Grabbing the bull by the horns

AUSTRALIAN resources company TNG has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with uranium and project development company Toro Energy that gives TNG rights to...

Lucky break for port development

IN what is a first for South Australia, IronClad Mining has received final State Government approval to build new port facilities at the existing...

New gold potential at Penny’s Find

EMPIRE Resources has discovered a high-grade gold intersection at its Penny’s Find deposit in Kalgoorlie, confirming the underground potential of the project. All four reverse...

Offtake agreements secure tungsten supply

IN efforts to support development of its major UK-based Hemerdon tungsten mine, Perth company Wolf Minerals has signed a non-binding heads of agreement for...

Coal mine interest changes hands

AQUILA Resources has agreed to offtake contract sell its 50 per cent share in the Isaac Plains coal mine in the Bowen Basin to...

Proposed tax cuts spark fears for the future

THE South Australian mining industry may face another round of hits as the Federal Government explores opportunities for savings in the lead up to...

Rocky start belies bright future

DESPITE a somewhat troubled early existence, Queensland’s Lady Annie copper project is headed toward a bright future. Lady Annie is owned by CST Mining Group,...

Major manganese mine set for growth spurt

THE world’s largest and lowest-cost manganese mine is about to get bigger with the recent approval of the US$279 million Groote Eylandt expansion phase...

The legend of the Eureka Stockade

AS dawn approached on the Ballarat goldfields on Sunday December 3, 1854, a makeshift stockade, hastily built by diggers at Eureka, was overrun by...

Silver lining forecasts skyrocketing assets

THE Lachlan Fold Belt (LFB) is a geological subdivision in eastern Australia. Most prominent throughout NSW and Victoria, it extends into Tasmania, the Australian...