November 6, 2019

South32 exits thermal coal with South African assets sale

The miner, which spun out of BHP in 2015, has been trying to sell its South African thermal coal operations for more than a year.

November 5, 2019

Process IQ, Orway Mineral and Perseus Mining receive METS Award for work at Ghana mine

The solution implemented by the consortium partners included the installation and use of MillSlicer instrumentation, MillStar and Orway IQ’s MillROC.

November 4, 2019

Lithium price: Worst may be over for Australian producers

New Benchmark lithium industry assessment has some good news for besieged hard rock miners.

November 4, 2019

BHP weighing LNG power for iron ore ships

BHP says it has a responsibility to address emissions, as the biggest producer of coking coal and a major shipper of iron ore.

November 4, 2019

Lynas and Malaysia ink deal to sell rare earth waste, attract customers

The agreement comes amid protests by environmentalists who say the miner's rare earths plant fails to meet safety standards.

November 3, 2019

Australia’s Independence chases more nickel with $216m bid

Australian nickel miner Independence Group has launched a hostile A$312 million takeover bid for smaller peer Panoramic Resources.

November 3, 2019

Australia’s threat to outlaw mining protests highlights industry split

The industry is increasingly split along climate change lines.

November 3, 2019

Billionaire Gina Rinehart wealth swells as family split lingers

The Australian mining magnate's fortune swelled $2.1 billion after her company reported improved financial results on the back of higher iron ore sales.

November 1, 2019

Australia’s pro-coal prime minister signals war on climate activism

Scott Morrison’s choice of language Friday made it clear how he views some environmental protesters.

November 1, 2019

Mineral Resources, Albemarle pause Wodgina output on weak lithium market

Australian lithium producers had earlier this year flagged weak market conditions for the rest of 2019 amid reduced demand from Chinese customers.