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.
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
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…
Northern Star rejects Elliott push for company sale
Australia’s top gold miner is rebuffing activist pressure as leadership change and operational challenges weigh on performance.
Australia gold output down slightly as prices vary widely
Australian gold production fell almost 3% to 75 tonnes in this year’s first quarter compared to the previous period due to rain and bushfires, while gold price highs kept the…
Oil boosts risk of gold miner cost revisions: Jefferies
Elevated gold prices won’t be enough to help miners offset cost increases of as much as 9% if oil prices remain at current levels through the second half of 2026,…
Arakompa starts to look like K92’s next ore source
K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) may have outlined another gold-silver-copper ore source within trucking distance of its Kainantu plant in Papua New Guinea, as new assays push the Arakompa…