NewsProjects & Operations Rio Tinto diamond mine delivers final production Rio Tinto’s (ASX: RIO) Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada has seen its final day of production after 23 years of operation.
NewsPeople & Workforce BHP faces first Pilbara strike in decades Electrical workers at BHP’s (ASX: BHP) Pilbara mining operations have voted for protected industrial action, following more than a year of negotiations.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Australia signs landmark free trade agreement with EU After eight years of negotiations, Australia has signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to lower trade and investment barriers between the regions.
NewsProjects & Operations Boyne smelter secured to 2040 Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and the Federal and Queensland Governments will invest $2b to secure the future of the Boyne aluminium smelter in Gladstone.
NewsProjects & Operations Liberty Bell Bay smelter enters voluntary administration Liberty Bell Bay in Tasmania, one of billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s last remaining Australian assets, has entered voluntary administration.
NewsProjects & Operations Billion-dollar copper project to deliver local benefits The Queensland Government has declared the proposed $2.3b Eva copper mine a large resource project under the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017.
NewsTechnology & Innovation MCA pushes for $13m AI trial proposal The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has asked the Federal Government to fund a three-year pilot program to embed AI into environmental regulatory decision-making.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Deep sea mining talks deadlocked International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council negotiations have concluded without the adoption of an agreed upon mining code and without any mining approvals being granted.
InternationalNews Japan and South Korea accelerate nuclear growth The Middle East conflict is reinforcing energy security as a central pillar of power planning in Japan and South Korea.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Global energy crisis now ‘largest in history’ Long gone are the days of sub dollar prices at the bowser.
NewsProjects & Operations Meeka Metals begins ore sorting upgrade at Murchison Meeka Metals (ASX: MEK) has commenced installation of an ore sorting facility at its Murchison gold project in WA, targeting increased processing capacity and higher gold production.
