May 10, 2019 World’s largest hard rock lithium mine to get bigger Talison Lithium, a partnership between China’s Tianqi and U.S. group Albemarle, obtained an environmental approval for the A$516-million ($361m) expansion of the Greenbushes mine in Western Australia.
May 10, 2019 Coal miner TerraCom fires up A$63 million restructuring plan The Australian miner aims to use funds to support growth ambitions.
May 9, 2019 Australian junior Aurelia forgoes Glencore copper mine buy The exploration and development company became the second Australian miner since April to back off from plans to buy the Glencore's CSA, in New South Wales.
May 8, 2019 Rio Tinto and Caterpillar to build intelligent mine in Western Australia Once completed, the mine will have an annual capacity of 43 million tonnes, underpinning output of the Pilbara Blend, Rio Tinto’s flagship iron ore product.
May 7, 2019 In the land where coal is king, mine jobs outweigh climate fears Coal is Australia’s second-largest income generator after iron ore, and many lawmakers welcome efforts to boost an industry that brings in A$60 billion ($42 billion) a year.
May 7, 2019 Iron ore tugged between Brazilian supply shock, Trump’s trade war Brazil shipped 18.34 million tonnes of iron ore in April, down 17% from the prior month and a massive 29% from the same month a year earlier.
May 7, 2019 Newmont Goldcorp to account for over 7% of global gold output this year The world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves, is expected to churn out 8.4 million ounces of the precious metal in 2019.
May 6, 2019 Gold miners continue to cut costs, up production and finally – raise more money Gold mining industry entered 2019 in much better shape.
May 6, 2019 US, allies propose financing for power plant for Papua New Guinea gold mine The Wafi-Golpu mine in Papua New Guinea is considered one of the world's largest untapped gold resources.
May 6, 2019 Wesfarmers’ soft bid for Kidman spotlights lithium’s financing issues Wesfarmers' bid for Australia's Kidman Resources undervalues the lithium miner, analysts said on Friday.
France’s Carester teams up with Malaysian miner on rare earth project The separation plant project, which is in its "pilot stage", will include technology transfers to Malaco as well as expertise to ensure environmental compliance. January 28, 2026 | 07:22 am
