Industry FocusNews Liebherr-Australia’s fabrication team sets new record In December, Liebherr-Australia set a new annual production benchmark when its fabrication team completed its 50th mining excavator bucket for 2025.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews Terra confirms second PGM discovery Terra Metals (ASX: TM1) has confirmed a second new platinum group metal (PGM) copper-nickel sulfide discovery at the Southwest Prospect within the Dante project.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio and BHP eye Pilbara iron ore deal Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and BHP (ASX: BHP) will work together to extract up to 200mt from their neighbouring Pilbara iron ore operations, Yandicoogina and Yandi.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Monadelphous lands major Rio contract Monadelphous (ASX: MND) has been awarded a $300m long-term maintenance services contract with Rio Tinto.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews NMG looks to bring Lydia online New Murchison Gold (ASX: NMG) has returned high grade gold results from the Lydia gold prospect, the miner’s next potential addition near Meekatharra, WA.
Economics & Commodity PricesNews BlueScope returns millions after knocking back Stokes-led takeover BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL) will return $438m in surplus cash to its shareholders via a special dividend of $1/share.
NewsProjects & Operations Brightstar receives major approval for Goldfields project Brightstar (ASX: BTR) has received approval from the WA Government for the open pit development of the Lady Shenton project in Menzies.
NewsProjects & Operations Image takes a second glance at gold A promising mineral resource estimate and a buoyant gold price have prompted Image Resources (ASX: IMA) to conduct a comprehensive review of its gold tenements.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Australia prioritises military minerals in strategic reserve New details of the $1.2b Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve (CMSR) are emerging with the Federal Government confirming on Monday that antimony, gallium and rare earth elements are early priorities.
NewsPeople & Workforce Lynas Rare Earths CEO to retire after 12 years Amanda Lacaze will step down from her role as chief executive of Lynas (ASX: LYC), having led the company’s shift from a “troubled startup” to the largest rare earths producer outside China.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio and Glencore at it again with mega merger talks Mining majors Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Glencore have confirmed they have entered preliminary takeover discussions for a merger that could create the world’s largest resources company.
