NewsProjects & Operations Rio and BHP eye Pilbara iron ore deal Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and BHP (ASX: BHP) will work together to extract up to 200mt from their neighbouring Pilbara iron ore operations, Yandicoogina and Yandi.
NewsProjects & Operations Brightstar receives major approval for Goldfields project Brightstar (ASX: BTR) has received approval from the WA Government for the open pit development of the Lady Shenton project in Menzies.
NewsProjects & Operations Image takes a second glance at gold A promising mineral resource estimate and a buoyant gold price have prompted Image Resources (ASX: IMA) to conduct a comprehensive review of its gold tenements.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio and Glencore at it again with mega merger talks Mining majors Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Glencore have confirmed they have entered preliminary takeover discussions for a merger that could create the world’s largest resources company.
NewsProjects & Operations Westgold divests Mt Henry gold project for $64.6m Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) will divest the Mt Henry-Selene gold project in WA, closely following the announced spin-out of the company’s non-core Murchison projects.
NewsProjects & Operations Yilgarn Iron completes first shipment Yilgarn Iron has completed its first shipment with more than 176,000t of iron ore loaded through the Port of Esperance in WA.
NewsProjects & Operations Rio-led JV greenlights $294m study The Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture has approved a $294m (US$191m) feasibility study to progress the first stage of the Rhodes Ridge project.
NewsProjects & Operations BHP backs Chinese $1.69b SolGold takeover bid Major SolGold shareholders — including BHP (ASX: BHP) and Newmont (ASX: NEM) — have vowed to support a takeover from China-based Jiangxi Copper (JCC) for the right price.
NewsProjects & Operations Fortescue bets $152m on Peruvian copper takeover Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has entered a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 64% of Canada- based Alta Copper for an implied value of $151m (C$139m).
NewsProjects & Operations Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to remain open beyond 2028 The Federal Government will work with the NSW Government and Tomago Aluminium to keep the smelter open beyond 2028 when its current energy contract expires.
NewsProjects & Operations UGL to construct Stage 3 of Western Downs battery The CIMIC Group’s specialist engineering and services provider, UGL, has been selected by Neoen and Tesla to construct Stage 3 of the 305MV/1220MWh Western Downs battery in Queensland.
