October 8, 2020 Newcrest approves flagship Cadia mine’s expansion The board also approved Papua New Guinea-based Lihir mine's front-end recovery project.
October 8, 2020 Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.
October 7, 2020 Looming changes for FIFO employees in Western Australia One-third of the country's new jobs in August were in Western Australia, and the state's mining industry is currently underpinning the national economy.
October 7, 2020 BHP freezes membership of lobby group over Greens campaign The Queensland Resources Council stepped up its advocacy against the environment-focused Greens ahead of an election this month in coal-rich Queensland state.
October 6, 2020 Tesla in talks with BHP over nickel supply pact Talks are held up on pricing, and no final agreement has been reached so far.
October 6, 2020 Northern Star, Saracen create $11.5bn Australian gold giant Merger gives birth to the world's eighth largest gold miner by market value.
October 5, 2020 Newcrest Mining cleared to trade on TSX from Oct 13 Newcrest says it had seen increased interest from North American investors in the gold sector over the last six months.
October 2, 2020 RANKED: Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks.
October 2, 2020 Wiluna goes ahead with Western Australia gold mine expansion Staged development will increase production at Wiluna from 62,000 ounces of gold per year to 100,000-120,000 annual ounces by late 2021.
October 2, 2020 BHP commits $800m to boost Australia’s mining workforce The world’s largest miner launched a major training and technology package aimed at helping Australia recover from the pandemic.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
