NewsProjects & Operations South32: strong quarter offsets weather impacts South32 (ASX: S32) has reported solid operating and financial performance for Q3 FY26, maintaining production guidance across all operations except Australia Manganese.
NewsTechnology & Innovation MinRes and Curtin advance eDNA research for biodiversity monitoring Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) and Curtin University have advanced research into environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring, building on their three-year collaboration to demonstrate the technology’s potential to support biodiversity surveying in remote and sensitive environments.
InternationalNews Perseus lifts quarterly gold production 21% Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU) has reported a 21% increase in gold production in Q3 FY26, producing 107,144oz across its three West African operations as the company maintains full-year guidance.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Victoria’s gold output could triple by 2035, MCA says A new report commissioned by the Mineral Councils of Australia (MCA) Victoria has found that lifting Victoria’s gold production to 1mozpa by 2035 could support more than 10,000 jobs across mining and related services.
NewsPeople & Workforce Rio Tinto donates $1.5m for Cyclone Narelle recovery Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will donate $1.5m to the WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) to support communities impacted by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
NewsPolitics & Regulation WA extends fee waivers for Tianqi, Covalent Lithium The WA Government has allocated $30m to expand a fee waiver initiative that will support Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia and Covalent Lithium.
Economics & Commodity PricesNews BHP-China trade talks come to an end BHP (ASX: BHP) has concluded price talks for its iron ore sales contract with the China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) after more than seven months of negotiations.
NewsOpinion Off the Record: Prediction markets, plastic straws and the new panopticon On Polymarket, crises are no longer lived realities; they are odds to watch and positions to take.
NewsProjects & Operations Lynas posts 115% revenue increase Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) recorded Q3 FY26 revenue of $265m, primarily driven by increasing prices and higher volume sales of both neodymium-praseodymium and total rare earth oxide products.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio Tinto flags Middle East conflict after strong Q1 Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) posted a 9% year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production and its second-highest Q1 Pilbara iron ore production since 2018, up 13% year-on-year.
NewsPeople & Workforce Worker dies at Queensland quarry A worker has died at a quarry in Sheldon following a fatal forklift incident.
