Sponsored: Vista shifts Mt Todd from study to build
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Rinehart invests $50M in X-ray tech for ore, cancer
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is backing California-based Lumitron Technologies with a $50 million investment to commercialize high-resolution imaging technology used to improve ore processing and cancer detection. The investment…
Hyundai backs ioneer’s Nevada lithium-boron project
Shares in Australian lithium developer ioneer (ASX: INR) gained this week after securing support from two South Korean engineering and infrastructure groups for its Rhyolite Ridge project in Nevada, a…
Li-FT bets $12M to turn diamond mine into lithium hub
Li-FT Power (TSX-V: LIFT) has secured an exclusive option to acquire Québec’s Renard diamond mine and processing complex, a move that could significantly reduce development costs and accelerate production plans…
BHP, Rio test electric trucks to cut iron ore emissions
Industry leaders begin testing electric haul trucks as mining seeks to cut emissions at scale.
Major Newmont mine Cadia halted after quake: report
Underground operations at Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM) Cadia gold mine in Australia -– one of the country’s largest mining operations — have been suspended for the second time in nine…
BHP takes $2.3B hit on Jansen potash mine as cost forecast swells again
BHP Group (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) plans to record a $2.3-billion (C$3.25-billion) impairment charge on its giant Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan due to cost and timing overruns for the…
BHP to sell $1.5B Chile power lines in copper-first pivot
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP) is preparing to sell about $1.5 billion worth of power transmission assets in Chile as the world’s largest miner sharpens its focus on copper and…
Rio Tinto’s giant copper mine blocked: protesters halt Oyu Tolgoi exports
Protesters blocked copper concentrate exports from Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) Oyu Tolgoi mine on Wednesday, disrupting shipments from one of the world’s most important copper projects and renewing…
Rinehart’s $1B SpaceX bet targets mining beyond Earth
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sees potential ties between its critical minerals portfolio and Elon Musk’s space venture as demand grows.
Arafura Rare Earths eyes Australia’s first ore-to-oxide mine at Nolans
Flush with a recent A$350 million ($246 million) investment, Arafura Rare Earths (ASX: ARU) is looking to a September construction start at its Nolans mine in Australia’s Northern Territory that…
Meteorite may have ‘rained gold’ on Australia
An ancient meteorite impact in Western Australia’s Goldfields may have redistributed gold while leaving behind rare geological evidence of one of Earth’s violent collisions. Researchers led by former Curtin University…