September 30, 2021 Iron ore price jumps as Fortescue halts Pilbara operations The world’s no.4 iron ore miner halted operations at its Solomon Hub site after an employee died in a ground collapse.
September 30, 2021 Rio Tinto disputes report that mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes While it understands stakeholders’ frustration, Rio says the impact of rock conditions and labour issues has not been fully recognized.
September 29, 2021 Fortescue halts operations at Pilbara site after employee’s death Operations at Solomon Hub had been suspended pending a full investigation.
September 29, 2021 Australia’s Core Lithium starts construction at flagship Finniss project Finniss is the first lithium mine in the Northern Territory.
September 29, 2021 Australia will need to wean itself off iron ore export reliance Prices of iron ore are set to average below $100/t next year, state department says.
September 29, 2021 One of the world’s largest clean energy projects closer to becoming reality Sun Cable’s AAPowerLink project will deliver up to 3.2 GW of dispatchable clean energy from Australia to Singapore.
September 28, 2021 Australia’s top coal-exporting state expects to halve carbon emissions by 2030 The conservative New South Wales government projects it will achieve emissions reductions between 47% and 52% by 2030.
September 28, 2021 Australia to set up $1.5bn loan facility for critical minerals projects Australia is a major supplier of critical minerals, such as nickel, copper and cobalt.
September 27, 2021 AVZ Minerals secures Chinese backing for DRC lithium project Suzhou CATH has agreed to invest more than $400 million to become a partner in the Australian explorer’s Manono project in southern DRC.
September 24, 2021 RANKED: World’s top ten nickel mining companies Total nickel reserves are estimated at 94 million tonnes globally, with Indonesia and Australia among the countries holding the largest endowments.
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