NewsPolitics & Regulation Canada and Australia deepen critical minerals ties Australia and Canada have signed a series of agreements regarding critical minerals, one of which grants Australia membership to the G7 minerals alliance.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Hormuz disruption risks putting Australia in dire straits as fuel costs surge Not a single oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on March 3, maritime monitors said, as the key oil and LNG chokepoint remained effectively closed amid escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.
NewsPeople & Workforce AREEA celebrates female leaders in the resources sector As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, the Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) is celebrating women who have shaped and those who continue to make their mark in Australia’s resources and energy sector.
Economics & Commodity PricesNews Global lithium supply deficits expected as early as 2028 Global lithium demand could exceed 13mt by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest Energy Transition Outlook for Lithium.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio Tinto to expand $1.1b Dampier desalination plant Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and the WA Government have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to complete both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Dampier seawater desalination plant.
NewsPeople & Workforce Queensland to reform ‘weak’ safety frameworks The Queensland Government is reforming its resources safety framework after an independent review found Resources Safety and Health Queensland’s (RSHQ) governance to be lacking.
NewsPolitics & Regulation MinRes claims Pilbara Ports fee designed to reimburse Chevron The WA Supreme Court has ordered Pilbara Ports to hand over further internal and contract documents in its ongoing dispute with Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) over a Port of Ashburton “Channel Charge”.
InternationalNews Rio Tinto to restart South African mineral sands project Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will invest $473m to extend the mine life of the Zulti South project to 2050 and lift the suspension that has been in place since January 2020.
NewsPolitics & Regulation AREEA calls for workplace law modernisation The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) is lobbying for the revision of structural flaws as part of the Federal Government’s national employment standards (NES) review.
NewsProjects & Operations Extension approved for Dartbrook mine The NSW Government has approved a six-year extension to the Dartbrook coal mine in the Hunter Valley, allowing operations to continue until December 2033.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Pacific Islands may receive ‘less than a CEO’s annual income’ if deep sea mining goes ahead For the US, controlling key resources is now almost indistinguishable from power projection.
