News WA Native Title processes to be streamlined The WA Government is overhauling its Native Title and Aboriginal Cultural heritage processes for the mining and exploration sector following a targeted review.
News Exploration spending nears $1b New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Australian mineral exploration sector experienced a 16.3% year-on-year expenditure increase to $949.3m during Q3 FY26.
News Queensland Government launches $4m critical mineral survey The Queensland Government is launching Australia’s largest high-resolution regional airborne gravity gradiometry (AGG) survey covering 40,000km across Queensland’s north-west.
News Wood Mackenzie: Domestic gas supply framework risks investor uncertainty The Federal Government’s proposed Domestic Supply Obligation (DSO) framework risks increasing investment uncertainty at a critical time for Australia’s energy sector, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.
News BHP commits $160m to Port Hedland BHP (ASX: BHP) has committed to funding an $80m upgrade to Hedland Senior High School as part of a $160m investment scheme in Port Hedland, WA.
News Alcoa to keep mining as WA Government assesses regulations The WA Government is finalising an updated regulatory arrangement that would allow Alcoa (ASX: AAI) to continue operating its bauxite mines throughout the state while the EPA continues to assess the miner’s proposals.
News Off the Record: BHP’s decarb gap is getting harder to ignore Mining is still at times a dirty business that is, especially in Australia, frequently given a pass even in times of crisis.
News Tivan produces Australian-first acid-grade fluorspar Tivan (ASX: TVN) has successfully produced acid-grade fluorspar during a successful mini-pilot plant program for its Speewah fluorite project in WA.
News Rio commissions $2.1b low-carbon smelter Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has hit a major milestone in the deployment of its low-carbon aluminium smelting technology with the commissioning of its AP60 smelter expansion at its Complexe Arvida operations in Quebec.
News Rio partners with Sandvik to advance autonomous drilling Sandvik and Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) are partnering to develop and integrate Sandvik i-series surface drill rigs with Rio’s autonomous drilling system (ADS) at sites in WA.
News Union to vote on strike action at BHP port operations Electrical workers at BHP's (ASX: BHP) Port Hedland bulk port terminal are expected to vote on work stoppages following months of failed talks with management, according to the Electrical Trades Union (ETU).
