BHP Billiton announces demerger of non-core assets to simplify its portfolio
BHP Billiton is considering splitting into core and non-core operations, which will see a number of as yet unnamed assets transferred into a new...
Three mining leases granted for Metro’s Bauxite Hills project
Metro Mining Limited has been granted three mining leases for the Bauxite Hills Mine in a move that could ultimately result in the creation...
Oil and gas exploration and production threaten one of the world’s great desert river...
The Lake Eyre Basin rivers, including the iconic Georgina and Diamantina Rivers and Cooper Creek, flow through southwestern Queensland and the Northern Territory into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Along the way, the rivers – among the most pristine in the world – fill more than 32 million hectares of floodplain wetlands, a massive part of Australia (almost a sixth).
Lynas and JS Link join forces to boost magnet manufacturing in Malaysia
Lynas Rare Earths has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean permanent magnet manufacturer JS Link to explore the development of a rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing facility in Malaysia.
BC Iron and Watpac to face off in court over Nullagine JV contract
Junior iron ore miner BC Iron and mining services contractor Watpac have announced that they will take their dispute over BC Iron’s Nullagine joint...
Santos ships first cargo from GLNG project (VIDEO)
Leading oil and gas producer Santos has shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas from its $US18.5 billion GLNG venture.
The first shipment –...
Modern Manufacturing Initiative opens for Australian critical mineral and resources sector
The Morrison Government will now be accepting applications for the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) from Australia's critical mineral and resources sector starting...
BHP’s South32 and Alcoa to suspend production at Alumar smelter
Global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing, Alcoa has announced that it will curtail the remaining 74,000 metric tons of smelting capacity...
Energy Fuels, Astron to jointly develop the Donald Project in Victoria
US critical minerals company Energy Fuels Inc and Astron Corporation Limited have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project (Donald Project) in Victoria, Australia.
BHP celebrates double Olympic Dam milestone
BHP Billiton has celebrated the mining of the first ore from the high-grade underground expansion at the Southern Mining Area (SMA) of its Olympic...
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