Lithium Australia teams up with CSIRO

ASX company Lithium Australia’s subsidiary VSPC has been selected to be part of the Australian government’s $5m research program to develop fast-charge lithium-ion batteries...

$6.3m funding for Lithium Australia

LITHIUM Australia has secured up to $6.3m funding from New York-based institutional fund manager, The Lind Global Macro Fund, under a convertible security and...

International Women’s Day campaign

AUSIMM has launched an International Women's Day campaign to celebrate the successes and raise awareness of the challenges women face in the resources sector, ...

$749m boost for Pilbara

IT seems Rio Tinto is getting into the Christmas spirit, announcing a $749m (or A$1b) investment in its existing Greater Tom Price operations to...

Cutting red tape for resources

WA Premier Mark McGowan has jumped on board the Prime Minister’s plans to fast track environmental approvals for resource projects. In his recent speech at...

Rio invests in EdTech

MINING giant Rio Tinto has announced it will invest its considerable resources in a new approach to tackle a looming skills gap in the...

Automation qualification accreditation

RIO Tinto, in collaboration with the WA government and South Metropolitan TAFE, has launched Australia’s most advanced automation qualification to date. The Certificate IV in...

Korean recycled battery deal

LITHIUM Australia (ASX: LIT) has confirmed an offtake deal with Korean battery recycler SungEel Hitech Co via its 24pc-owned subsidiary Envirostream Australia. The companies signed...

Anglo adapts to stakeholders

ACCORDING to Anglo American’s chief executive officer metallurgical coal business Tyler Mitchelson, the mining industry needs to present a sustainable future to ensure continued...

BHP spicing it up in Chile

BHP (ASX: BHP) has signed four new clean energy contracts for power at its Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile as it continues...