Core Lithium is set to sign an agreement with Geneva-based Transamine for product from the Finniss project in the Northern Territory.

Fortescue Metals Group has diversified its asset portfolio further into copper by investing $C1.38 million ($1.5 million) in Candente Copper, which owns a large-scale open pit project in Peru.

BHP has appointed Edgar Basto as its Minerals Australia president, effective July 1, having been in the role of acting president since last November.

Victoria is set to defer the collection of $3.5 million in rent and annual fees until January next year to give an immediate boost to mining and exploration companies.

Australia’s emerging quantum technology sector can increase mineral exploration and is identified as “the most promising long-term opportunity for Australia”, according to CSIRO’s ‘Growing Australia’s Quantum Technology Industry’ report.

Casual workers who have worked regular and systematic hours are now entitled a permanent employee’s entitlements, according to a Federal Court of Australia judgment.

Kalium Lakes will advance the Beyondie sulphate of potash project (BSOPP) in Western Australia through to first production by raising fresh working capital.

The mining and resources industry has not been one of the biggest contributors to job advertising growth in the first half of May, but it is not void of opportunities. 

Mining and exploration companies may soon pinpoint reserves of valuable minerals using a new water tasting approach developed by the CSIRO.

NRW Holdings has released a performance report for April 2020 that shows the company remains in good stead following a string of successful contracts and acquisitions this financial year.

The New South Wales Government has given Whitehaven Coal the all-clear to extend the Vickery coal mine in New South Wales.

Australian Vanadium has signed an agreement with Westgold Resources for water access assistance at its Western Australian vanadium project.

The Queensland Government is fast tracking the CopperString 2.0 high voltage transmission line to provide cheaper power and turbo-charge investment across the North West Minerals Province.

Rio Tinto is set de-escalate its coronavirus controls in Western Australia as the state enters its second phase of easing COVID-19 restrictions.

Tianqi Lithium has suffered another blow from the softening lithium market after its parent company, Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group, put part of the the company on sale.

Alkane Resources has pledged to progress with its plan to separate from Australian Strategic Materials, the owner of the $1.3 billion Dubbo project.

Rio Tinto is ready to launch a diamond drilling program at Alderan Resources’ Frisco copper-gold-silver project in Utah, United States.

The Gold Industry Group has launched a new online hub to act as a source of information on job and career pathway opportunities in the Australian gold industry. 

Newcrest Mining has secured adequate levels of water to continue producing without restraint at the Cadia operations in New South Wales.