Gulf Manganese to build €52m smelter

GULF Manganese (ASX: GMC) has inked a deal securing necessary funds to construct and commission the first of two smelters at the Kuapang smelting...

Federal Government Supports Indian Investment In Australian Critical Minerals Sector

The Federal government is confident a new investment partnership with India can unlock mutual benefits for both countries from Australia’s world-leading critical minerals sector.Australia’s...

BHP names new chief executive

MIKE Henry will replace Andrew Mackenzie as chief executive of BHP on January 1, 2020.Canadian-born with Japanese heritage on his mother’s side, Mr Henry...

GFG’s European expansion

GFG Alliance executive chairman Sanjeev Gupta. Image: GFG Alliance.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  BRITISH steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance will pay $US500 million for Rio Tinto’s...

XCD Energy Confirms 1.6BN Barrel Prospective Resource on Alaska’s North Slope

Meagan EvansHOME to multiple multi-billion barrel oil discoveries, including the 25 billon barrel Prudhoe Bay, US$250 million is being ploughed into the North Slope...

Rio enters JV option with Valor

Caption: Image: Valor Resources.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  RIO Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Exploration (KEX) has inked a Joint Venture option deal with ASX-listed Valor Resources over its...

Rare earths, big opportunity

THE Australian Government has released a Critical Minerals Strategy Report, exposing huge holes in the supply chain as tensions between Beijing and Washington heat...

China eyes Barrambie project JV

NEOMETALS (ASX: NMT)  has entered into an MoU with the Institute of Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (IMUMR) to...

Iron ore backs resources sector

IRON ore will prop up Australia’s resource and energy export earnings despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new estimate put...

88 Energy just weeks out from drilling 1.6B barrel Alaskan oil...

By Meagan EvansDUAL listed junior oil explorer 88 Energy Limited (AIM: 88E | ASX: 88E) is just weeks away from spudding its Charlie-1 appraisal...