Pacific Islands may receive ‘less than a CEO’s annual income’ if deep sea mining goes ahead

Northern Star closing in on $5b bid for De Grey Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) has announced its support of Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) acquisition of De Grey Mining (ASX: DEG). Gold Road has advised that it has the intention to vote all the De Grey shares it holds in favour of the scheme. Gold Road holds approximately 17.26% of De Grey shares, which are valued at over $1b, making it the company’s largest shareholder. Northern Star is Australia’s largest listed gold miner, valued at almost $25b, and will know if its bid has been successful following a...

Bellevue Gold’s record breaking Q4 Bellevue Gold (ASX: BGL) has delivered record throughput rates during the June quarter following improvements at its processing plant in the Goldfields region of WA. Gold production increased substantially for Q4 FY25 with 38,941oz and gold sold totalling 38,754oz at an average realised price of $5147/oz and an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $2253/oz. The company processed a record 287,000t at 4.5g/t of gold at 94.4% recovery, of which, 111,000t was processed at 5.4g/t of gold at 95% recovery for the month of June alone. Bellevue Gold reported the1.35mtpa processing plant...

2025 AREEA Industry Awards honours trailblazers The resources, mining and energy sector’s most innovative businesses and individuals have been celebrated at the 2025 AREEA Industry Awards last week.  Announced at AREEA’s Gala Dinner events in Brisbane and Perth, the annual Industry Awards recognise outstanding workplace achievements across wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, innovation and leadership.  AREEA chief executive Steve Knott says the winners reflected the sector’s ability to adapt, innovate and lead through transformative times.  “Our industry continues...