BHP and China Baowu renew decarbonisation partnership

Onslow Iron $200M contingent payment confirmed Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) will receive a $200m contingent payment from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) in early November as part of the private haul road transaction.  As announced in September last year, investment funds managed by MSIP paid an upfront consideration of $1.1b for a 49% interest in the Onslow Iron Road Trust, which generates a life-of-mine CPI-adjusted tolling fee per tonne of iron ore loaded at the port from MinRes’ Onslow Iron project in WA.  Between 1 August 2025 and 27 October 2025, 8.75mt of iron ore was...

Indigenous excellence recognised at Blackwater Ochre Australia was announced as a finalist in the 2025 Queensland Resource Council Indigenous Awards in the Exceptional Indigenous Business Award category after being nominated by Whitehaven. Supported by Whitehaven, Ochre has been instrumental in several rehabilitation and environmental projects at Blackwater coal mine, including supply of operators, execution of civil works packages, legacy borehole location and sediment control. The teams worked closely together to build Ochre’s capability to address mine compliance, which has positioned them to grow to where the now are — working autonomously at Blackwater. Ochre...

MinRes Air soars to new heights  Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has celebrated a full year of operating its internal airline service MinRes Air.   MinRes Air was created to allow for complete flight flexibility and seamless logistics, allowing MinRes to set a new benchmark for transporting people and cargo across operations in the WA mining sector.  With a fleet of modern Airbus A319 and A320’s, the airline now covers frequent routes from Perth, WA and Brisbane, Queensland to various MinRes sites including Ken’s Bore iron ore mine and the...

The NSW Government has approved a six-year extension to the Dartbrook coal mine in the Hunter Valley, allowing operations to continue until December 2033.