Lynas makes $137m deal with US Department of War

Seeking the Next Big Idea: Pitch at Innovation Hour, Copper to the World 2025 As demand for copper surges to support electrification, renewables and decarbonisation, the copper industry must respond with new levels of agility, efficiency and environmental responsibility. Unlocking new supply will require innovative solutions that go beyond incremental improvements, we need to mine deeper, process smarter and operate more sustainably across the entire value chain. In response to these challenges, Austmine is inviting innovators, technology providers and solutions developers to take the stage at Innovation Hour, held as part of Copper to the World 2025 in Adelaide. Austmine chief executive Christine Gibbs Stewart says Innovation Hour gives the conference the opportunity...

Researchers at Adelaide University have developed a robotic system inspired by bees and ants that has the potential to make mining safer, more efficient and more sustainable.

Exploration gets a boost in WA Grants worth $6.6m have been allocated to 39 recipients of the 32nd round of the WA Government exploration incentive scheme (EIS) co-funded drilling program.  By sharing the financial risk of early-stage exploration, the EIS enables companies to pursue high-potential projects that may otherwise be considered too risky or cost-prohibitive.    The long running scheme is considered highly successful with Lord Resources reporting success under the previous round at its Ilgarari project, where two co-funded drillholes intersected primary copper mineralisation.   Copper exploration has also yielded promising results for Redstone Resources, which recovered a 10m zone of continuous copper mineralisation from a co-funded...

EQR advances tungsten recovery EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) has achieved 86% tungsten recovery from ore and waste stockpiles from its Wolfram Camp project in far north Queensland. The testing program was a collaboration between EQR, TOMRA Sorting Solutions and The University of Queensland. Previously abandoned in 2018, EQR is revitalising the asset to leverage its major deposit of critical minerals including tungsten and bismuth. EQR tested two bulk samples to evaluate the grade and distribution across size fractions for tungsten and molybdenum to assess the...