June 13, 2021

Fast-charging aluminum-ion batteries being developed in Australia

According to Graphene Manufacturing Group and The University of Queensland, graphene aluminum-ion batteries can charge 70 times faster than Li-ion batteries.

June 11, 2021

Iron ore price correction delayed as global steel demand tops 2bn tonnes for first time ever

New report says China’s green push means end of cheap exports, deflating steel prices in rest of the world supporting iron ore prices.

June 10, 2021

Drilling at Greatland-Newcrest’s Havieron backs resource expansion

Latest drilling results how further high-grade extensions to the South East Crescent zone of the Havieron gold-copper project.

June 10, 2021

Australia faces climate pressure with EU carbon tariff threat – study

Australia has refused to match commitments by the US, UK and other countries targeting net zero emissions by 2050.

June 10, 2021

Nature-related financial risk opens new can of worms for miners

Verisk Maplecroft believes that funds and international creditors have an opportunity to drive conservation improvements by tying finance to ESG milestones.

June 9, 2021

Sky-high coal prices won’t spur new mines in a greener world

Companies remain hesitant to invest in new projects with financing difficult to come by and question marks over long-term demand.

June 8, 2021

Miners should target smaller deposits for clean energy era, says PwC

Battery minerals represented less than 3% of the top 40 miners' total revenue in 2020.

June 7, 2021

Noront snubs Wyloo debt offer

Noront has an "immediate need for funding."

June 7, 2021

Aboriginal group disappointed by Rio Tinto board hire

Ben Wyatt is to be Rio Tinto's first Indigenous board member in a move to restore a reputation tarnished after last year's destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters.

June 7, 2021

Funds flood into Australian battery mineral explorers – report

Australian-listed explorers raised A$2.37 billion ($1.81 billion) in the March 2021 quarter, the most since BDO started the series in 2013.