KDL commences mining at Lerala Diamond Mine
Mining and exploration company Kimberly Diamonds (KDL) announced that open pit mining operations have commenced at its Lerala Diamond Mine in Botswana.
The company said...
Rio Tinto restarts potline at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has joined Rio Tinto Aluminium chief operating officer Kellie Parker to officially re-open Potline 4 at New...
Austin Engineering inks $300m contract with Rio Tinto
Global mining equipment designer and manufacturer, Austin Engineering, has announced the signing of a five-year mining products and service supply contract with Rio Tinto.
Austin...
Thiess wins $112m mining services contract from Oz Minerals
CIMIC Group's global mining services provider, Thiess, has secured a new $112 million contract from OZ Minerals for work at its Prominent Hill mine...
Giant Lulo diamond sold for A22.5m
Australia's Lucapa Diamond Company Limited, Angola’s national diamond mining company and private local partners Rosas & Pétalas have announced the sale of the 404.2...
Arafura Resources raising $40m to advance its flagship rare earths project
Rare earths producer Arafura Resources is set to embark on a A$40 million capital raising campaign to advance its flagship Nolans Project.
Located 135km north...
AVL wins $49m manufacturing grant to develop Australian Vanadium Project
Resource company Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) has been awarded a $49 million grant under the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration Stream.
The company will...
Government-hosted roundtable to explore challenges in nickel, lithium industries
Federal Minister for Resources Madeleine King and Western Australian Minister for Mines David Michael are set to meet with business leaders in the nickel and lithium industries to explore the challenges facing the sector and discuss how the government can help address them.Â
5E Advanced Materials signs letter of intent with Estes Energetics to collaborate in producing...
5E Advanced Materials, Inc., a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas (Fort Cady) Complex, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Estes Energetics to collaborate in producing boron advanced materials for solid rocket motors to support the U.S. space and military industries.
ARENA backs $9M charging tech trial to cut mining emissions
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded a $9 million grant to BluVein to trial a first-of-its-kind dynamic charging technology aimed at reducing emissions in Australia’s mining sector.






















