August 4, 2022 BHP backs Indigenous education programs in Northern Australia P will make a fresh A$1 million donation and continue to support the Studio Schools of Australia’s model for Indigenous education as a foundation partner.
August 4, 2022 Insatiable lithium demand fuels investment boom in Australia Globally, the industry will need as much as $42 billion of investment by the end of the decade in order to meet demand, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
August 4, 2022 Australia knocks back major coal project near Great Barrier Reef Minister for Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said the Central Queensland Coal project could have unacceptable impacts on the world heritage site.
August 4, 2022 More governments are warming to rare earths funding, Lynas says nts in Western Europe, the US, and Japan are newly focused on creating more resilient supply chains, CEO Amanda Lacaze said
August 4, 2022 Glencore profit more than doubles thanks to soaring coal price The firm’s coal division generated earnings of $8.9 billion in the first six months of the year as prices for the fossil fuel have soared.
August 3, 2022 Silver Lake to invest $24-$31m on Sugar Zone mine in Ontario over next two years The Sugar Zone underground mine has been in production since 2019 and is one of Ontario’s most recent and highest grade gold mines.
August 3, 2022 BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom e miner said it has the second largest nickel sulphide resource base globally, based on its land holding in the Agnew-Wiluna belt in Western Australia.
August 3, 2022 The Australian diamonds that no one can see “This discovery will influence our understanding of the tectonic models and how the eastern coast of Australia formed.”
August 2, 2022 Lynas to invest $345m in rare earths mine to tap demand The Mt Weld mine has deposits of rare earths elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are in high demand for making magnets used in electric vehicles and wind energy generation.
August 2, 2022 Not enough women: miners meet in Australia under a cloud after sexism report Australia accounts for about half of the world's iron ore exports, and women have long complained of sexual harassment in mining camps and offices.
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