Commodities

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...

Whitehaven coal train. Image: Whitehaven Coal.   BY JESSICA CUMMINS   DEMAND for coal will continue to grow through to 2040, according to the latest World Energy Outlook...

Image: Fortescue Metals Group.    BY ELIZABETH FABRI   WHILE iron ore prices are set to slump in the coming years, Australia’s big four players – BHP, Rio...

The Honeymoon project in South Australia will reopen in the coming years. Image: Boss Resources.   BY ELIZABETH FABRI   THE Minerals Council of Australia has urged the...

Groundwater drilling at the Nolans NdPr project in the Northern Territory. Image Arafura Resources.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  NEODYMIUM and praseodymium – or NdPr for short –...

All images: Artemis Resources.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  THE gold price may have slumped; but this hasn’t dampened the spirits of Australian gold producers with the big...

BY ELIZABETH FABRI  GLOBAL lithium supply is set to triple over the next four years with the lions share mined in Australia, according to GlobalData...

Image: Glencore.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  MOMENTUM is building in Australia’s metallurgical coal sector. Prices are up and producers are taking note, with plans to fast-track a...

Independence Group’s Nova mine. Image: IGO.   BY ELIZABETH FABRI  ASK any analyst for their best performing commodities of the year, and nickel will be on the...

All images: Altech Chemicals.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  THERE was lithium, cobalt and graphite; now, a new technology commodity market is emerging – high purity alumina (HPA)....