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PORT and coastal engineering company BMT JFA Consultants provides specialised services for port and maritime developments. With a focus on developing passionate staff and forming strong client relationships, the company delivers effective solutions in a timely manner. The services offered by BMT JFA include full project management, from conception to completion of marine/port, harbour and coastal projects. The company can act either as part of a team or can lead a team managing all aspects of a project – from initial site investigation through to design, construction, commissioning and maintenance. BMT JFA’s port and harbour engineering services include: port and harbour master planning; project management of multidisciplinary maritime development projects; marine investigations and data collection; planning, detailed design and project…

SHARES in lithium have soared, with Galaxy Resources up 24pc, Orocobre Ltd up 34pc and Pilbara Minerals posting a rise of 19pc. Mineral Resources also increased 2.4pc to $17.39. The boost for the lithium market comes as the Chinese government announced yesterday that it would hold back on reducing subsidies to the electric vehicle industry. Industry and Information technology Minister Miao Wei said that the subsidies, which have been cut steadily since 2018, will not be cut this July. This follows a marked drop in sales of electric vehicles since the subsidies, first introduced in 2009, began to be phased out. The surge is also hitched to Tesla’s delivery of its first Chinese made Model 3 cars. Tesla has revealed…

MINERAL Resources (ASX: MIN) and Albermarle have mothballed the Wodgina lithium project in the Pilbara to wait out the lithium price slump after finalising the establishment of the unincorporated MARBL JV. The MARBL JV (60:40 Albermarle MIN), has joined a growing number of developments cutting back, or halting lithium production to wait for better prices as the US-China trade wars and the stalled EV boom continues to frustrate the international market. MIN said that it will take about four weeks to transition to care and maintenance. During that time, Albermarle will manage the marketing and sale of spodumene concentrate, and under the terms of the JV, will continue to manage it once Wodgina goes back into production. Mineral Resources managing…

MetalsGrove Mining (ASX: MGA) has announced that it has signed a drilling contract with Topdrill Pty Ltd for a maiden reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at the Bruce REE Project in the Northern Territory. The program, which is set to commence in Q2 CY2023, will drill 2,000 metres and test high priority targets, including a broad conductor and a large intrusive system. The Bruce REE Prospect is located in the Arunta Project, north of Alice Springs, and covers an area of approximately 17,722 hectares. The recent completion of an aeromagnetic and surface geochemistry program at Bruce has identified a 1,000m X 600m intrusive system considered highly prospective for rare earth element (REE) mineralisation. MetalsGrove Mining Limited is an Australian-based exploration…