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.

August 22, 2018

Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer

Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.

August 21, 2018

Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter

Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.

August 20, 2018

BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast

Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.

August 20, 2018

L&M Coal Holdings wins $40m NZ high court action against Bathurst Resources

LMCH successfully argued that further payment for West Coast coal assets that it sold to Buller in 2010 in a deferred settlement agreement was due because Buller had triggered agreed…

August 20, 2018

Aussie miner ready to export first rare earths from Kimberly region

The Browns Range heavy rare earths pilot plant was officially opened late last month and will make Northern Minerals the only significant dysprosium and terbium heavy rare earth producer outside…