May 28, 2020

Lithium prices to bounce after 2022

When demand picks up, the supply side won’t be able to react quickly enough, says BMI.

May 27, 2020

Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months

IWCC expects global copper surplus to hit 285,000 tonnes this year and 675,000 tonnes in 2021.

May 26, 2020

Novo makes new discovery at Pilbara gold project

Earlier this month, Novo recommenced its exploration program at Egina and identified another gold-bearing channel.

May 26, 2020

Iron ore defies covid-19 gloom with bullish supply

Softer export numbers from Australia and Brazil suggest that June may see a bit of a pullback in China’s imports.

May 26, 2020

Minerals Council of Australia proposes roadmap for post-covid-19 recovery

The industry group requested that the federal government adopts a series of reforms to boost the mining sector.

May 26, 2020

New Century eyes Vale’s New Caledonia mine

The zinc miner plans to buy 95% of Vale's assets on the Pacific island.

May 25, 2020

Gold giant Australia is firing back up a record exploration boom

Gold miners in Australia are set to leapfrog China next year to become the top producer.

May 24, 2020

Australian state delays rent, fees collection to support the exploration sector

Victoria will defer until January 2021 the collection of rent and annual fees for the resource sector.

May 24, 2020

How the taste of groundwater could help focus exploration efforts

Exploration instruments can ‘taste’ haloes of groundwater chemistry and identify unknown ore deposits.

May 22, 2020

Fortescue Metals ups stake in Candente Copper

Fortescue now owns almost 20% of Candente, which is advancing a large scale open-pit copper project in Peru.