October 16, 2018 Australians find extremely rare mineral in meteorite impact crater Researchers from Curtin University discovered reidite, one of the rarest minerals on Earth buried deep within an ancient meteorite crater in Western Australia.
October 16, 2018 Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues First production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi was originally scheduled for early 2020.
October 15, 2018 Rio Tinto Says Q3 production falls on planned maintenance and safety pauses Iron shipments fell about 5 percent, hurt by planned maintenance and safety pauses across all operations following a fatality.
October 15, 2018 BHP raises stake in promising Ecuador copper project BHP has agreed to pay 45 pence per SolGold share.
October 15, 2018 Mineral industry needs to change its exploration and financing model if dearth of green fields discoveries to be overcome Australia’s chronic shortage of Greenfields mineral discoveries can only be overcome by changing the sector’s exploration, financing and training models, according to a keynote speaker at a major international geoscience…
October 15, 2018 Australia’s Atlas Iron names ex-Hancock executive CEO in board overhaul Sanjiv Manchanda replaces Cliff Lawrenson as named CEO in overhaul.
October 15, 2018 Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain No one will be taking alumina for granted any more.
October 15, 2018 Mining at Gold Road and Gold Fields JV in Australia to start next month Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year Guyere gold project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget of A$507 million, is now 96 percent complete
October 15, 2018 Australia wrestles with saving the Great Barrier Reef Ask four Australians why the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and you’ll hear four different answers.
October 15, 2018 More than 400 jobs to go at Glencore’s Hail Creek coal mine The company also said it would reconfigure the mining methods used at Hail Creek, a process that will be phased in over the next 18 months.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
