NewsPolitics & Regulation Fuel shortages force WA miner to halt operations Continuing fuel supply constraints tied to the war in Iran are impacting Australia’s exploration and mining sector, with smaller operators now halting operations.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
NewsPolitics & Regulation WA growing critical minerals connections A delegation of16 critical minerals companies and WA Government representatives will make their way to Canada and the US in March to strengthen strategic partnerships.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Alcoa modernises approvals with Federal Government Alcoa (ASX: AAI) will further modernise approvals frameworks for its WA mining activities as the Federal Government reforms its Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Transforming Mount Isa’s future The Queensland Government has opened expressions of interest (EOI) for its Mount Isa transformation study to assess future pathways for Queensland’s north-west region.
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.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Newmont hit with class action over ‘toxic trifecta’ claims at Cadia Landowners in NSW have filed an environmental class action against Cadia Holdings, a subsidiary of Newmont, alleging they have been exposed to pollution from the Cadia mine.
