WA publishes prospectus to boost battery minerals investments
The Western Australian government has showcased the state’s battery and critical mineral industries to global investors in a new prospectus.
Presented to potential investors in...
Rio Tinto completes Australia’s first fully autonomous train run in WA
Rio Tinto has completed its maiden autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of...
Alcoa report reveals strong quarterly results
Alcoa released its first quarterly performance report for 2014 on Tuesday, showing strong quarterly results offset by special items tied to restructuring as the...
BHP offloads onshore US oil and gas assets for US$10.8bn
BHP has agreed to sell its onshore US oil and gas assets for a combined fee of US$10.8 billion.
The all-cash transactions will see BHP...
Batchfire Resources set to extend life of Callide coal mine until 2043
Brisbane-based miner Batchfire Resources has been granted a mining lease for its recently acquired Callide coal mine in Central Queensland.
The mine, which has been...
Oil and gas explorer Strike Energy relocates to Adelaide
Australian oil and gas explorer Strike Energy has unveiled plans to relocate its corporate office and HQ to Adelaide in an effort to accelerate...
Australia’s first lithium hydroxide facility achieves maiden production
IGO Limited announced that the Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery has produced its first lithium hydroxide chemical product.
IGO said that with first lithium hydroxide production...
Downer wins $350m mining contract extension
Downer Edi has signed a 4-year contract extension with Karara Mining with a completion date to 31 March 2022.
Downer, which has been providing mining...
K&L advises Karoon on US$800m exploration permits sale
Karoon Gas Australia Limited has hired global law firm K&L Gates as legal representative in the sale of its 40% equity interest in Browse...
EPA okays new rare earths mine in NT
Australian mineral exploration company Arafura Resources has received recommendation for approval from the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to progress the development of...
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The economic forces driving manufacturing’s next cycle
Australia’s manufacturing sector entered 2026 with improving momentum, but renewed global disruption is again testing resilience across the industry.
