June 13, 2022

Rio Tinto unveils changes following workplace survey that uncovered racism, harassment 

RIO is designing new reporting mechanisms for its employees and training modules for top leaders to spot “unacceptable” behaviours in the workplace.

June 13, 2022

Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.

June 7, 2022

Rio Tinto joins Germany’s Salzgitter to study using its iron ore in green steelmaking

The agreement comes as Germany looks to speed up its collaboration for green hydrogen production with Australia.

June 7, 2022

Yancoal Australia rejects $1.8bn takeover bid from China’s Yankuang

Yankuang Energy Group, which is Yancoal's largest shareholder, said it was open to negotiations to boost its stake.

June 6, 2022

Australia’s Allkem flags lower lithium production on tight labour market

A tight labour market in Western Australia, along with covid-19-related border closures, has hit production at mining firms operating in the state.

June 3, 2022

BHP tests world-first automated shiploaders in the Pilbara

The project is expected to enable an increase in production of more than one million tonnes each year.

June 3, 2022

First test for Australia’s new government is an energy squeeze

Australia generates most of its power using coal, and outages at some aging facilities amid colder-than-usual weather have contributed to the squeeze.

June 2, 2022

Electrification of heavy-duty long-haul operations key to reaching net-zero on road transport by 2050 – report

Experts at BloombergNEF believe that battery-electric trucks are likely to become a viable option for heavy-duty long-haul operations by the end of the 2020s.

June 2, 2022

Glencore expected to dismiss bid for Yancoal Australia stake

Chinese majority owner’s bid for Glencore's interest in Australia's largest coal producer "offensively low", sources said.

June 1, 2022

Lithium mining stocks plunge after Goldman sees “sharp correction”

Billions wiped off sector after Goldman says bull market “over for now" but Chinese lithium prices have begun to tick upwards again.