August 7, 2019 Lucapa finds Mothae mine’s “best” diamond yet The diamond received a D color rating, meaning it’s colourless and extremely rare.
August 6, 2019 Galaxy Resources flags impairment charge on review of flagship lithium project The lithium miner attributed the charge to the Mt Cattlin mine project's development costs related to its acquisition of General Mining Ltd.
August 6, 2019 Spodumene supply surge sinks lithium prices Australian producers hit as 33% year-to-date spodumene price decline accelerates with little prospect of short term relief.
August 6, 2019 The rocky road to achieving fully autonomous mines A new Clareo report argues that systems of the major OEMs are a barrier to implementation, and unless something changes, achieving a fully autonomous mine will remain a distant vision.
August 6, 2019 Northern Minerals cancels rare earths deal with China firm, cites contract breach The cancellation comes amid speculation that China could cut off supplies of the rare earths metals.
August 6, 2019 Lithium Australia reports high-grade lithium mineralisation at Youanmi project The miner said results suggest Youanmi could provide critical local feedstock for its lithium-cathode and battery business units.
August 5, 2019 Australian Mines secures supply deal with S. Korean company SK Innovation will purchase 100% of the battery-grade cobalt sulphate and nickel sulphate produced from Australian Mines' flagship Sconi project.
August 5, 2019 Iron ore futures down Ore for September closed around 7.3% lower at $95.63 a tonne in Singapore. Benchmark spot material dropped to $99.50 a tonne on Monday.
August 5, 2019 Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.
August 5, 2019 BHP boosts nickel reserves by 77%, gears up for EV market After years on the block, BHP declared its nickel business core in May on the back of promising demand expectations from the electric vehicle industry.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
