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Mincor Resources will raise up to $23 million to fast-track its plans to restart high-grade nickel sulphide mining near Kambalda in Western Australia.

Nearly a third of participants involved in the current round of an ongoing state-backed commodity exploration scheme in Western Australia are focusing on battery metal discoveries.

BHP has released statistics suggesting that the global uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) could be larger than the company initially anticipated.

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Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM), a subsidiary of Pure Minerals, has appointed Lycopodium to undertake a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its battery materials refinery in Townsville.

Venture Minerals has secured a binding iron ore offtake agreement with Singaporean company Prosperity Steel at the Riley mine in northwest Tasmania.

First Quantum Minerals has signalled the potential comeback of its Ravensthorpe nickel-cobalt operation in Western Australia next year if commodity prices continue to rise.

Independence Group (IGO) has continued its record-breaking streak at the Nova nickel-copper operation in Western Australia during the March quarter.

Australian-based nickel sulphide producer Western Areas has reported significant improvements on the grade of ore mined and cost of production during the March 2019 quarter.

Anglo American has reported a fall in production across its global operations during the March quarter, mainly due to planned longwall moves at metallurgical coal mines in Australia.

OZ Minerals has secured a 70 per cent interest in the West Musgrave nickel-copper project by completing stage two of its earn in with joint venture (JV) partner Cassini Resources.

Panoramic Resources’ Savannah nickel project has reported an improvement in mining activities during March – a turnaround result after a poor February performance.

Panoramic Resources has shipped first concentrate from the company’s recommissioned Savannah project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

OZ Minerals and Red Metal have formed a joint venture agreement aimed at fast tracking the search for greenfields discoveries at projects in Western Australia and Queensland.

Panoramic Resources is only weeks away from shipping first concentrate from its Savannah nickel-copper-cobalt project as recommissioning of the Western Australian operation accelerates.

Western Areas’ recently approved Odysseus underground nickel project in Western Australia is on track after hitting several early-stage milestones.

Australia has been one of the world’s key movers when it comes to the tech metals bonanza that has taken hold of the mining industry

MICROMINE has won a contract to implement the Pitram fleet management and mine control software at Independence Group’s (IGO) Nova nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Western Australia.

Adaman Resources has awarded a mill construction contract at its Kirkalocka gold project near Mt Magnet in Western Australia to MACA.

BHP Nickel West has received state government approval to develop its Venus nickel sulphate deposit near Leinster in the northern Goldfields of Western Australia.