NewsPeople & Workforce BHP workers endorse second Pilbara strike BHP (ASX: BHP) electrical workers have comprehensively endorsed a ballot on work stoppages at the miner’s Port Hedland bulk port terminal following six months of negotiations.
NewsTechnology & Innovation UNSW: Bubbles pose big challenge for green hydrogen production UNSW researchers have found a new way to optimise electrolyser design to boost the efficiency of green hydrogen production.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Westgold awards Sodexo multi-year contract extension Sodexo Australia has been awarded a five-year contract extension to deliver integrated village services across Westgold Resources’ (ASX: WGX) operations in WA’s Goldfields and Murchison regions.
NewsProcurement & Suppliers Weir relocates to new WA facility Weir has relocated the Perth operations of its Minerals Division to a new, purpose-built facility in Hazelmere, WA.
NewsProjects & Operations CopperString budget hits record $3.2b The Queensland Government is investing an additional $420m into the CopperString project as part of the upcoming FY27 State Budget, bringing the projects total budget to $3.2b.
NewsProjects & Operations Fire breaks out at Greenbushes lithium operation A fire occurred at the Greenbushes lithium operation yesterday, with the fire now extinguished and no injuries reported.
NewsPolitics & Regulation WA Native Title processes to be streamlined The WA Government is overhauling its Native Title and Aboriginal Cultural heritage processes for the mining and exploration sector following a targeted review.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews Exploration spending nears $1b New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Australian mineral exploration sector experienced a 16.3% year-on-year expenditure increase to $949.3m during Q3 FY26.
NewsPeople & Workforce Meandu coal mine secured into 2040s Stanwell’s Meandu thermal coal mine has been granted a 21-year extension by the Queensland Government, securing the long-term future of 500 coal workers.
NewsProjects & Operations PLS opens Australia’s first mine-site lithium mid-stream processing plant PLS (ASX: PLS) has opened Australia’s first mine-site lithium mid-stream processing facility at its Pilgangoora operation in WA.
Exploration & DiscoveryNews Queensland Government launches $4m critical mineral survey The Queensland Government is launching Australia’s largest high-resolution regional airborne gravity gradiometry (AGG) survey covering 40,000km across Queensland’s north-west.
