Green light for Samarco
THE Samarco joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Group has been given approval to resume operations at the Germano iron ore plant in...
Impact revisit Broken Hill palladium project
PERTH’S Impact Minerals has responded to record palladium prices to extend exploration at its Broken Hill project in NSW.A new geodynamic framework for the...
Cobalt: The ripple effect
ON August 7 this year, Glencore announced its plans to close the Mutanda mine, citing reduced economic viability and the low prices as the...
Commodity Focus: Copper
Olympic Dam mine. Image: BHP.
LIKE many of its base metal peers, copper has had a challenging couple of months with its price plummeting more...
$1b lithium mine on hold
CONTINUED weak lithium prices have forced Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) and its Chilean partner SQM to delay the construction of the Mt Holland lithium project...
Lithium and cobalt expected to stabilise
S&P GLOBAL Market Intelligence latest report on lithium and cobalt paints a revealing picture for the rare earths’ market.Though the fall-out from COVID-19 has...
$2.75m for Sayona lithium projects
ASX-LISTED lithium company Sayona Mining is to bid for the North American lithium mine in Québec, Canada, after securing $2.75m of funding from a...
Tungsten: Taking Shape
Wet tabling of scheelite from Mulgine Hill to produce a bulk sample of tungsten concentrate (under UV light). Image: Tungsten Mining.
BY ELIZABETH FABRI
DEMAND is...
Can SVD follow Greatland Gold’s footsteps in Paterson Province?
Investors are rushing into gold stocks as the precious metal continues to hit new highs. The gold price is now above AU$2,000/oz, for the...
The Critical Question
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
with Peter Walker, Director at ORBIZQ. Why are critical minerals important to Australia?To combat climate change, governments around the world are steering...