August 24, 2021 BHP turns to electric pickups as miners seek emissions cuts Miners are beginning to test out options to replace their vast diesel-powered fleets with zero-emissions alternatives.
August 24, 2021 BHP risks two notch downgrade on oil asset sale The sale will reduce BHP's portfolio diversity and will raise its dependency on a single asset.
August 24, 2021 How nature recycles organic material to create diamonds New research shows that some diamonds are made up of former living organisms that have been recycled more than 400 kilometres below the surface.
August 24, 2021 Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to assess hydrogen plant at Yarwun refinery They will jointly study the feasibility of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.
August 24, 2021 Rio Tinto resumes operations at Richards Bay in South Africa The Richards Bay Minerals project was shut down in late June following the murder of the top manager.
August 23, 2021 Western Areas posts full-year loss amid acquisition interest IGO said it was in preliminary talks to acquire Western Areas as part of efforts to raise its footprint in battery materials.
August 23, 2021 Blair Athol coal mine life extended by 10 years Life extension of central Queensland's coal mine follows a reserves update that added 19.5 million tonnes.
August 23, 2021 Lynas gets extension to build waste plant in Malaysia Deadline for the proposed permanent low-level radioactive waste disposal facility has been extended by six months to March 2, 2022.
August 22, 2021 Tianqi, IGO produce first Australian lithium hydroxide for batteries The Kwinana plant is expected to reach its initial 24,000 tonne per year capacity by the end of 2022.
August 22, 2021 Bauxite production set to rise 3.8% in 2021 Rising bauxite output from Australia and Guinea to push market to pre-covid levels.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
