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.
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.
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