August 29, 2018 Newcrest’s online platform engages global innovators to crack operational challenges Following the success of ‘hackathon’ initiatives between 2015 and 2017 that have unlocked significant value through crowd sourcing, gold-copper miner Newcrest Mining has launched The Newcrest Crowd platform developed in…
August 28, 2018 Western Australia sees wave of lithium and coal projects Over the next few years, the lithium sector in Western Australia will benefit from project expenditure of several billion dollars.
August 27, 2018 Famous yellow diamonds yielding mine up for grabs The Ellendale mine produced around half of the world’s supply of rare yellow diamonds during peak production.
August 27, 2018 POSCO to buy lithium mining rights in Argentina from Galaxy The $280-million deal gives POSCO a package of mining tenements for 17,500 hectares of land in the northern area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat in Argentina.
August 24, 2018 Tipping point? Inflation creep at Australia’s mines to erode margins Rising costs, falling metals prices may eat into margins.
August 24, 2018 Chile’s lithium giant SQM sees prices falling further this year But the world's second largest producer said they will remain higher than the average reached last year.
August 23, 2018 Australia faces increased blackout risks this summer as coal plants age The risk of blackouts in Australia's upcoming summer has grown from last year as ageing coal-fired power plants have become less reliable.
August 23, 2018 Australia’s South32 annual profit jumps on robust manganese, alumina demand Australia's South32 Ltd posted a 16 percent rise in its annual underlying earnings, as healthy demand for manganese and alumina helped offset tepid output at its Illawarra coal project.
August 22, 2018 No matter how many leaders Australia knifes, renewable energy will still win: Russell The problem for Australia is that this isn't something being imagined, it's the reality of a country that can't find political and social consensus on climate politics and the role…
August 22, 2018 Gold output in key countries to slump to ‘generational’ lows — report Bullion production grew for nine consecutive years to reach an all-time high in 2017.
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