August 15, 2019 Malaysia allows Lynas to continue operating rare earths plant for six months Country has also imposed fresh conditions to the miner, including the need of a plan to move its cracking and leaching facility overseas within four years of the licence renewal.
August 14, 2019 Lead jumps again as Port Pirie smelter goes down again It's turning out to be a torrid summer for the usually sedate lead market.
August 14, 2019 Glencore loses bid to stop Australian tax office using ‘Paradise Papers’ The ruling potentially opens the door for Glencore to receive a backdated tax bill.
August 14, 2019 Northern Star goes after Barrick Gold’s Super Pit Rumours indicate that if Barrick doesn't find a suitable bidder, it would try to talk JV partner Newmont Goldcorp into a joint sale of the entire asset.
August 13, 2019 Iron ore prices have peaked, will lose steam — report But for the short term, Fitch analysts have raised their iron ore price forecast for 2019 from $80/tonne to $90/tonne.
August 13, 2019 Greatland raises $5m to explore Australian gold project The funds will be used to explore the Paterson project in Western Australia.
August 13, 2019 Nautilus Minerals’ plans to mine the seafloor sink deeper Creditors have voted in favour of liquidating the company.
August 12, 2019 Northern Minerals signs rare earths supply deal with Thyssenkrupp Thyssenkrupp has agreed to purchase the entirety of the heavy rare earth carbonate from the Browns Range project.
August 9, 2019 Mothballed Dartbrook coal mine in NSW can restart operations The mine was placed on care and maintenance in late 2006 because of operational difficulties and lower coal prices.
August 9, 2019 China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business Cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium are expected to see increasing demand from the EV trade in the years ahead.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
