Yancoal has temporarily suspended operations at several Hunter Valley mines in New South Wales for a few days due to poor air quality resulting from bushfires.

Mincor’s nickel restart plan has been boosted by a third successive increase in its mineral resource average nickel grade, despite prices remaining volatile throughout the December 2019 quarter.

Whitehaven Coal has felt the impacts of drought conditions and bushfires as well as labour shortages in the Maules Creek operations in New South Wales.

Core Lithium has discovered a 100 metre-plus high-grade lithium intersection in the Finnis project near Darwin, pushing the project to construction this year.

South32 has experienced a slide in production at Illawarra Metallurgical Coal in New South Wales in the second half of last year.

Bounty Mining could head into recapitalisation and/or company sale, with receivers Pricewaterhouse Coopers seeking expressions of interest.

Vysarn subsidiary Pentium Hydro has gained a goods and services contract with Iluka Resources at the Cataby mine in Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has opened its new office in Shanghai, bringing the Western Australian based miner closer to the key clients in China.

Coronado Global Resources plans to suspend operations at the Curragh mine in Queensland until Friday at the earliest.

Australian Vanadium is negotiating a technical services and purchase agreement for its vanadium products with Hebei Yanshan Vanadium and Titanium Industry Technology Research.

Titan Minerals will be shifting its focus to South America following its successful bid for Canadian gold mining company Core Gold.

Kalamazoo Resources is set to accelerate and expand exploration at its central Victorian gold projects after receiving an $8 million investment.

Joint venture (JV) partners Rio Tinto and Savannah Resources have received the third and final mining concession for the Mutamba heavy mineral sands projects from the Mozambique Government.

Resolute Mining expects no changes to employment at the Ravenswood gold mine in Queensland after agreeing to sell the operation to EMR Capital.

The Perth Mint has released Jewelled Tiger coins featuring rare pink diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Western Australia.

BHP board member and director Lindsay Maxsted will not stand for re-election to the company’s board of management this year.

South32 has struck an earn-in agreement with Adventus Mining via its subsidiary to advance the exploration of three zinc-lead-silver projects in the Republic of Ireland.

Lucapa Diamond Company has partnered with a leading international diamantaire to transform a 36-carat rough diamond from the Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho, Africa into six rare D-coloured diamonds.

Resolute Mining is in advanced negotiations with EMR Capital Management over the potential sale of the Ravenswood gold mine in Queensland.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signalled a further increase in the nation’s carbon emissions target in the wake of the national bushfire crisis.