South32 exceeds FY26 production guidance

Australia and Canada have signed a series of agreements regarding critical minerals, one of which grants Australia membership to the G7 minerals alliance.

Gold Fields to acquire Gold Road for $3.7b South African gold giant Gold Fields is set to acquire one of Australia’s largest gold miners, Gold Road (ASX: GOR), in a takeover scheme valuing the company at $3.7b. Gold Road has convinced its Gruyere gold mine joint venture partner to increase its takeover bid, proposed in March for $3.3b, by nearly $400m. Gold Road has entered a scheme implementation deed that will allow Gold Fields to acquire 100% of shares in Gold Road by way of a scheme arrangement. Under the terms of the scheme Gold Road shareholders will receive a fixed cash...

The Jameson Cell’s ongoing impact on flotation advancement Glencore’s Jameson Cell, one of the most effective, flexible and high performing flotation technologies in the world, remains at the forefront of froth flotation innovation. The Jameson Cell was developed in 1985 when Mount Isa Mines asked Professor Graeme Jameson to improve flotation performance in their zinc circuit. His breakthrough — the downcomer — showed that effective particle recovery occurred in an intense mixing zone, leading to the creation of a compact, high-efficiency flotation cell. Over the next 40 years, the Jameson Cell underwent continuous...

UQ researchers identify methane ‘super-emitter' Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have found a coal borehole is releasing the same amount of greenhouse gases as 10,000 cars.  The researchers used advanced gas detection technology to determine 235t of methane were released per year from the abandoned borehole at a farm in the Surat Basin revealing a potentially underreported source of methane in the atmosphere.  With an estimated 130,000 similar boreholes across Queensland, where the quality of sealing by coal explorers is unknown, sealing high-emitting sites could offer a cost-effective way to reduce emissions.  [caption...