November 28, 2019 ‘The revolution is ongoing’: Bougainville to revive radical mining proposal Under the proposed mining law amendments, Bougainville would take a 60% share in all projects and retain all mining licences, leaving a 40% share that investors can bid for.
November 27, 2019 Rio and Centre of Excellence to grow indigenous participation in minerals development in North America Rio Tinto is the first resources company to join the partnership with a contribution of A$1 million over 5 years.
November 27, 2019 BHP’s Henry signals new technology a focus in first speech Henry said a BHP team had built an Internet of Things sensor gateway, which collects real time data from sensors on mobile and fixed equipment.
November 27, 2019 Anglo American sells stake in Australian coal mine for $141m A 12% interest in the Grosvenor coking coal mine is being acquired by a consortium of Japanese companies.
November 26, 2019 Rio Tinto invests $749 million in Pilbara iron ore mine The company said the project is expected to deliver internal rate of return with a capital intensity of about $25 per tonne of production capacity.
November 26, 2019 Lynas close to securing funding for rare earths plant in the US Details about how it will fund the development of a heavy rare earths processing facility in Texas is expected to come by the end of February.
November 25, 2019 Australia’s Metals X suspends operations at Nifty copper mine The company said that the decision to shut Nifty would allow it to focus on its Renison Tin Operations in Tasmania.
November 25, 2019 China’s rare earth boost threatens US, Australia growth plans China said this month it’s raising its annual mining quota for rare earths to 132,000 tonnes, 10% above last year’s record high.
November 25, 2019 BHP becomes Ecuador-focused SolGold’s largest shareholder Australia's largest gold producer Newcrest Mining was, until now, SolGold’s largest shareholder.
November 24, 2019 Global movements of Earth’s crust shown for the first time Scientists combined satellite images and radio telescopes to show the movement of the Earth's surface as a result of geological and man-made forces.
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