2023 Darwin Dialogue aims at advancing Australian critical minerals production
Darwin is set to host a trilateral meeting between industry leaders from Australia, Japan, and the United States to discuss progress in critical mineral and rare-earth element production across northern Australia.
BHP announces multiple leadership changes
BHP has announced changes to its executive leadership team that reflect the company's simplified portfolio and transformation agenda.
Joining the company's Executive Leadership Team are...
Rio Tinto announces Argyle diamond mine closure
Rio Tinto’s iconic Argyle mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia has celebrated its final day of mining after 37 years...
Data science expert to lead new research through Fortescue and Curtin University partnership
Fortescue Metals Group and Curtin University’s WA School of Mines (WASM) has announced a partnership to work on an initiative that will help advance...
New mine development to create hundreds of jobs in WA
The BHP Board has approved US$2.9 billion in capital expenditure for the South Flank project in Central Pilbara, WA.
The project, which expands the existing...
Arizona Lithium accelerates lithium extraction with arrival of pilot plant in Canada
Arizona Lithium Limited (AZL), a pioneering company in the North American lithium development sector, has reached a significant milestone in lithium extraction technology with the arrival of the third-party Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) pilot plant at its facility in Saskatchewan, Canada.
WA Government greenlights drilling programme at Artemis’ Radio Hill Mine
The Western Australian Government’s Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has given the go ahead for Artemis to begin drilling at its...
Mining boom makes the rich even richer
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre at Curtin University released a report which showed the mining boom has generated up to 65% more wealth for...
Northern Territory highlights critical minerals credentials in new report
Minister for Mining and Industry Nicole Manison said that recent data found the cost of critical minerals exploration in the Northern Territory increased by about 30 per cent in 2022 to $198.6 million –up from $153.4 million in 2021.
Australian Potash inks lucrative offtake agreement with leading European distributor
Minerals exploration company Australian Potash Limited (APC) has inked an offtake agreement with Germany’s HELM for the supply of 30,000 tonnes per annum of premium...























