Alcoa of Australia has inked an agreement with FYI Resources for the potential development of high purity alumina (HPA) refining technologies.

Australian Potash has received backing from Western Australia’s environmental watchdog for the Lake Wells sulphate of potash (SOP) project.

BHP has further diversified its board of directors, with Christine O’Reilly set to become part of the team next month.

Fortescue Metals Group has extended its search of hydropower resources to Indonesia following a similar move in Papua of New Guinea (PNG) last week.

Anglo American is completing a series of workforce briefings at the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland to improve safety using data science ahead of planned restart of longwall mining at the site next year.

Austmine has launched an initiative to help regional Western Australian mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies increase their digital mining capabilities and global competitiveness.

Rio Tinto has showcased its rare pink, red, violet and blue diamonds from the Argyle mine in Western Australia virtually to a group of collectors, connoisseurs and luxury jewellery houses.

The Queensland Government has put a number of reforms into place to strengthen the state’s mining sector, including a focus on extending the life of old mines.

Fortescue Metals Group has received approval from the Pilbara Ports Authority to increase the material handling capacity of the Herb Elliott Port in Western Australia.

BHP has awarded the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier tender for the company’s chartered vessels along the Western Australia to China route.

IGO has signed an agreement with Boadicea Resources to secure ground positions along the nickel-copper rich Fraser Range province in Western Australia.

Lucapa Diamond Company has reached another record of monthly carat recoveries at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola, Africa.

Glencore is reviewing the future of its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery in Queensland.

The New South Wales Government has released its Illawarra-Shoalhaven regional plan 2036, which factors in the challenges coal developments face in the future.

Mineral Resources (MinRes) managing director Chris Ellison has become Australia’s newest billionaire, thanks to a surge in iron ore prices, as reported by the Australian Financial Review.

Macarthur Minerals is nearing completion for a path to market for the Moonshine magnetite deposits at the Lake Giles iron project in Western Australia.

Keep up with the latest executive appointments across the mining sector, headlined by the resignation of Stanmore Coal chief executive Craig McCabe.

The mining industry has bucked the national trend with an increase in output during the June quarter, according to Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt.

GHH, a German manufacturer of mining, tunnelling and civil engineering machinery, has set out to grow its Australian market presence.