May 29, 2022

Australia’s Predictive Discovery raises $55m for Guinea gold mine

The fundraising was the biggest for an Africa-focused gold exploration firm this year.

May 27, 2022

Sayona raises $136m for Quebec lithium project’s restart in 2023

The company published a positive pre‐feasibility study for the project this week, confirming the NAL operation’s technical and financial viability over a 27-year mine life.

May 26, 2022

Want to dismantle coal power faster? Green the grid

A fresh Australian government, along with an expanded slate of climate-focused independent and Greens legislators, should add further support to the nation’s energy transition.

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.