August 25, 2021 Australia’s Star Minerals nearing IPO The Perth-based company wants to go public to fund the development of the Tumblegum South gold project.
August 24, 2021 Fortescue best positioned to weather industry disruption – report Fortescue Metals leads an Australia-heavy Top 10 based on GlobalData research.
August 24, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest copper mining companies In an unprecedented year marked by disruptions due to the global pandemic, copper mine production was contingent on how each company overcame operational challenges.
August 24, 2021 Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global Ramp-up in green policies supportive of battery metals.
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.
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
