September 15, 2021

Australia releases geological mapping data for southeast

Country released data from a large airborne electromagnetic survey across parts of the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.

September 15, 2021

How mining waste can be used for hydrogen fuel production

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology propose the idea of using feldspars found in mine tailings as part of a potential cheaper catalyst for hydrogen fuel production.

September 14, 2021

BHP’s net-zero targets don’t include its steelmaking customers

The company says it’s working with industry giants including Japan’s JFE Steel and China’s HBIS Group on ways to reduce manufacturers’ carbon footprint.

September 10, 2021

Harvard’s $42bn fund to end investment in fossil fuels

Harvard's massive endowment will support the world’s green energy transition.

September 9, 2021

Rio Tinto played down Australian heritage damage at inquiry, aboriginal group says

Rio Tinto operates six of its 16 mines and three rail lines on the group's traditional lands.

September 8, 2021

BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed KoBold Metals

The world’s largest miner will use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires.

September 7, 2021

New research to bring fibre optic technology to Australian mining sector

Project will seek to produce data to reduce the cost of geophysical characterisation of the subsurface and develop a safer resource extraction process.

September 7, 2021

Pilbara Minerals lifts Pilgangoora lithium resource

Landmark 39% increase follows the integration of the Ngungaju lithium resource and successful development drilling programs.

September 7, 2021

Aboriginal group files UN complaint over heritage bill

New draft laws put greater emphasis on agreement between Indigenous groups and developers, but the government retains the final decision in heritage disputes.

September 7, 2021

Australia’s biggest silver mine in two decades taps solar boom

Silver Mines’s Bowdens project in New South Wales is set to start operations in 2023 and will have an initial output target of 6 million ounces a year.