Author: Emily Coles

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) does not support the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Modern Slavery Act 2018, including the corporate failure-to-prevent offence, arguing it would increase compliance costs without improving worker protection.

BCI Minerals (ASX: BCI) has announced the appointment of current Covalent Lithium chair Ian Hansen as a non-executive director, effective November 1.

A worker has been seriously injured following an incident at Sojitz Blue's Crinum underground mine in Queensland.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has agreed to invest $8.8m in White Cliff Minerals (ASX: WCN), where her estranged son John Hancock sits on the board and was previously the company's largest shareholder.

Weir has launched the WARMAN MCR²mill circuit pump, the latest evolution of its WARMAN mill circuit pumping technology.

Maritana Minerals (ASX: MRT) has increased its total ore reserve inventory to 235,600oz of gold following the declaration of a maiden underground ore reserve for its Rose Hill project in WA.

The BHP (ASX: BHP) Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has become BHP’s first Australian operation to have 100% of its forecast electricity demand matched through renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Australian Strategic Materials (ASX: ASM) has completed the installation of eight additional furnaces at its Korean metals plant (KMP), supporting the facility's planned potential increase to a nameplate production capacity of 3,600tpa of neodymium-iron-boron alloy.

Komatsu, its subsidiary EARTHBRAIN and AIM Intelligent Machine have entered a partnership to deliver autonomous construction solutions in the US and Japan.

The WA government has awarded $416,482.63 to nine community-led projects protecting culturally significant sites and preserving cultural knowledge across the Pilbara.