New analysis by the NSW Minerals Council has found that its mining member companies directly injected more than $122 billion into the NSW economy over the past decade, creating tens of thousands of jobs and supporting thousands of local businesses across the State.

The best of the best in northern Australia’s emergency response rescue teams put their skills to the test recently and demonstrated that the minerals sector is in safe hands.

The Avebury Nickel Mine in western Tasmania is back in operational mode, with its care and maintenance status lifted by Tasmanian regulatory bodies (Mineral Resources Tasmania, Worksafe Tasmania and EPA Tasmania).

OZ Minerals has signed a conditional binding terms sheet with Havilah Resources, setting out the basis of a new strategic relationship in the prospective Curnamona Province in South Australia.

Gold grades of up to 831 grams per tonne have been discovered at the Lawry Prospect within the Tandarra Gold Project situated along the Whitelaw Gold Corridor, considered to be a major structural control of gold mineralisation north of Bendigo.

Pilbara Minerals, with its project partner Calix, has been awarded a $20 million grant from the Australian Government under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) to support the further development and demonstration of the proposed Mid-Stream Project at Pilgangoora.

New Century Resources has obtained enviromental approvals for in-situ deposits Silver King and East Fault Block at the Century Mine in Queensland.

The Western Australian Government is investing $332 million into Mid West Ports Authority’s Port Maximisation Project, to meet increased demand for Geraldton Port services and supporting more private investment and jobs, as part of the 2022-23 State Budget.

TM Gold has been approved by the Northern Territory Government to commence operations at the Spring Hill Mine.

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has welcomed the Reduced Reporting Burden Pilot project announced by the Western Australian Government.

Develop has reported exceptional infill, extension and exploration drilling results at its Sulphur Springs copper-zinc-silver project in Western Australia’s Pilbara.

Australian Strategic Materials’ (ASM) first high purity critical metals plant has been officially opened in Ochang, South Korea.

Cyprium Metals has declared a 28.4 per cent increase in copper mineral resource estimates (to 940,200 tonnes) at its Nifty project in the Great Sandy Desert in the north-eastern Pilbara of Western Australia.

Nexus Minerals has announced significant high-grade gold assay results from drilling completed at its Crusader-Templar Prospect, within the company’s Wallbrook gold project in Western Australia.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions showcased a groundbreaking electric concept drill rig for surface drilling to the Vei og Anlegg 2022 exhibition, one of Scandinavia’s largest construction trade shows, held from May 11–14.

Altra Motion has recently enhanced the scope and functionality of its virtual exhibit booth.

Chrysos Corporation has signed five new Chrysos PhotonAssay lease contracts with new and existing customers, bringing the total number of deployed or contractually-committed units to 38, up from the previous total of 33 units.

Agrimin has welcomed the Western Australian State Budget allocation of an additional $100 million, alongside the recently announced $400 million Federal contribution, to completely seal the Tanami Road in Western Australia.

Bumper contributions from the Western Australian mining and resources sector have again been highlighted, helping lift the State’s Budget to an expected $5.7 billion surplus for the 2021-22 financial year.

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has marked a significant milestone in its lithium growth strategy with first new spodumene concentrate delivered at the Wodgina Lithium Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.