metals preparing to cut up to 1,000 jobs The cuts would be across Fortescue Future Industries, a clean energy subsidiary focused on producing hydrogen.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
