Rio Tinto iron ore exports rebound despite diesel hit

The future of drill autonomy with Sandvik Sandvik Mining continues to pioneer autonomous surface drilling with the launch of AutoMine Surface Fleet. The solution delivers unprecedented flexibility, reduces downtime and improves productivity by enabling operators to manage more than 15 Sandvik surface i-series drill rigs from any connected site location. The location-independent capabilities provide the flexibility required to drive continuous improvement and optimisation with both onsite and remote-control operations. “The system is fully compatible with the AutoMine Universal Station, allowing the operation of both boom and rotary drills even...

Speewah gets funding boost Tivan (ASX: TVN) has progressed towards securing full project financing for the Speewah fluorite project in WA with support from the Federal Government. The company has received a non-binding conditional letter of support from the Federal Government’s Export Finance Australia (EFA) and progressed to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) due diligence phase. Located 100km south of the port of Wyndham in the Kimberley region, the operation was awarded major project status in 2024 following the addition of fluorine to...

$4.5b WA wheatbelt wind farm advances Synergy has applied to develop its Tathra wind farm, a 2GW combined solar and wind project, with the WA Government after receiving consent for land usage from nine farm owners. The state-owned company’s proposed project, located 300km north of Perth near Eneabba, includes 140 wind turbines with a generation capacity of up to 1000MW, up to 1,000,000 solar photo-voltaic (PV) panels with 500MW of solar capacity and lithium-ion batteries with a 500MW capacity. Synergy’s planning documents state that by co-locating wind turbines, solar panels and a battery energy storage system...

Bellevue Gold (ASX: BGL) has delivered a record underlying free cash flow of $158m for Q3 FY26 after reporting increased mined and processed ore grades.