InternationalNewsPolitics & Regulation China escalates BHP iron ore standoff China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) has ordered steel mills to stop purchasing a certain type of BHP (ASX: BHP) iron ore, Reuters reports.
NewsPeople & WorkforcePolitics & Regulation Victory Minerals put on notice for second time this year The Victorian Government has issued Victory Minerals an infringement notice for failing to report a fire for more than two days at its Ballarat gold mine located in Mount Clear.
InternationalNewsPeople & WorkforcePolitics & Regulation BHP liable for Brazil dam disaster, UK court rules In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Justice in London has determined BHP (ASX: BHP) can be held liable over the Fundão iron ore tailings dam failure that killed 19 people in 2015.
NewsPolitics & Regulation Liberal Party abandons net zero Yesterday, Australia’s Liberal Party abandoned its policy to achieve net zero — claiming emissions goals are driving up energy prices.
InternationalNewsPolitics & Regulation China suspends ban on exports to US China’s Commerce Ministry announced it has suspended a ban on approving exports of dual-use items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the US.
Economics & Commodity PricesNewsPolitics & Regulation Rare earth reprieve: China curbs export controls US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached a trade and economic deal to suspend additional export controls on rare-earth metals, according to the White House.
Economics & Commodity PricesNewsPolitics & Regulation $2m grant for vanadium electrolyte demonstration plant Critical Minerals Group (CMG) (ASX: CMG) has received a $2m grant from the Queensland Government under the Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund.The grant will partially fund the development of a vanadium electrolyte manufacturing demonstration plant consisting of a single 12-cell electrolyser unit that has the capacity to produce one million litres of vanadium electrolyte per year.
Economics & Commodity PricesFeaturesPolitics & Regulation $1 billion mine to boost industry RESOURCE industry employer group Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has called the NSW Government’s approval of a new $1 billion rare earth and metals mine in Dubbo “fantastic news” for the regional, state and national economies.
