April 6, 2021 Australian gov’t says superannuation funds should support new coal projects Australia's superannuation funds should be free to support the coal industry's expansion plans, resources minister Keith Pitt said.
April 6, 2021 Panoramic Resources to restart nickel project in Australia To support the resuming of operations, Panoramic has entered a five-year nickel and copper concentrate offtake agreement with Trafigura Group.
April 5, 2021 Barrick ready to sign deal to reopen Porgera mine Papua New Guinea's prime minister has announced an imminent agreement to bring the mine back into operations.
April 3, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price; Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner; Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
April 1, 2021 Rio Tinto’s next chair must navigate between China and Australia Whoever replaces Simon Thompson as chairperson of Rio Tinto Group will face a raft of complex and problematic global issues.
April 1, 2021 Australian court orders Tianqi Lithium to pay $29m to court fund Company had refused to pay Perth-based MSP Engineering for building a lithium hydroxide plant, saying the project ran over budget.
April 1, 2021 DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.
March 31, 2021 Ok Tedi resumes operations after covid-19 shutdown Ramp-up to full production is expected to take up to two weeks.
March 31, 2021 Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there.
March 30, 2021 Resource-rich Australia shows vagaries of any commodity supercycle: Russell For those seeking evidence of a new commodity supercycle, and for the sceptics of a sustained boom in natural resources, Australia’s government forecaster has it covered.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
