Chinese interests that defied government orders to sell down their stakes in rare earths developer Northern Minerals have been fined $14 million by the Federal Court.
Adrian Rauso
PLS has joined the race among WA miners to bring spodumene concentrate production out of hibernation as a ‘lithium winter’ ends.
Ora Banda Mining is spending $30 million bringing a new open pit operation to life as its overall gold production continues to surge ahead.
Neil Watkinson
Local lithium stocks suffered self-inflicted wounds as Mineral Resources flagged a mining restart, Liontown dusted off major expansion plans and IGO signalled more growth at Greenbushes.
Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan
A slump in the price of mineral sands that has already forced Iluka Resources to suspend mining operations at Cataby will add to a forecast $565 million charge against the company’s books.
Daniel Newell
The appointment was announced with the promotion of Matthew Nixon to chief executive, with outgoing non-executive chair Tony Kiernan to remain on Genesis’ board as lead independent director.
Sean Smith
Output from Mineral Resources’ two active lithium mines is rising and a restart of its mothballed Bald Hill operation could soon be on the way.
Recuperating lithium prices at the big Greenbushes mine in the South West have still not been enough to help IGO shake off lingering financial woes of a spluttering lithium hydroxide refinery in Kwinana.
Simone Grogan
Mount Ridley Mines has added a new element to its growing arsenal of critical minerals, revealing a scandium resource of “global” scale at its namesake project north-east of Esperance.
Beacon Minerals is targeting first gold from its Iguana open pit for late next month after firing the first blast on Saturday.
Gold has surged to a fresh record high, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US dollar weakness and a flight from sovereign bonds and currencies.
Yihui Xie
The State Government is set to miss out on more than $500 million this financial year by not adopting its recommended gold royalty rate.
Chinese interests have mounted a fresh campaign to overthrow Northern Minerals’ leadership and take control of the rare earths player feted by the Australian and US governments.
A group of former Kambalda geologists have united to celebrate the diamond anniversary of a discovery which led to a nickel exploration boom in WA.
Jessica Antoniou
Brightstar Resources is firing up the drill rigs as it prepares for a prefeasibility study at the Sandstone gold project in the September quarter.
BHP is top of the ASX heap again, dethroning Commonwealth Bank of Australia as Australia’s most valuable company.
The new crew at recently resuscitated gold producer Wiluna Mining are hoping tailwinds of technical nous and record prices will give them another crack at getting the de-listed company back on the ASX.
Shareholders in Peru-focused explorer Alta Copper have voted in favour of a Fortescue takeover, clearing another hurdle in the Pilbara iron ore miner’s red metal foray.
A broad surge in metals markets has boosted BHP Group’sshares, helping the miner unseat Commonwealth Bank of Australia as the nation’s most valuable company.
Jackie Edwards and Carmeli Argana
Precious metals are soaring as investors continue to load up on hard assets as a hedge against geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.
Aaron Gregg
A Zijin Mining Group subsidiary has agreed to buy Allied Gold, which owns gold mines in Africa, for $C5.5 billion ($5.8b) in the latest step in the Chinese company’s rapid growth.
William Clowes
The company behind a critical minerals project 120km north-east of Esperance has announced an initial resource of gallium, which is being prioritised as part of Australia’s critical minerals strategic reserve
BHP is escalating an appeal against a landmark Fair Work Commission ruling to the High Court, claiming the precedent that has been set will “drag” down productivity across the mining industry.
Gold advanced beyond $US5000 an ounce for the first time, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s reshaping of international relations.
Robin Paxton and Yihui Xie
