Author: Samantha Bawden

Westgold awards Sodexo multi-year contract extension

Westgold awards Sodexo multi-year contract extension

Sodexo Australia has been awarded a five-year contract extension to deliver integrated village services across Westgold Resources’ (ASX: WGX) operations in WA’s Goldfields and Murchison regions.

CopperString budget hits record $3.2b

CopperString budget hits record $3.2b

The Queensland Government is investing an additional $420m into the CopperString project as part of the upcoming FY27 State Budget, bringing the projects total budget to $3.2b.

WA Native Title processes to be streamlined

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.

Exploration spending nears $1b

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.

Queensland Government launches $4m critical mineral survey

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.

Wood Mackenzie: Domestic gas supply framework risks investor uncertainty

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.

BHP commits $160m to Port Hedland

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.

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Alcoa to keep mining as WA Government assesses regulations

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.

Off the Record: BHP’s decarb gap is getting harder to ignore

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.

Tivan produces Australian-first acid-grade fluorspar

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.

Rio commissions $2.1b low-carbon smelter

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.