MinRes reassesses mothballed lithium mine

Ravenswood Gold has struck an agreement to work towards a comprehensive refinancing package by June 15.

Brightstar gets greenlight for Lord Byron Brightstar Resources (ASX: BTR) has received approval from the WA Government to begin production at its Lord Byron open pit gold mine at its Laverton Hub in WA.   The project is on track for development and production in H2 CY26 after receiving approval from the WA Department of Mine, Petroleum and Energy (DPME) for Lord Byron's mining proposal and closure plan.   Brightstar’s managing director Alex Rovira says Lord Byron mine is pivotal to accelerating gold production growth in the company’s Laverton Hub.  “Importantly, the Lord Byron open pit is located less thank 10km from...

Hancock Prospecting and Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will invest $1.2b each to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in the Pilbara region of WA.

BHP pays $110m to settle Samarco class action BHP (ASX: BHP) has reached an agreement to settle the Australian Samarco shareholder class action filed to the Federal Court in 2018. The class action was launched on behalf of shareholders who acquired BHP shares prior to the 2015 Fundão tailings dam collapse. The dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore project in Brazil killed 19 people and lead to more than $30b worth of damages. The communities of Bento Rodrigues, Paracatu de Baixo and Gesteira were flooded when mine waste from the dam entered the Doce River. Other communities and...