May 26, 2022

Fortescue pursues quantum leap in green hydrogen quest

Company is funding research by a quantum computing venture into ways to produce cheap and abundant green hydrogen.

May 26, 2022

Populating Mars, the moon requires two key resources to be mineable first

Before a key mineral is mined, the techniques to extract a more important resource need to be mastered first.

May 25, 2022

The trouble with lithium

Demand has outstripped supply, pushing prices up almost 500% in a year.

May 25, 2022

BHP may reap gain of $9.5bn from petroleum merger with Woodside

The world's biggest listed miner last year agreed to combine its petroleum business with the company formerly known as Woodside Petroleum.

May 25, 2022

Cleaner gold extraction technology goes global

"This technology will offer many benefits to resource industries, including being a much more efficient, safe and environmentally-friendly extraction method."

May 23, 2022

Chinese, Australian investors battle for largest lithium deposit

AVZ Minerals is battling to retain control of the Manono lithium project in DRC, potentially the world’s largest untapped lithium deposit, amid ownership claims from Chinese investors.

May 20, 2022

Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project

The Canadian explorer has secured an initial 51% stake in Russell Lake, located next to its Moore property in Saskatchewan.

May 19, 2022

Tianqi produces Australia’s first battery grade lithium hydroxide

TLEA’s Kwinana plant has met internal certification processes with the onsite laboratory confirming that battery-grade specification has been met on 10 tonnes of lithium hydroxide.

May 19, 2022

Woodside shareholders back BHP petroleum merger

Deal creates a top ten global independent oil and gas producer worth $40 billion, with assets in Australia, the US, Mexico, Senegal and Trinidad.

May 18, 2022

Mapped: The 10 largest gold mines in the world, by production

Together, they accounted for around 13 million ounces or 12% of global gold production in 2021.