December 11, 2022 Developing a supply chain for silicon key to Australia’s energy independence — report A PwC Australia report says that increasing the in-country production of silicon is the first step for Australia to develop its own capability and capacity in the solar cell supply…
December 11, 2022 Volvo urges Australia to enact new heavy-duty electric truck law Volvo Group Australia urged the government to progress law changes that would allow it to sell heavy-duty electric trucks to transport and distribution companies.
December 9, 2022 Turquoise Hill shareholders approve Rio Tinto’s $3.3bn buyout bid The vote clears the way for Rio Tinto to gain more autonomy over Oyu Tolgoi, which is 66% owned by Turquoise Hill and 34% by the Mongolian government.
December 8, 2022 Glencore scraps $1.3 billion Australian coal project The Valeria open pit metallurgical and thermal coal mine in Queensland would have been one of Australia’s largest.
December 8, 2022 Australia proposes to overhaul ‘broken’ environment laws The country will also set up a new nature protection agency with powers to make decisions on the approval of development projects
December 7, 2022 Rio Tinto plays chancy round of Mongolian roulette December 9 is shaping up to be a big day for Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm.
December 6, 2022 Tianqi exploring battery minerals processing options in Australia Australia is seeking overseas investment into its critical materials industry as it seeks to become a green energy superpower.
December 5, 2022 Lake Resources shares dip on another short seller report According to J Capital analysts, the DLE technology the company is looking to use could be “dramatically” underperforming expectations.
December 5, 2022 Hancock takes 10% of Arafura Rare Earths Hancock Prospecting took around half of a A$121 million placement by Arafura last week aimed at raising capital to develop the Nolans rare earths project.
December 5, 2022 Papua New Guinea PM Marape presses mining, energy giants to advance projects PNG wants progress on undeveloped projects as it sees opportunities to boost resource sales to Asia.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
