April 27, 2022

Pilbara Minerals quarterly output drops as labour crunch bites

Shipments of spodumene concentrate tumbled more than 25% from the December quarter.

April 27, 2022

Newcrest quarterly gold output jumps 10% as Cadia production soars

Production at the flagship Cadia gold mine in New South Wales soared 30% sequentially.

April 27, 2022

Column: Global miners rank ESG as their top concern. Really?

Not one of the biggest listed Western mining companies has an executive with the title of chief ESG officer, writes Clyde Russell.

April 27, 2022

Column: Automakers go back to the future to secure battery metals

Henry Ford was right all along, it turns out.

April 27, 2022

Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services

The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub.

April 25, 2022

South32 quarterly metallurgical coal output jumps as operations normalize

South32, along with mining giants like BHP and Rio Tinto, have faced operational disruptions due to worsening labour supply issues.

April 25, 2022

Column: Bears tip-toe back into copper market as demand fears grow

Copper has spent the last few weeks hanging in suspended animation, writes Andy Home.

April 22, 2022

Global miners must overcome labour shortages, inflation pain to meet targets

Analysts expect earnings to be driven lower this year and next.

April 21, 2022

Musk wants more lithium for EVs but very few places have it

Elon Musk wants more lithium, but only a handful of countries can supply the material key to the electrification of transportation, at least for now.

April 21, 2022

New tech will free cheaper, cleaner lithium supply – report 

Elon Musk warns investors about lithium supply, but a new McKinsey report says geothermal, oilfield brines and new extraction technology can meet seven-fold demand growth.