Mining applications rise as prospecting and exploration falls

DESPITE a downturn in iron ore prices towards the end of last year, the WA Government saw a 21 per cent increase in mining...

Suvo Strategic Minerals signs three-year agreement for sale of silica sand

Suvo Strategic Minerals signs three-year agreement for sale of silica sandSuvo Strategic Minerals (ASX:SUV) has signed a three-year agreement with BQ Nominees, trading as...

New PPE waste management initiative

New PPE waste management initiativeWith the surge in use of personal protective equipment (PPE) since COVID-19, a recycling program has been launched by Australian...

Chinese group pays $6 billion for copper project

MELBOURNE-based Minmetals Group (MMG) has made a major deal with Glencore Xstrata, acquiring the Las Bambas copper project in a US$5.85 billion all-cash transaction.Through...

Queensland and WA resources sectors deliver remarkable results

Queensland and WA resources sectors deliver remarkable resultsQueensland’s resources sector delivered a record $116.8b in economic benefits to the state economy in 2022-2023.This is...

Rio Tinto awards Metso Corporation design and engineering contract for BioIron...

Rio Tinto awards Metso Corporation design and engineering contract for BioIron processRio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has awarded Metso Corporation a detailed design and engineering contract...

Lithium Power Ups the Ante

Lithium Power International has kicked off an extensive exploration and drilling program across its WA lithium tenements, which lie immediately adjacent to Talison Lithium’s...

Broken Hill mine owner accepts Chinese takeover bid

THE board of independent directors of base metals company Perilya has unanimously accepted a takeover proposal from major shareholder Zhongjin Lingnan Mining. Perilya, owner of...

Queensland grant for Longreach

Longreach Mineral Exploration (Longreach) has become a successful recipient in Round 4 of the Queensland Government Collaborative Exploration Initiative (CEI) grants.As part of the...

Kapunda ISR research underway

The old pit at Kapunda. Image: Environmental Copper Recovery.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  A GROUP of researchers and miners have joined forces in a two and a...