BHP Nickel West has begun processing of ore from offtake partner Mincor Resources’ Kambalda Nickel Operations through the newly-refurbished Kambalda Nickel Concentrator (KNC).

Anglo American has unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions.

The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) has welcomed the release of the Fraser Institute 2021 Survey of Mining Companies, which shows South Australia as the 10th most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining investment.

Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has granted a gas production licence for the Beach Energy Enterprise Project in Victoria’s Otway Basin.

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Bowen Rail’s state-of-the-art locomotives are being tested and commissioned for the mine and rail project with Carmichael coal mine.

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BHP will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West asset in Western Australia in a collaboration which will aim to make the battery supply chain more sustainable.

Venture Minerals is less than two weeks away from commissioning the wet screening plant at the Riley iron ore mine in Tasmania.

Glencore is opening new career opportunities across regional communities, with the major mining company set to launch its 2021 apprenticeship program.

New Hope Group has reported solid earnings from its coal operations, driven mainly by increased production at the Bengalla mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Downer has signed a contract with cloud-based tracking platform developer, Track’em for an upstream coal seam gas development project.

The Australian mining industry has provided more tax than all other industry averages, according to a KPMG survey.

Australian mining exploration companies, AusQuest and South32 have extended their existing strategic alliance agreement (SAA) until the end of 2021. 

Argosy Minerals expects to export its first batch of lithium carbonate from the Rincon project in Argentina to Mitsubishi Corporation this month.

Rio Tinto plans to build its first solar plant at the Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara to improve the company’s emission reduction targets.

Almost half of global mining companies rank licence to operate as the biggest issue for business in the Top 10 Business Risks and Opportunities 2020 report. But what is Australia most concerned with?

88 Energy has provided an update on the upcoming drilling of the Charlie-1 appraisal well at Project Icewine on the proven Alaska North Slope basin.

Oil prices have spiked after 10 unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the world’s biggest crude-processing facility and its second-biggest oil field, both in Saudi Arabia.