NewsProjects & Operations Alcoa breaks ground at landmark gallium project Alcoa (ASX: AAI) has commenced construction at its Alcoa-Sojitz gallium recovery project, co-located at the company’s Wagerup alumina refinery in WA.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Stronger margins lift Perenti’s earnings Perenti (ASX: PRN) lifted underlying profit by 8% in FY26, despite broadly flat revenue, alongside the company’s ongoing shift towards Australia and North America.
NewsProjects & Operations Lithium recovery pushes PLS back into profit PLS (ASX: PLS) returned to profit in FY26 as record annual production and stronger lithium prices drove a 1067% surge in underlying EBITDA.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Byrnecut expands underground fleet with Sandvik Byrnecut has invested in a fleet of 20 Sandvik underground drills, loaders and trucks and five raise boring systems to support its global operations.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Metso to deliver key processing equipment for Yitirrti Metso has been awarded orders by GR Engineering Services to deliver key minerals processing technology for Develop Global’s Yitirrti copper-zinc-silver project in WA.
NewsProjects & Operations Fortescue executive remains at work amid harassment investigation An unnamed senior Fortescue (ASX: FMG) executive is continuing to work while an external law firm investigates allegations of sexual harassment and bullying, the company’s growth and energy chief executive Gus Pichot said.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Fortescue settles dispute with Queensland Government Fortescue (ASX: FMG) and the Queensland Government have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over public funding contributions to the company’s scrapped PEM50 hydrogen project in Gladstone.
NewsProjects & Operations Victory outlines 20-year North Stanmore mine plan Victory Metals (ASX: VTM) has released a pre-feasibility study for its North Stanmore heavy rare earth (HRE) project outlining a post-tax net present value (NPV) of $1.21b.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers BCI Minerals to construct WA SOP pilot plant BCI Minerals (ASX: BCI) has awarded the construction contract for a sulphate of potash (SOP) pilot plant at its Mardie project to Bluestar Lehigh Engineering Institute.
Economics & Commodity PricesNews Copper outshines iron ore for BHP Copper contributed more than half of BHP’s (ASX: BHP) underlying EBITDA in FY26, with the commodity’s earnings surpassing iron ore for the first time in the company’s history, despite a 3% decline in total copper production.
NewsProjects & Operations Fortescue produces first molten metal with electric smelting Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has produced first hot metal at its Christmas Creek green metal pilot project, marking the first successful operation of its electric smelting process.
