BHP OK’d to run Mt Arthur to 2030, eyes hydro future
BHP will run the mine for four additional years and may convert it into a pumped hydro facility to support a post-coal future.
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Robex files prospectus for $77M Australia IPO
Canadian miner Robex Resources (TSX: RBX) filed a prospectus with Australian securities regulators for an estimated A$120 million (US$77 million) initial public offering that will help pay for a new…
Paladin faces irate investors in class action
Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN, US-OTC: PALAF) says it will challenge a class action suit in Australia alleging the uranium producer’s output forecast misled investors. The case filed with the…
MinRes board rocked as investigating directors resign
Shares in Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) dropped 9% on Wednesday after two board members, who also sat on the corporate governance committee set up to investigate the company’s founder,…
Greatland Gold’s Telfer forecast eases output
Greatland Gold (LSE: GGP) is envisioning annual gold production of 280,000-320,000 oz. over the next two fiscal years from the Western Australia Telfer mine, which it bought from Newmont (TSX:…
First Quantum buys into Prospect to spur Zambia copper
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is acquiring a 15% stake in Prospect Resources (ASX: PSC), a battery and electrification metals developer based in Australia, as it deepens its presence…
Trump eyes seabed minerals to rival China: FT
U.S. President Donald Trump is in the process of drafting an executive order that would enable America to stockpile the wealth of critical minerals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed,…
Infographic: Copper spheres of control
Who controls the future of copper?
Rio Tinto, Mitsui bid A$75M for Pilbara iron ore project
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO), Mitsui & Co. and Nippon Steel have made a A$75-million (C$65-million) bid for CZR Resources’ (ASX: CZR) undeveloped Robe Mesa iron ore project in…
Joint Venture Article: BacTech’s new process harvests metals, fertilizer from mine waste
There are piles of mine waste across the globe. Much of that waste is rich in low-grade metals, but they’re costly and complex to process. Now, BacTech Environmental (CSE: BAC; US-OTC:…
PDAC JV video: New Zealand aims to fast-track mining
New Zealand is holding up its fast-track and “one-stop shop” legislation as ways to streamline project approvals and reinvigorate the economy, resources minister Shane Jones says. The new processes are…
Liontown kicks off production at Australia’s first underground lithium mine
Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) has kicked off production at Australia’s first underground lithium mine at Kathleen Valley, nearly a year after starting production from its two open pits, though price…