Exploration & DiscoveryNews High-grade gold discovered in the Murchison Golden Dragon Mining’s (ASX: GDR) exploration program has intersected high-grade gold close to surface at an advanced gold target within the greater Cue gold project in WA.
NewsPeople & Workforce MCA: Skilled migration to reverse mining talent crunch The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has outlined a range of programs and reforms to skilled migration policy to reduce a talent shortage in the nation’s minerals industry.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews Tivan upgrades Speewah estimate Tivan (ASX: TVN) has updated the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Speewah fluorite project, with an increase of 16% in tonnage and 6% in contained calcium fluoride.
InternationalNews US pitches ‘critical minerals club’ to counter ‘predatory’ trade practices The US signed eleven new bilateral critical minerals frameworks with allies as part of its efforts to shift China’s dominance over the global industry.
Industry FocusNews Volunteers keep WA trail in top shape A team from Alcoa Australia’s (ASX: AAI) Willowdale bauxite mine recently lent a hand to refresh a section of the iconic Munda Biddi Trail in WA.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio Tinto rules out Glencore merger Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has confirmed it is no longer considering a possible merger or other business combination with Glencore.
NewsPeople & Workforce 300 jobs on the line at Australia’s largest power station Negotiations between Origin Energy and Centennial Coal over a coal supply contract for the Myuna mine in NSW have stalled after Origin put forward a short-term proposal that fails to secure the future of the mine or its workforce.
Economics & Commodity PricesNews WA vanadium miners get royalty relief Vanadium miners will be afforded significant royalty relief with the WA Government capping royalties for vanadium products at 2.5%.
NewsPeople & Workforce Worker dies at Newmont’s Tanami gold mine Newmont (ASX: NMT) has confirmed a worker has died following an incident at its underground mine located about 900km south of Darwin in the Northern Territory.
Industry FocusNews WA Government supports renewables growth Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) are collaborating with Perdaman and the WA Government to establish a 50MW solar farm at the Ngarluma green energy park on NAC's native title determination south of Karratha.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Australia vies for global critical minerals investment Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has launched the new Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus as she gears up to hold talks with the US in Washington this week.
