October 29, 2019 Australia considers funding for rare earths projects — minister Australia is aiming to develop six critical mineral industries that it sees as key to future technologies and where it has large mineral reserves.
October 29, 2019 Rio Tinto says miners need to do more on the environment. Here’s how Opinion: Mining companies are generally quite good at promoting social projects undertaken in the communities in which they operate, but full disclosure could show how much the mining companies' support…
October 28, 2019 Rio Tinto says miners need to leverage technology as scrutiny of the industry rises Technologies such as autonomous rail-cars and increased automation can lower the impact of the industry on the environment as well as raise profit margins, the company said.
October 28, 2019 Newcrest eyes deeper mines, smaller footprint with block caving Newcrest is tapping big data and block caving to delve deeper into the earth's crust for mineral riches that just a handful of years ago would have been too costly…
October 25, 2019 Newmont Goldcorp board approves Tanami expansion 2 project The Tanami expansion project is anchored on the expansive Auron deposit.
October 24, 2019 Fortescue bumps up free cash flow on premium iron ore FMG has been raising the mix of premium feed in its shipments with the addition of its West Pilbara Fines product.
October 24, 2019 Australia’s Galaxy Resources to cut lithium production Australian lithium producers have been cutting supply amid plummeting prices in recent months.
October 23, 2019 MAPPED: Top gold drill results – August 2019 A trend towards exploration of advanced projects, rather than greenfield opportunities, returned in August.
October 23, 2019 Newcrest Mining first-quarter output down, Wafi-Golpu project delayed Gold production for the three months ended Sept. 3 fell 6.7% to 511,636 ounces, hurt by lower grades and shutdown overruns at its Cadia mine.
October 22, 2019 Rio considering options for New Zealand aluminium smelter The move comes a week after the miner downplayed its annual aluminium production guidance and flagged challenging conditions in the industry.
ISA rules leave seabed mining stuck without benefit sharing Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared. December 30, 2025 | 04:00 am
