Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Yancoal set to win bidding war for Rio Tinto’s thermal coal assets in Australia

The Board of Rio Tinto has once again recommended its shareholders to vote in favour of the sale of its Coal & Allied Industries...

Asia Pacific’s first critical minerals facility set to be built in Queensland

CIMIC Group company Sedgman has been selected as the managing contractor for the establishment of a new critical minerals processing facility in Queensland. 

Australia, India ink critical minerals agreement

Australia and India have inked a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on critical minerals. Resources Minister Keith Pitt said the announcement elevates the relationship between...

Monash University spearheads sustainable mining initiatives in India

Monash University has entered into significant Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two distinguished Indian institutions, the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) and the International Centre for Excellence in Mining Safety and Automation (iCEM) in Gujarat, India.

Macmahon appoints new CEO

Mining services company Macmahon Holdings has announced that it has promoted its Chief Financial Officer Sybrandt van Dyk to Chief Executive Officer. Mr van Dyk...

Sandvik and Tenaris seal new five-year strategic alliance agreement

Sweden's Sandvik and Luxembourg-headquartered Tenaris have signed a new five-year strategic alliance agreement on the exclusive joint supply of corrosion resistant alloy OCTG materials...

Queensland Government unveils new critical minerals fund

The Queensland Government has opened the applications for the new Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology.

130 jobs affected with impending closure of Glencore mine

Glencore Xstrata will be closing down its Ravensworth underground operation in NSW September, blaming  "increasingly difficult" economic conditions for its decision. A spokesman for the company said “Continued...

Australia’s largest mining conference opens in Melbourne

Minister for Resources Wade Noonan officially opened IMARC 2016 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, welcoming more than 2000 global mining industry leaders...

Rio Tinto ships first cargo from world-class Amrun bauxite project

Rio Tinto has shipped its first cargo from the $2.6 billion Amrun project in Queensland, with a shipment of about 80,000 tonnes of bauxite departing the Western Cape...
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