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Researchers from the University of Arizona have investigated the mineral compositions of two near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), finding potential iron, nickel and cobalt resources exceeding Earth’s global reserves.

The Western Australian resources sector carried the national economy through an arduous 12 months to June 30, as minerals and petroleum sales grew to $210 billion.

Western Areas has produced first nickel ore at its Odysseus project within the Cosmos nickel operation in Western Australia.

Panoramic Resources have awarded Cambridge Gulf Limited a three-year concentrate haulage contract at its Savannah Nickel project.

BHP has partnered with exploration technology company, KoBold Metals, in the hunt for metals and critical minerals to be used in clean energy technology.

Poseidon Nickel aims to ‘fill the mill’ at Black Swan as the company aims to capitalise on a strengthening nickel price outlook.

Western Australia company Mining and Process Solutions (MPS) is developing new glycine heap leaching technology with the aim to unlock significant value from copper oxides, gold and nickel ores.

The NSW Minerals Council has assessed the growth potential of the state’s mining projects pipeline, with 32 projects underway at various stages.

Metso Outotec is deploying its Concorde cell flotation technology for a “major nickel producer in Western Australia” with start-up of the new flotation cells set to commence in 2022.

Queensland Pacific Metals has signed a memorandum of understanding for a gas supply at its Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub.

BHP has set itself to expand production by 40 per cent at its Mount Keith nickel mine in Western Australia, with a new SAG mill, flotation technology and two new Liebherr excavators.

Panoramic Resources has awarded Primero Group with a three-year processing contract at the Savannah nickel mine in Western Australia.

BHP has planned to install two solar farms and a battery storage system to power the Mt Keith and Leinster mines at its Nickel West operations in Western Australia.

Researchers from MIT have begun unprecedented studies into the environmental effects of sediment plumes from deep-sea mining.

Australian critical minerals miners have caught the attention of Korean battery manufacturers as the east Asian powerhouse looks to diversify its supply chain.

IGO and Barminco have completed a trial of Normet’s SmartDrive Charmec battery electric vehicle at the Nova nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Western Australia.

IGO has boosted its interest in the Fraser Range nickel-copper joint venture (JV) with Carawine Resources in Western Australia to 70 per cent after spending $5 million on exploration.

The Resources and Energy Quarterly for the June quarter forecasts that export earnings for the 2020-21 financial year will reach a record $310 billion, with the highest-ever shipments of iron ore and a coal bounce-back expected.

St George Mining has established a high-grade nickel-copper sulphide discovery at the Mt Alexander project in Western Australia after receiving assay results.

Queensland Pacific Metals has signed a seven-year offtake agreement with LG Energy Solutions and POSCO for nickel and cobalt from the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub project.