December 13, 2018

Capturing the value of veterans in mining

Capturing the diverse skills and talents of highly-trained defence force personnel as they transition to civilian work requires a specialised approach.

December 13, 2018

Indonesia coal miner Bayan completes A$226m buy back of Kangaroo Resources

"The aim of this share purchase is so that the company can have full control over its subsidiaries owned indirectly by Kangaroo Resources."

December 13, 2018

Australian rail workers plan strikes that could hit key coal haulage tracks

Coal railway workers at Australian hauler Aurizon Holdings Ltd are planning strikes after a breakdown in pay negotiations, their trade union said.

December 13, 2018

Kirkland Lake drills high grade extensions at Fosterville

The company expects to produce at least 330,000 oz. gold in 2018 at Fosterville.

December 12, 2018

Australia plans deal with US on ‘critical minerals’, hopes to boost its exports

This will mean Geoscience Australia and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will work closely on exploration, extraction, processing and research and development.

December 12, 2018

BHP calls off sale of Cerro Colorado copper mine as buyer backs out

The world’s No.1 miner had decided to offload Cerro Colorado mine in May last year, as part of chief executive Andrew Mackenzie’s bid to focus on large assets in commodities such…

December 11, 2018

Ultra Power tags Canadian technology for world’s first dedicated vanadium processing facility

VanadiumCorp and Electrochem Technologies and Materials have signed a patent option agreement allowing Ultra Pure Systems to purchase an exclusive licence to their VanadiumCorp-Electrochem processing technology (VEPT)

December 11, 2018

Kirkland Lake Gold forecasts 10-15% production growth

Production growth in 2019 will be driven by its Fosterville mine in Australia.

December 11, 2018

Lithium Australia officially acquires Youanmi project

The project consists of three exploration licences in the Archean Yilgarn Block, 450 kilometres north-east of Perth.

December 11, 2018

Rio’s partner in Aussie copper project says nothing great about it so far

Antipa Minerals reported "weak mineralization" in a target area that is part of the Citadel project, which has been touted as likely rich in copper.