NewsProjects & Operations Yancoal to acquire Queensland coal mine for $2.5b Yancoal (ASX: YAL) will acquire an 80% interest in the Kestrel coal mine as part of its acquisition of KCG.
InternationalNews China eases BHP iron ore ban China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) has reportedly told several Chinese steel mills they can purchase some BHP (ASX: BHP) cargoes, relaxing restrictions that have been in place since September 2025.
NewsProjects & Operations Element 25 brings in $18m for Butcherbird Element 25 (ASX: E25) has secured commitments for an $18m share placement to fund the expansion of its Butcherbird manganese project in WA to 1.1mtpa of manganese oxide concentrate.
NewsProjects & Operations Black Cat kicks off processing at Kal East Black Cat Syndicate’s (ASX: BC8) Lakewood processing facility has begun processing ore from its Fingals open pit and Majestic underground mines in WA.
NewsProjects & Operations Fortescue pushes fossil fuel elimination target to 2028 Fortescue (ASX: FMG) expects to save US$100m in fossil fuel costs next year as it fast-tracks its delivery of a fully integrated green energy grid.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Monadelphous secures $145m in contracts Monadelphous (ASX: MND) has been awarded new contracts and contract extensions with Rio Tinto, BHP, Queensland Alumina and Harmony Gold.
NewsOpinion Off the Record: Do space barons dream of electric fleets? Our traditional industries are scrambling to keep the lights on. Ordinary people are weighing the gamble of filling a tank. And even Elon Musk, long fixated on building a “self-growing city” on Mars, has pulled his gaze back to the Moon.
NewsPolitics & Regulation No quick fix for Australia’s energy crisis Several explorers, backed by the Queensland Government, are leveraging the current global fuel security crisis to push for development of the Taroom Trough, which the state says could become Australia's first new oil field since the 1970s.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews Terra hits massive sulphides at Dante project Terra Metals (ASX: TM1) has observed zones of massive sulphide mineralisation in its first diamond drillhole of 2026 at the Southwest prospect within the Dante project in WA.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews Broken Hill ramps up, Rasp renewal lands Broken Hills Mines (ASX: BHM) has continued to ramp up operations at its Rasp silver-lead-zinc mine.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews OD6 confirms high-grade fluorspar at Mammoth OD6 Metals (ASX: OD6) has confirmed continuous, high-grade fluorspar mineralisation at its Mammoth prospect, part of the Quinn project located about 220km north of Las Vegas, Nevada.
