Rio Tinto has uncovered a new method to recover high purity scandium oxide using waste from the production of titanium dioxide at its titanium dioxide production facilities in Quebec.

Joint venture partners Rio Tinto and Antipa Minerals have further progressed the exploration program at the Citadel project in the Paterson province of Western Australia.

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has teamed up with Cahoot Learning to launch the Mining 4.0 Academy, which comprises practical courses to uplift skills and capabilities.

The Queensland Government has called on the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) to maximise the resource sector’s role in post-coronavirus recovery.

Mincor Resources has awarded an underground mining contract to Pit N Portal for the Kambalda nickel operations in Western Australia.

CSIRO has discovered that distinctive rock patterns in the Yilgarn province in Western Australia could indicate the presence of gold deposits.

Fortescue Metals Group is set to return to normal operational rosters of two weeks on, one week off, starting from June 22.

The federal government has created industrial relations working groups that will initiate discussions regarding casual and fixed term employees, while also adding greenfields agreements to the agenda.

Brazil’s worsening COVID-19 crisis and the reduced shipment of iron ore from the South American country have led to a surge in global iron ore prices on the back of resilient demand from China.

Legend Mining is honing in on what could be a potential Nova-style discovery, recording its best drill hole result so far at the Rockford project’s Mawson prospect in Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has again contracted Downer to complete works at the Eliwana iron ore mine in Western Australia, this time for early mining and maintenance services.

Metso has updated its crushing and screening mining stations with two modularised variants that aim to deliver lower capital expenditure.

BHP is taking steps to protect and support the remote Aboriginal communities it operates in, on top of its $50 million vital resources fund.

Minerals mined for use in the building and construction sector in Western Australia will not see an increase in royalty rates for the next five years.

Metro Mining expects to put back its planned $51.4 million Bauxite Hills expansion amid market uncertainties sparked by the COVID-19.

Downer has awarded its third contract to Track’em this year for the tracking of materials for development and maintenance work on a coal seam gas facility.

Clive Palmer has submitted documents to the High Court opposing the Western Australia border closure, calling it “unconstitutional”.

Australian commodities have continued to be on demand throughout April despite exports slipping from record-high levels in March.

New Century Resources is set to acquire Vale’s Goro nickel-cobalt mine in New Caledonia, a move that is supported by substantial shareholder IGO.

Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) is pushing the federal government to introduce reforms to protect the minerals industry and fast track Australia’s post-COVID economic recovery.