Stavely Minerals has launched a $19.6 million capital raising to fund fast-tracked gold and copper-gold exploration in western Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.

Independence Group has joined forces with Apollo Consolidated for its early-stage Louisa project, as a farm-in and joint venture partner.

WestStar Industrial engineering contractor business SIMPEC has won a $5 million contract at Tianqi Lithium Kwinana’s lithium hydroxide process plant (LHPP) 1 processing plant in Western Australia.

Rio Tinto has contracted integrated property and construction group Pindan to construct an operations village for its Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara.

The Western Australian Government is set to introduce a royalty arrangement for lithium producers to encourage downstream processing and manufacturing in the state.

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Core Lithium has struck conditional agreements with Todd River Resources for two new projects in the Northern Territory.

Pilbara Minerals has welcomed a $20 million investment by China’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, Contemporary Amperex Technology. 

Elixir Energy Limited will commence its 2019 drilling campaign at the gigantic 30,000 square kilometres Nomgon IX coalbed methane production sharing contract. 

While mining companies consistently work to retain their social licence, BHP Billiton’s former head of institutional and government relations Osvaldo Urzua boldly suggests the issue isn’t only reserved for miners.

Lucapa Diamond Company has fetched $US10.4 million ($15.5 million) in its latest sales of diamonds from the Lulo and Mothae mines in Lesotho.

Battery Minerals has signed a memorandum of understanding with American graphite processing specialist Urbix.

Graphite producer Magnis Energy Technologies non-executive director Michael Stanley Whittingham has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

AVZ Minerals managing director Nigel Ferguson has met with the Tanzanian Government to advance transportation discussions for the Manono lithium and tin project.

Westgold Resources has faced further delay to recommencing its ore processing at its Meekatharra gold operations in Western Australia.

The winners of the 2019 Australian Mining Prospect Awards have been announced at Moda Events in Brisbane.

MICORMINE is set to move into its next growth phase with the appointment of chief executive officer Andrew Birch.

Resolute Mining has taken the roaster offline at its Syama gold mine in Mali, due to a crack being detected in the main external shell.

Gold Road Resources and Gold Fields have achieved commercial production at the Gruyere gold mine in Western Australia.