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Zenith Minerals managing director Andrew Smith

Zenith expands gold footprint in Queensland

Zenith Minerals has extended high-grade zones at its Red Mountain breccia-pipe gold discovery in Queensland, returning exceptional wide intercepts of 93 metres grading 0.43 grams per tonne gold.

Michael Busbridge

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Evolution Mining’s processing plant at Mungari.

Court & JusticePremiumHefty fine after worker’s arm crushed at WA mine site

A mining contractor has been fined $700,000 after a heavy diesel mechanic had his arm crushed at a Goldfields mine site in what was described as, ‘an accident waiting to happen.’

Sarah Crawford

Taruga Minerals field party at a Weioko prospect outcrop in PNG. From left to right: Eric de Mori, director; David Chapman, technical director; Peter McNeil, vendor; and Adam Miethke, Discovery Capital.

Taruga secures option over two advanced PNG gold-copper projects

Taruga Minerals has locked in a 12-month option to fully acquire two highly prospective gold and copper assets on Normanby Island and New Britain Island in the southern part of Papua New Guinea.

Doug Bright

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About 100 people turned up for a public meeting with Water Corporation officials at Lower Kalgan Hall to discuss the proposed desalination plant.

Salty issuePremiumWater Corporation downplays impact of desal plant on Nanarup

The desalination plant mooted by the Water Corporation for either Nanarup or Sandpatch will not adversely affect either community, pledged Adrian Stewart, the company’s Great Southern regional manager.

Claire Middleton

Great Southern Mining Managing Director Matthew Keane.

Amy Clarke shaping up as major new gold find for Great Southern

Great Southern Mining has nailed more shallow, wide gold hits across its emerging Amy Clarke discovery in WA, with a 17-metre aircore hit grading 1.4 grams per tonne, just 8km from Regis’ Garden Well.

Michael Busbridge

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The ASX fell in line with global markets. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

FINANCEASX tumbles as AI bubble fears hit market

Mining heavyweights BHP and Rio Tinto have led a market slump on Monday led by falling copper and iron ore prices.

Cameron Micallef

Regional geology map showing proximity to historical goldfields and Inifinity Resources’ new stibnite target.

Infinity hits fresh antimony in historic Victorian gold hub

Infinity Mining has confirmed a newly exposed quartz-stibnite vein at its Walhalla South project in Victoria, reinforcing high-grade antimony rock-chip results and unlocking a compelling new exploration target.

Rowena Duckworth

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An autonomous haul truck dumps a load of rock in the mine pit at Rio Tinto Group's Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Iron orePremiumIron ore dips as China tightens steel export licencing

Iron ore futures declined, after top buyer China announced it would introduce a licensing system on the export of certain steel products from next year.

Annie Lee

RBA Governor Michele Bullock.

EconomyWhy your next overseas trip might be a little cheaper

Aussie travellers are likely to get a boost as a widening split between the Reserve Bank and US Fed should push the local currency higher. 

Matt Mckenzie

Harvest at Mingenew in 2023.

HARVEST TOTAL PremiumWA harvest continues to surge with some suggesting 27Mt crop

Western Australia’s predicted grain harvest continues to surge despite lashing rain and wind hampering farmers’ harvesting efforts, with a massive 26.55 million tonnes now forecast.

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CBH Group chief executive Ben Macnamara.

CBH Results PremiumCBH posts $208.3m surplus despite M&T loss

CBH Group has reported a surplus of $208.3 million, up on last year’s $73.8 million result, powered by last year’s bumper harvest and what it says is “strong supply chain performance”. 

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Dateline Resources’ Colosseum pit in California

Wide gold hits boost early US mining plan for Dateline

Dateline Resources has delivered standout high-grade gold intercepts beneath its Colosseum pit in California, sharpening the North Pit model and adding momentum to a gold feasibility study at record prices.

Rowena Duckworth

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Asia shares have taken a hit after renewed worries in China's property market. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumShares stabilise ahead of big central bank decisions

The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ​outside Japan has fallen as investors await a string of economic data ‍releases this week.

Lawrence White

ASIC chair Joe Longo.

ASICCommentsASX hit with $150m capital charge as ASIC comes down hard

The charge, a first for ASIC, is part of a “circuit-breaker” package of orders put on the share market operator over a string failures.

Sean Smith

Stocks on Australia's share market have slipped lower. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAussie shares dip, miners tumble on grim China data

Weakness in iron ore, gold and copper miners has weighed on the local bourse, wiping most of the sector's previous week of gains in a single session.

Adrian Black

The Australian securities exchange has agreed to implement a series of reforms. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumASX shares slide to seven-year low after damning report

ASX Limited shares have fallen to their lowest level since 2018 after the market regulator said it would require it to hold another $150 million in capital.

Derek Rose

AI still requires human skills.

The EconomistCommentsNew jobs that require human skills despite AI

THE ECONOMIST: Despite fears of job losses, some aspects of the new technology require human skills.

Westgold’s Cue processing operations

MiningPremiumWestgold leftovers to be valiantly spun out into IPO

Two idle underground mines plus adjacent exploration ground is being packaged into a new corporate vehicle called Valiant Gold.

Adrian Rauso

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest.

CopperPremiumFortescue joins copper rush with $152m Alta takeover

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue will buy the rest of the shares it doesn’t already own in Peru-focused copper play Alta Copper in a cash deal that sets the scene for a long-term bet on the red metal.

Simone Grogan

Wall St has closed lower, sliding on the back of inflation worries and fears of an AI bubble. (EPA PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall St lower, fears of inflation send investors away

Six of the 11 S&P 500 industry sectors closed lower, ​led by heavyweight tech stocks, which dropped 2.9 per cent.

Sinéad Carew and Johann M Cherian

Pacific workers on a visa scheme fear losing their job if they fight for better pay and conditions. (Frank Redward/AAP PHOTOS)

EconomyPremiumPacific workers stay silent to keep their jobs

Pacific workers in Australia to fill key labour shortages are at risk of exploitation and have a widespread fear of retaliation.

Robyn Wuth

Financial success doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by practising good habits that become second nature. 

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumFinancially successful people have these 10 things in common

Athletes don’t walk out on the field and accidentally win major competitions. They train for years, honing their skills. Financial success is the same. It happens by practising good habits.

Sandra Kent

The vanadium site has been mothballed since a fire spectacularly razed its processing plant in 2014. 

MiningCommentsPremiumRebuild plans for charred mine ready by mid-2026

The Windimurra mine, which was Australia’s only operational vanadium mine until it went up in smoke more than a decade ago, could soon get another life.

Adrian Rauso

Made a packet on the sale of an investment property in this red hot market? Good for you! But how will you keep the taxman’s hands off his share of capital gains tax? Here’s how ...

Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumI made a bundle on my rental. How can I reduce my tax bill?

Q+A: Made a packet on the sale of an investment property in this red hot market? Good for you! But how will you keep the taxman’s hands off his share of capital gains tax? Here’s how ...

Nick Bruining