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Australian iron ore prices rise in China
Prices for Australia’s high-grade iron ore fines have increased this week after data on China’s steel output in 2020 was revealed.
January 19, 2021 0 comment
Glencore extends Chinese cobalt contract
Glencore will supply cobalt to Chinese battery manufacturer Green Eco-manufacture Hi-tech (GEM) for an additional five years after expanding their partnership.
December 4, 2020 0 comment
NRW lobs $100m takeover bid at Primero
NRW Holdings has offered to takeover engineering group Primero Group for $100 million, an offer that the boards from both companies have unanimously agreed to.
November 24, 2020 0 comment
Trade deal signing to unify China and Australia: BHP CEO
BHP chief executive Mike Henry has underlined the importance for nations to strengthen their ties following the signing of the world’s biggest trade deal among 15 countries.
November 18, 2020 0 comment
Rio Tinto puts rare rough diamonds on market
Rio Tinto will tender a selection of rough diamonds from its Australian and Canadian mines in October and November this year.
October 22, 2020 0 comment
Australian gold miners still hungry for acquisitions in North America
Australian mid-tier gold miners looking to North America for growth view their flurry of recent acquisitions as a “beachhead” to expand further.
October 14, 2020 0 comment
Australian Potash eyes renewable power for Lake Wells
Australian Potash is set to deliver the country’s lowest carbon emitting potash project at its Lake Wells operation in Western Australia.
September 24, 2020 0 comment
SSR, Alacer Gold cleared to merge
Alacer Gold and SSR Mining have been granted final regulatory clearance for the two companies’ pending merger, which was announced in May.
September 14, 2020 0 comment
GHH secures partnership with local turn-key solutions provider
GHH, a German manufacturer of mining, tunnelling and civil engineering machinery, has set out to grow its Australian market presence.
September 3, 2020 0 comment
Perenti to pursue $8.8bn tender pipeline
Perenti has announced it is targeting an $8.8 billion tender pipeline which will begin to materialise in the second half of the 2021 financial year.
August 25, 2020 0 comment
Resource potential corridors across Australia targeted in government grant
The Australian Government has provided a $125 million expansion to Geoscience Australia’s exploring the future program to focus on two recently discovered resource potential corridors that cover the length of the country.
August 18, 2020 0 comment
Australian miners flag price volatility as major concern
The Australian mining sector is at a ‘transition point’ with concerns over commodity price volatility expected to be amplified, according to KPMG’s Australian mining risk forecast 2020/21.
July 29, 2020 0 comment
Strong Cadia performance guides Newcrest to production record
Newcrest Mining has continued its bullish development at its Cadia gold mine in New South Wales, leading to operational records headlining the June quarter.
July 23, 2020 0 comment
South32 drives up Australia Manganese ore output
South32 has delivered record production at the Australia Manganese operation in the 2020 financial year, pushing it to above average sales in the June quarter.
July 21, 2020 0 comment
Australian Potash heads for Asia through Lake Wells offtake agreement
Australian Potash has inked an agreement with Mitsui & Co to supply 30,000 tonnes a year of K-Brite sulphate of potash (SOP) from the Lake Wells SOP project in Western Australia.
July 20, 2020 0 comment
Fosterville resilient to COVID-19 impacts
Kirkland Lake Gold has recorded strong production results for the June quarter as the Fosterville gold mine in Victoria continues to bolster its gold output.
July 8, 2020 0 comment
Metso Outotec merger sets up future expansion
Metso has officially merged its minerals business with Outotec to form a new company with aims to become an industry leader across the minerals, aggregates, metals refining and recycling industries.
July 2, 2020 0 comment
BHP announces supplier innovation competition
BHP has announced a unique method of sourcing suppliers in the Australian mining, equipment, technology and services (METS) sector through a new program launched with Austmine.
June 24, 2020 0 comment
Australia ramps up resources exploration with $125m investment
The Australian Government has injected $125 million into expanding Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future minerals exploration program to strengthen the resources sector.
June 23, 2020 0 comment
OZ Minerals inks export deal with Whyalla Port
OZ Minerals has signed a deal to export copper concentrate from its Carrapateena mine in South Australia through SIMEC Mining’s Whyalla Port.
June 17, 2020 0 comment