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.

October 1, 2020

We’re a long, long way from running out of gold

All the gold that’s ever been mined would fit into a cube with edges 22 meters long — small enough to fit into three Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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.