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.
May 22, 2020 Coal market faces fresh speculation Two influential publications within China have raised the specter of the country tightening imports from Australia.
May 21, 2020 Core Lithium gets Europe supply deal for Finniss project The agreement is for the supply of 50,000 tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate.
May 21, 2020 In the coming renewable energy boom, Australia is once again the “lucky country” The country ranks highly in the annual Fraser Institute survey of mining companies for investment attractiveness.
May 21, 2020 CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending.
May 21, 2020 Australia reassures on China iron ore processing changes Country said that change in China’s iron ore inspection procedures should streamline customs clearance of Australian shipments.
May 20, 2020 Fresh study calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining It warns that the impacts of nodule mining in the Pacific Ocean will be extensive, severe and last for generations.
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