BHP’s strategic expansion proposal for the Pilbara greenlighted by the WA State Government
The Western Australian State Government has approved BHP's 50 to 100 year strategic mining proposal for the Pilbara, paving the way for the creation of...
Alcoa signs new long-term gas supply agreement to power its WA alumina refineries
Alcoa of Australia Limited announced on Thursday that it managed to secure a new 12-year gas supply agreement to power its alumina refineries in...
Australia, US strengthen bilateral cooperation on critical minerals
Officials from Australia and the United States have agreed to launch a joint action plan aimed at improving the resilience and diversity of global...
Rio Tinto completes divestment of Qld coal assets
Rio Tinto has wrapped up the sale of remaining coal assets in Queensland, just four months after agreeing to sell its 80% interest in...
Australian Mines signs offtake agreement with LG Energy Solution for supply of key EV...
Australian Mines has inked an offtake agreement with LG Energy Solution for key EV battery ingredients sourced from its flagship Sconi Project in North...
Rio Tinto sells Bengalla coal stake to New Hope for $US606m
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its 40% stake in the Bengalla thermal coal mine in Eastern Australia to New Hope Group for $606...
BHP Billiton completes Olympic Dam upgrade
BHP Billiton announced that its investments in the Olympic Dam project – one of the world’s most significant deposits of copper, uranium, gold and...
CITIC Pacific starts public war with tycoon Palmer over Australia iron ore dispute
China's CITIC Pacific Ltd slammed Australian billionaire Clive Palmer for halting its long overdue $8 billion Sino Iron project in the country, which was intended to...
NT allocates $2M annually to drive job opportunities in Beetaloo gas industry
The Northern Territory Government has unveiled a significant annual investment of $2 million in the 2024 Budget to catalyse job creation within the territory’s gas sector.
Alinta Energy to close Leigh Creek coal mine in November, Port Augusta power stations...
Alinta Energy has announced that it will shut down its Leigh Creek coal mine on 17 November 2015 and the Port Augusta power stations...