Yancoal completes US$1.85b Kestrel coal acquisition

On Tuesday, billionaire Sanjeev Gupta placed his Tahmoor coal mine into voluntary administration after a year of uncertainty.

Lincoln advances uranium exploration Lincoln Minerals (ASX: LML) has signed a Native Title mining agreement with the Gawler Ranges Aboriginal Corporation and Traditional Owners to progress mineral exploration at its Jungle Dam uranium prospect in South Australia. The agreement grants Lincoln access to exploration licence (EL) 5942 and has been formally submitted to the South Australia Energy and Mining Department for registration. Lincoln Minerals chief executive Jonathon Trewartha comments on the signing. “Finalising this agreement marks a major milestone for our exploration efforts at Jungle Dam,” he said. “We are pleased to be working in respectful partnership...

BHP supports Traditional Owner governance BHP (ASX: BHP) is partnering with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) to support the development of a First Nations director pipeline with a schoplarship program.   The scholarship program will provide in-classroom board governance education to 250 First Nations executives and aspiring board directors from Traditional Owner groups and Indigenous community organisations in regional locations in South Australia and WA.  The program is designed to engage leaders and support them through education to improve governance and increase their operational capacity to deliver long-term sustainable outcomes for the...

Two conference stages — double the value at AIMEX 2025 This year, Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) is delivering twice the content, twice the opportunity and twice the reasons to register early and secure your free access to this must-attend event. Following the recent release of the main conference agenda, AIMEX has launched the agenda for a brand-new Innovation Stage for its 2025 event, doubling the value and insight available to delegates from September 23-25. AIMEX 2025 is raising the bar with not one, but two carefully curated conference stages running alongside the exhibition floor. The Main Stage will continue to spotlight high-level industry leadership, innovation and strategic...