BHP signs $60m Traditional Owner partnership at Prominent Hill

By Samantha Bawden

Thursday, 30 July 2026

NewsProcurement & Suppliers

BHP (ASX: BHP) has announced a new partnership with AMY Nominees, marking the company’s largest ever standalone contract with a Traditional Owner business in South Australia.

The MOU supports Metallium’s plan to develop a national network of e-waste processing facilities, strategically located near major e-waste collection hubs, rapidly expanding U.S. data centre industrial parks and regional industrial corridors with strong logistics and waste generation.

WA resources sector spend hits record high

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WA resources sector spend hits record high

The WA resources sector reported a record $166b spend in 2025 —the equivalent of $454m every day — according to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) WA’s latest economic contribution survey.

Queensland to review sector financing scheme

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Queensland to review sector financing scheme

The Queensland Government will undertake a targeted review of the state’s financial provisioning scheme to better balance investment and financial rehabilitation risk in the resources sector.

Sandvik launches new development drill rig

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Sandvik launches new development drill rig

Sandvik has launched its next-generation automated development drill rig, the DD423i, which offers 34.5% more drilling coverage than legacy models.

Critical battery breakthrough at Curtin

Critical battery breakthrough at Curtin

Critical battery breakthrough at Curtin A game-changing technology delivering greener and faster production of a critical battery material has been awarded at the 2025 Curtinnovation Awards. The winner of the events major prize, the Griffith Hack Overall category, was the Curtin Carbon Group for RapidGraphite which uses a new method to create synthetic graphite — a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The technology uses catalytic processing and renewable waste carbon such as woodchips, agricultural waste or even plastics to sustainably produce high-performance graphite without conventional mining or energy-intensive refining. Curtin University...