Australian Vanadium (AVL) has announced a business strategy to safeguard its "financial health" and preserve the Australian Vanadium Project in Western Australia during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Epiroc accelerates drilling with latest rig
Epiroc has unveiled its DM30 II SP blasthole drill, offering increased productivity and efficiency.
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Sheffield scales back on Thunderbird project
Sheffield Resources has cut back development at its Thunderbird mineral sands project in Western Australia to reduce capital costs.
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Australia could reap extra $9.4bn from critical minerals
The Australian Government reiterates its commitment to ensuring Australia reaches its potential as a global supplier of critical minerals following the release of a report from Geoscience Australia.
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Iluka Resources awards services contract to Cater Care for two new sites
Iluka Resources has awarded national catering and facility management services contract to Australian-owned Cater Care.
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NT records highest minerals sales
The Northern Territory has recorded minerals sales worth $3.63 billion during 2016-17, the highest ever minerals sales for the territory.
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Metso splits minerals division into two business areas
Metso is restructuring its minerals business by dividing it into two new areas - Minerals Services and Minerals Consumables.
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Australia poised to become the ‘Silicon Valley’ for under cover exploration
Australia is positioned to become a global leader of undercover mineral exploration, as new mineral discoveries extend much deeper and become more challenging to find.
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Queensland’s North West a ‘new frontier’ for rare mineral discoveries
An area within Queensland’s North West region has been identified as the state’s next frontier of resource investment after geologists found evidence of undiscovered rare minerals.
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New mineral unearthed in Tanzania
A new mineral has been discovered in the Merelani mining district in Tanzania – dubbed merelaniite.
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Company results wrap: is the resources downturn structural or cyclical?
Some well known resource stocks in Australia have reported major losses, including US$6.38 billion for BHP Billiton over the past year and US$1.1 billion for Santos over the past six months.
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Man-made materials found to occur in nature
Scientists in Canada and Russia have discovered rare minerals found in Siberian coal mines have similar structures to man-made metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
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Aurizon signs new deal with Darling Downs coal mine
A new performance-based contract for the rail haulage of coal has been signed between Aurizon and long-term customer Syntech Resources, running between the Cameby Downs Mine and the Port of Brisbane.
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Asteroid resource mining rights approved by US Congress
US Congress has passed historic legislation that recognises the right for citizens to own asteroid resources they obtain as property and encourages the commercial exploration of resources from asteroids
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Strong EM Conductor found at Platinum Springs Prospect
A highly conductive body that is at least 100 metres long lying close to two drill holes containing high grade nickel-copper-platinum group elements (PGE’s) has been identified at Impact Mineral’s Platinum Springs Prospect at Broken Hill, NSW
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Impact Minerals adds interest at Broken Hill with rare platinum group metals
New assays from the latest drilling at Impact Minerals’ Broken Hill project in New South Wales have enhanced the potential of the Red Hill area to supply rare platinum group elements
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New mineral discovery in Western Australia
A unique mineral unrelated to any other has been unearthed at Lake Cowan in Western Australia.
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Minerals Council calls foul on “anti-mining” diesel tax
Minerals Council of Australia CEO Brendan Pearson will today insist that the government keep diesel tax breaks for companies operating in remote locations.
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Drilling for copper and silver to start at Commonwealth project in NSW
Impact Minerals have released some very promising preliminary exploration results for the Commonwealth project in NSW.
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Mining Tax goes before Senate
Greens leader Christine Milne has slammed the Mineral Resources Rent Tax repeal in the Senate this morning, saying the “super profits” earned by miners ought to be taxed and paid back into the community.
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