Category: Politics & Regulation

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.