December 20, 2018 Clean TeQ’s Sunrise nickel-cobalt-scandium project gets green light Sunrise is one of the highest grade and largest nickel and cobalt deposits outside of Africa and one of the largest and highest grade scandium deposits in the world.
December 20, 2018 Australia’s top gold miner boosts bet on Ecuador copper project Newcrest Mining has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold to 15.33% from 13.83%, nudging further ahead of the company's second biggest shareholder BHP.
December 20, 2018 AngloGold Ashanti’s Tropicana gold mine can go underground — study A prefeasibility study into the development of a mine beneath the Boston Shaker pits confirmed the technical and financial viability of an underground mine at AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group's…
December 20, 2018 Orocobre shares crushed on weak lithium prices, outlook Low pricing achieved recently has been affected partly by soft market conditions in China, the Brisbane-based lithium miner said.
December 19, 2018 Australia’s Kidman Resources, LG Chem ink lithium hydroxide deal Kidman will supply 12,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide a year to the diversified chemicals company for 10 years.
December 19, 2018 Havilah inks agreement for Australia’s largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit The move brings the company one step closer to being granted a mining lease.
December 19, 2018 Rio Tinto, China Baowu in talks to extend Pilbara iron ore JV The miner and one of the world's top steelmakers, have agreed to negotiate a possible extension to their iron-ore joint venture in Australia.
December 18, 2018 New ramp at BHP’s Olympic Dam doubles capacity The Kalta decline is key to reaching the Southern mine area where BHP is mining high grade copper resources.
December 18, 2018 As global equities take a hit, gold miners are doing fine Until now, gold has played second fiddle to the U.S. currency as investors have sought a safe haven in the face of trade war uncertainty now, we see gold’s appeal…
December 18, 2018 Mitsubishi kisses thermal coal goodbye, sells Aussie mines Japan’s biggest trading house is selling its 31.4% stake in Clermont coal mine to a 50-50 joint venture between Glencore and Sumitomo Corp, and its 10% stake in Ulan coal…
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