September 28, 2022 Australia’s mining state aims to build battery manufacturing hub Western Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium.
September 28, 2022 Top miners team up in bid to wean themselves off dirty trucks Producers like BHP and Glencore are pitching sites to pilot technologies including electrolysis plants, trolley-assist haulage and regenerative braking.
September 28, 2022 S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals.
September 28, 2022 Researchers push for using metals to treat infections Two dozen highly active metal compounds containing cobalt, nickel, rhodium, palladium, silver, europium, iridium, platinum, molybdenum and gold can be used to treat fungal infections.
September 27, 2022 BHP wants to expand presence in Peru, says executive BHP said it will invest $12 million on exploration in the next 10 months and is evaluating six potential projects.
September 26, 2022 Rio Tinto says employee sexually assaulted in Western Australian mine The incident comes three months after Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner called for urgent changes in the country’s mining industry.
September 26, 2022 Mega-polluting coal plans clash with Australia’s climate goals A proposed pipeline of coal mine projects in Australia, the world’s second-biggest exporter of the fuel, are threatening to lock in decades of new carbon emissions.
September 26, 2022 Greenland Minerals dealt setback in legal fight for rare earth project licence In March, the miner took the governments of Greenland and Denmark to court for the legislation passed last year that banned uranium mining.
September 23, 2022 OZ Minerals gives green light to $1.1 billion copper project The approval comes a week after people familiar with the matter said OZ Minerals was seeking about A$10 billion in a potential sale to BHP.
September 23, 2022 Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project Gold Fields takeover target Yamana Gold continues to own 56.25% and remains the operator of the MARA copper-gold project.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
