Rio Tinto Exploration has entered into a farm-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with gold and base metals explorer Carawine Resources.

Samarco joint venture partners BHP and Vale have received a licence to continue iron ore operations in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

The Queensland Palaszczuk government has passed dangerous attachment device laws to deter people from using devices that increase the risk of injury to themselves, others and emergency service workers.

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Evolution Mining chairman Jake Klein is backing mining’s value, saying the sector has brought Australia to its past economic prosperity.

New Century Resources’ upgraded scavenger circuit upgrade has been delivered to the Century zinc operation in Queensland.

Operations at Galaxy Resources’ Mt Cattlin lithium mine are set to be scaled back by up to 40 per cent due to the market conditions the industry is facing.

Silver Lake Resources heard the bell ring when its board approved the company’s development of the Santa underground gold project in Western Australia.

The energy and resources sector accounted for 30 per cent of public merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the 2019 financial year.

Resolute Mining is continuing to ramp up operations at the Syama underground mine in Mali, West Africa despite the disruptive breakdown of a key component.

RPMGlobal has unveiled its underground metals solution optimiser edition for mine planning users on schedule – its delivery was planned before the year’s end.

Heron Resources has completed its first export shipments from its Woodlawn zinc-copper mine in New South Wales.

Fortescue Metals Group has started the 2020 financial year with 42.2 million tonnes of total shipments, a 5 per cent improvement on the previous corresponding period.

Bounty Mining’s Cook Colliery coking coal mine in Queensland has picked up mining activities following a roof fall last week.

RCR Mining Technologies has won a contract for a significant design and construct equipment package at Fortescue Metals Group’s Cloudbreak iron ore project in Western Australia.

Newcrest Mining is confident in hitting its production guidance for the 2020 financial year, despite a drop in its September quarterly output.

Climate-related risks and opportunities could impact the future prospects of the gold industry, according to the World Gold Council’s latest analysis.

Epiroc has launched its new generation SmartROC D65 Down Under surface drill, which is automated, future-proof and loaded with smart features.

Liebherr has released a replica model of the 800-tonne Liebherr R 9800 excavator, the biggest LEGO Technic set ever.

Start-up and scale-up businesses will have the opportunity to showcase their innovations at next week’s International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne.