October 1, 2020 Australian state defers Adani coal mine royalties ahead of election Carmichael's development became a key issue during Australia's 2019 parliamentary election and part of the reason for the Labor party's shock defeat.
September 30, 2020 License to operate still the top risk for miners – report In EY's annual risks and opportunities report, 63% of executives surveyed flagged LTO a top three risk.
September 30, 2020 A fight over gas in Australia has delivered a win for fossil fuels Decision to give the go-ahead to Santos Ltd.'s $2.6 billion coal-seam gas project follows a decade-long struggle with environmentalists and regulators.
September 30, 2020 SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September.
September 29, 2020 Jervois to buy cobalt, nickel refinery in Brazil The São Miguel Paulista refinery had a production capacity of 25,000 mtpa of nickel and 2,000 mtpa of cobalt before it was placed on care and maintenance in 2016.
September 29, 2020 Rio needs more than a safe pair of hands Outgoing CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques has left plenty of problems for his replacement, well beyond the public relations disaster in Western Australia.
September 29, 2020 Australia’s Queensland state approves giant coal mine Pembroke Resources’ A$1-billion Olive Downs project is poised to become the state’s third-largest coal mine.
September 28, 2020 Resolute avoids Mali strike, reinstates 2020 targets The miner restored its production guidance for 2020 of between 400,000 and 430,000 ounces of gold.
September 28, 2020 Rio Tinto ready for talks over Bougainville mine The stance marks a change from April, when Rio rebuffed a request for a review of health and safety concerns at the giant copper mine.
September 28, 2020 Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
