Bass Metals, known for its flagship Graphmada large flake graphite mine in Madagascar, has decided to terminate the planned sale of its Tasmanian tenements to London-based NQ Minerals (NQM).

Assay results from AVZ Minerals’ Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have returned result as high as 1.52 per cent lithium oxide at 284.47m.

The mining industry continues to experience improved market conditions as we move to the midway point of 2018.

Mining companies have focused on developing a more positive image for the industry in recent years, Deloitte’s Ian Sanders tells Australian Mining.

Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its 75 per cent stake in the Winchester South coal project in Queensland to Whitehaven Coal.

An expansion of the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, the world’s largest coal export facility, will not go ahead.

Triton Minerals has approved development of the Ancuabe graphite project in Mozambique.

Santos, with its GLNG partners, plans to invest more than $400 million on the 137-well Arcadia gas project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

A new Australian research project hopes to revolutionise the manufacture of precision-engineered mineral separation and mining equipment.

Emmerson Resources has formed a strategic alliance with Territory Resources that will lead to the development of a processing hub to support small mines near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.

Joint venture partners Barra Resources and Conico have awarded a series of contracts for the pre-feasibility study (PFS) at the Mt Thirsty cobalt-nickel-oxide project in Western Australia.

US-based private equity firm Lone Star plans to acquire Sino Gas & Energy Holdings for $530 million, an offer backed by the ASX-listed target.

Ausdrill has confirmed that employees from subsidiary, African Mining Services, are safe following a security incident at its contract with Hummingbird Resources at the Yanfolila gold operation in Mali.

Lab-grown diamonds are becoming an increasingly viable alternative to their mined counterparts.

Emerging trends for “Green Copper” will feature in the opening session at next month’s Copper to the World Conference in Adelaide, June 26, a new addition to the program.

The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has agreed to sell the Gregory Crinum coking coal mine in Queensland to Japan’s Sojitz Corp for $100 million.

The employment recovery for Australian geoscientists has taken a step backward in the opening quarter of 2018, according to the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG).

Mining equipment rental company Emeco is bolstering its digital capabilities by rolling out an advanced Internet of Things (IoT) solution that will track and harvest data from its assets.