March 2, 2021 Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.
March 1, 2021 Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara It has spent over $385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations.
March 1, 2021 Australian teens lead class action against Whitehaven’s coal mine expansion It could make it more difficult for coal mines to be approved in Australia on the basis of intergenerational equity and climate change.
February 26, 2021 Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."
February 26, 2021 Orocobre forecasts higher lithium prices as market outlook brightens The lithium and borax miner said net loss after tax widened to $29.1 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, from $18.9 million last year.
February 26, 2021 Australian state approved plans that would damage Aboriginal sites In the past year, New South Wales' heritage protection body has approved all of the development applications received.
February 25, 2021 Lynas beats profit estimates as prices of rare earths soar Earlier this month, the US Department of Defense awarded $30 million in funds to build a facility in Texas to Lynas.
February 25, 2021 Aboriginal Australian group encouraged but wary of South32’s engagement CEO Graham Kerr said the miner had increased its interactions with the Noongar people over the development of its Hotham bauxite mine.
February 24, 2021 Iluka Resources eyes downstream processing of rare earths The Perth-based company said the endeavour could be the Phase 3 development of its Eneabba operation in Western Australia.
February 24, 2021 BHP and Aboriginal group probe fallen rock shelter in Western Australia BHP discovered the damage to the site of significance to the Banjima people on Jan. 29, as part of monitoring at its Mining Area C operations.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
