Core advances Finniss restart with $50m NRW contract

By Chloe Coutinho

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

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Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) will begin open pit mining and ore production at its Grants deposit in May as it advances the restart of its Finniss lithium operation in the Northern Territory.

The MOU supports Metallium’s plan to develop a national network of e-waste processing facilities, strategically located near major e-waste collection hubs, rapidly expanding U.S. data centre industrial parks and regional industrial corridors with strong logistics and waste generation.

Minister King says the International Energy Agency projects that global lithium demand will increase almost ninefold by 2040, while the International Aluminium Institution expects global demand for aluminium will nearly double by 2050.

New geoscience centre to shape Australia’s future workforce

New geoscience centre to shape Australia's future workforce The University of Western Australia (UWA), alongside Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King, officially launched the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) in Critical Resources for the Future, aiming to deliver the skills and disruptive thinking required to advance the critical minerals sector. The innovative new research centre will bring together some of Australia’s leading universities, resource industry stakeholders and government institutions to drive research into critical minerals and sustainable mining. Minister King...

Kathleen Valley achieved first production of spodumene concentrate in late July 2024 and commercial production at the processing plant was declared January 1, 2025.

Kathleen Valley’s first year results in $193m loss for Liontown

Kathleen Valley’s first year results in $193m loss for Liontown Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) posted a $193m loss for FY25 in the company’s first year of operations at the Kathleen Valley lithium mine in WA. The statutory net loss after profit includes an $81m non-cash write-down of ore sorting potential (OSP) stockpiles, foreshadowed in the June quarter results. Liontown managing director and chief executive Tony Ottaviano comments on the loss. “While we reported a statutory loss, this was expected in a commissioning year and reflects depreciation and the treatment of stockpiles...

Multiple holes reported high-grade intersections, including 4m @ 9.7g/t gold from 24m 25CD011 within a broader zone of 8m @ 5.1g/t gold.

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High-grade gold discovered in the Murchison

Golden Dragon Mining’s (ASX: GDR) exploration program has intersected high-grade gold close to surface at an advanced gold target within the greater Cue gold project in WA.

(Image source: BRAVUS) North Queensland Toyota Cowboys players Jaxon Purdue and Jake Clifford with Bravus Head of Reputation Kate Campbell.

BRAVUS backs the Cowboys from pit to port

BRAVUS backs the Cowboys from pit to port BRAVUS and the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys are ready to kick goals in 2026 under a new Platinum Partnership that includes the company’s mining, rail, port and renewables businesses. BRAVUS head of reputation Kate Campbell says the new sponsorship deal will take the powerhouse tie-up between the mine, rail, port and renewables business and the North’s favourite sporting team to its 10-year anniversary in 2028. "We are excited that our BRAVUS brand will feature on the Cowboys’ NRL jersey sleeve from next year so the 2000-plus employees from...