March 20, 2019 Rio Tinto halts operations at north Australian bauxite mine as cyclone nears Weipa bauxite mining operations are located at the northeastern tip of the country.
March 20, 2019 Australian junior wants to grab Glencore’s copper mine for $575 million The underground CSA mine, located in the state of New South Wales, produced 48,000 tonnes of copper concentrate last year.
March 19, 2019 Taxes and royalties paid by Australian miners equivalent to Federal Government education spending Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.
March 19, 2019 BHP blames heavy rains for autonomous trucks crash The collision between the driverless vehicles happened about 11pm on March 16, at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia.
March 18, 2019 Chinese go-slow on Australian coal imports may be starting to show Chinese coal traders are reported to have cut back on buying from Australia after the length of time taken by customs to clear cargoes reportedly doubled.
March 18, 2019 Havilah Resources to explore for additional copper-cobalt resources in the Mutooroo district The Mutooroo copper-cobalt district is located in New South Wales, eastern Australia.
March 18, 2019 Rio Tinto rejects push by activist shareholders to reveal emission targets Miner has hit back at a push to make it more accountable for carbon emissions produced by its customers, including Chinese steel makers.
March 15, 2019 Newmont’s Tanami gold mine to curb emissions by 20% Project included the installation of two power stations, a 66 kV interconnected power line, and a 450 km natural gas pipeline.
March 15, 2019 Lucapa finds fourth +50 carat diamond at Mothae mine in Lesotho While the 83.9 carat rock was not gem-quality, Lucapa says the find continues to underline the large-stone nature of the kimberlite resource.
March 13, 2019 Nickel demand growing thanks to EV boom The need for nickel is starting to rise at a time when its price is too low to incentivize new project development.
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