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Ravensthorpe reopens on nickel surge

FIRST Quantum Minerals expects to ship its first nickel concentrate from its mine in Ravensthorpe, WA, by April this year. The first shipment of sulphur,...

BHP iron ore guidance steady

BHP is maintaining its production guidance for its WA iron ore operations at between 273mt-286mt on a 100pc basis for the June 2020-ended financial...

Glory days back at Great Fingall

IN a significant improvement to the intercept grades, Westgold (ASX:WGX) has received screen fire assays for its Great Fingall mine near Cue in WA,...

Western Areas seals offtake deals

AUSTRALIAN nickel producer Western Areas has completed two offtake deals for its WA high-grade Forrestania Nickel Operation concentrate product which is a feedstock for...

FYI kaolin project approved

FYI Resources’ kaolin project in WA has received formal approval for its Mining Proposal (MP) and Mine Closure Plan (MCP) from the WA Department...

Gold soars on Iran attacks

GOLD peaked to a near seven-year high of US$1579.72 after the US launched a deadly attack against Iranian military leader Major General Qassem Soleimani. The...

A mighty find for Thor

THOR Mining (ASX:THR) has announced pleasing results at its wholly-owned Pilbara Goldfield tenement, with gold, nickel and chromium assays from preliminary geochemistry reconnaissance. After strong...

Critical minerals office opens

THE opening of The Critical Minerals Facilitation Office, announced by Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan last week, aims to untap Australia’s rich...

Lynas’ new Malaysian challenge

LYNAS Corporation (ASX: LYC) is facing a new wave of judicial proceedings in Malaysia over its subsidiary, Lynas Malaysia’s rare earths processing facility. In a...

Milestone for Nigerian steel project

POSITIVE steps towards progressing Kogi Iron’s Agbaja steel project in Nigeria have been announced, including a recent $3.2m fundraising toward the financial completion of...