November 30, 2018 Moody’s sees weak lithium prices in 2020 due to projects frenzy Spot prices would be pushed down despite rapid demand growth from batteries for electric vehicles (EV) makers, the experts say.
November 29, 2018 Superior Gold drills Hermes South in Australia The company is trying to expand the existing resource at Hermes South and determine if it could become another open pit mine.
November 29, 2018 Rio Tinto green lights $2.6B Koodaideri iron ore mine investment Construction will start next year with first production expected in late 2021.
November 29, 2018 India’s Adani says to fully fund its troubled Australia coal project Taking a big step closer to building the long-touted project that has faced fierce resistance from green groups.
November 28, 2018 Rio Tinto to proceed with $2.6B iron ore mine in Western Australia Construction for the project will start in 2019, with first production expected in late-2021.
November 28, 2018 Australia’s Fortescue readies first shipment of new mid-grade iron ore The new product is a major step in the miner's strategy to wring more value from its iron ore after profits halved last financial year.
November 27, 2018 This Australian mining tool could save lives world-wide HEX-RITE is a lifting tool used for charging high explosives into drawpoints associated with block-cave, sublevel-cave and open stope mining.
November 27, 2018 BHP unveils world-class copper find near Olympic Dam in South Australia It is already being called by some experts “the thickest high-grade copper intersection seen in years.”
November 26, 2018 Rio Tinto leads copper charge into Western Australia’s Paterson region Rio's interest in the area has sparked a stampede into adjacent lots by other explorers, who see Rio's aggressive activity as an indicator of a highly promising find.
November 26, 2018 MacMines Australia gets environmental nod for mega coal mine in Queensland The company's 20,000-hectare China Stone thermal coal project is expected to produce 38 million tonnes of coal annually.
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