April 6, 2020 Macarthur Minerals gets government grant to drill at Lake Giles The Toowong-based company wants to explore the Moonshine North nickel prospect.
April 3, 2020 Australia to lead in mining technology integration – report Fitch named Rio Tinto the leader of technological integration, followed by FMG and BHP.
April 3, 2020 Virus curbs force oil, mine workers to move across a continent Some of the biggest mining and energy companies are scrambling to respond to tightening controls on movement inside Australia.
April 2, 2020 Kirkland Lake Gold withdraws 2020 guidance The move comes after more suspensions and reductions in Ontario over the covid- 19 pandemic.
April 2, 2020 Australia’s ALS probe finds half of coal quality reports amended Australia, which is known for its high quality coal, is the world's biggest exporter of the fuel.
April 1, 2020 Australia’s largest mint sees surge in gold, silver sales Silver sales almost tripled to 1.74 million ounces from 605,634 ounces in February.
April 1, 2020 OceanaGold’s South Carolina mine stays open The Haile mine is considered the largest gold mining operation on the Atlantic coast.
April 1, 2020 A billionaire miner is using China ties to source virus supplies Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest is leveraging his ties to China to source medical supplies.
March 31, 2020 Newcrest earns 40% interest in Havieron Australia's largest gold producer has now reached its Stage 2 farm-in milestone at the project.
March 31, 2020 Polymetal signs offtake deal with Blackham The companies have formed an alliance, with the aim of reducing the global environmental footprint of concentrate processing.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
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