Whitehaven clears another court hurdle amid shareholder unrest

Coal miner Whitehaven Coal has welcomed the Federal Court’s dismissal of an application for judicial review proceedings over the company’s Narrabri Stage 3 extension project. Greens group the... 

Hancock reaches ownership objective in Liontown

Unlisted Hancock Prospecting has achieved its targeted stake objective of a 19.9% ownership in lithium developer Liontown Resources, as that company extended its due diligence talks with critical... 

Newmont shareholders vote on Newcrest deal

The shareholders of NYSE- and TSX-listed Newmont have backed A$26-billion takeover offer for Australian gold miner Newcrest Mining. Newmont noted that more than 96% of the votes cast at the... 

Besra receives $10m from Quantum

Gold developer Besra Gold has received the first $10-million from shareholder Quantum Metal Recovery under a $300-million gold purchase agreement. Under the gold purchase agreement, Besra would... 

OMH fined for 2019 fatality

ASX-listed OM Holding’s subsidiary, OM Manganese, has been fined A$487 500 for a 2019 fatality at its Bootu Creek manganese mine, in the Northern Territory. A wall failure at the Tourag pit... 

Volt signs potential supply deal with the US DoD

Graphite producer Volt Resources has inked a letter of intent (LoI) with US firm M2i Global Inc to supply up to 20 000 t/y of graphite to the US Department of Defence (DoD). Under the LoI, M2i... 

Electrolyser manufacturing offers opportunity for WA

A Western Australia-based electrolyser manufacturing facility could inject some A$200-million a year to the state’s economy, a new report has found. The state government partnered with... 

Nickel Industries pulls the $1.26bn trigger at ENC

ASX-listed Nickel Industries has taken a final investment decision on its participation in the Excelsior nickel/cobalt (ENC) high pressure acid leach (HPAL) project in Indonesia. ENC is expected... 

Lion One pours first gold in Fiji

ASX- and TSX-listed Lion One Metals has poured its first gold at its Tuvatu alkaline gold project in Fiji. The company said on Wednesday that construction of the Tuvatu mine had been completed... 

Develop adds to Woodlawn mine life

Junior Develop has announced a 40% increase in the resource estimate for its Woodlawn copper/zinc mine, in New South Wales, paving the way for an increased mine life from the current seven years to... 

Syrah green energy plant proves its mettle

Graphite miner Syrah Resources has achieved full operation of its solar and battery hybrid system at its Balama operations, in Mozambique. The company on Wednesday said that the 11.25 MWp solar... 

Mining starts at Honeymoon

Mining activities have started at the Honeymoon uranium project, in South Australia, with the project on track and on budget to start production this quarter. ASX-listed Boss Energy told... 

Rio completes Kennecott solar plant

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has completed the construction of a 5 MW solar power plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah. The 12 800 solar panel power plant will be commissioned in coming... 

ACCC clears Origin takeover

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted approval for the A$18.4-billion acquisition of ASX-listed Origin Energy by a consortium consisting of includes Brookfield... 

Wickepin's kaolin reserves double

The ore reserve estimate for the Wickepin kaolin project, in Western Australia, has more than doubled. ASX-listed WA Kaolin on Tuesday reported that the project’s ore reserve is now estimated at... 

Atlantic gets approval for Ewoyaa transmission diversion

Ghana’s environmental protection agency (EPA) has granted lithium developer Atlantic Lithium authorisation to divert two transmission lines that run across the planned mining areas that hold the... 

MRC resumes Skaland operations

ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) has resumed operations at its Skaland graphite mine, in Norway, following a mechanical failure of the primary ore production drill rig in September this year.... 

Lynas gets new chairperson

Rare earths miner Lynas has announced that Kathleen Conlon will retire from the board as chairperson and independent non-executive director at the conclusion of the company’s annual general meeting... 

St Barbara's Canadian project proves up

A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the 15 Mile gold project, in Nova Scotia, has estimated a capital cost of A$207-million, or C$182-million to bring the project into production. ASX-listed St... 

Aus to remain LNG trading giant - Minister

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King on Tuesday said that the Future Gas Strategy discussion paper, released earlier this month, was wholly cognisant of the need for Australia to consider its... 

Rio invests into the AJIF

Diversified miner Rio Tinto will invest a further A$1.7-million to the Australia-Japan Innovation Fund (AJIF), to promote research and academic projects between Australia and Japan, and to further... 

Hydrogen Headstart opens for applications

The federal government’s A$2-billion Hydrogen Headstart program is now open for applications. Announced in the 2023-24 budget, the program aims to catalyse Australia’s hydrogen industry to take... 

DevEx signs uranium earn-in

Junior DevEx Resources has entered into an earn-in agreement over the Murphy West uranium project, in the Northern Territory. Under the earn-in agreement with private explorer Transition Minerals,... 

Gold Fields invests in Great Southern project

Gold miner Gold Fields will spend up to A$15-million to earn a 75% interest in the Edinburgh Park gold project, in north Queensland, owned by ASX-listed Great Southern Mining. Under the earn-in... 

West Wits gets funding interest from shareholder

Gold miner West Wits Mining has received a written expression of interest from US-based shareholder Wingfield Partners for a debt facility to assist in the financing of the Qala Shallows project,... 

Blacksmith to cost A$150m

A scoping study into a direct shipping ore (DSO) operation at the Blacksmith iron-ore project, in the Pilbara, has estimated a capital cost of A$150-million. ASX-listed Red Hawk Mining on Monday... 

Fortescue secures solar power for green hydrogen plant

Iron-ore major and green energy developer Fortescue has struck a power purchase agreement (PPA) with ASX-listed Genex Power for 337.5 MW of new solar energy. Under the PPA, Fortescue will secure... 

BCI received credit approvals for A$981m debt funding

Potash developer BCI Minerals has received credit approvals for a total project finance debt of A$981-million for its Mardie salt project, in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company told... 

Hancock increases Liontown stake

Unlisted Hancock Prospecting’s stake in lithium developer Liontown Resources reached 16.7% at the end of last week, with the company saying it had paid no more than A$3 a share. Hancock was now... 

EcoGraf looks at BAM options in Vietnam

Critical minerals company EcoGraf has inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam-based VinEs Energy Solutions Joint Stock Company to evaluate a battery anode material (BAM)... 

Winsome raises A$34m

ASX- and FSE-listed lithium explorer Winsome Resources will raise A$34-million using the flow-through shares (FTS) provision under Canadian tax law. The FTS will be placed at a price of A$2.38 a... 

Anson confirms Green River plant location

Lithium developer Anson Resources has confirmed the location of its proposed processing plant at the recently acquired Green River lithium project, in Utah. The company said on Friday that the... 

Bryah secures mining licences at manganese project

ASX-listed Bryah Resources and its joint venture (JV) partner OM Manganese have been granted two mining licenses over the Bryah basin manganese project, in Western Australia. “The mining licences... 

Perenti completes DDH1 buy

ASX-listed diversified mining services provider Perenti has implemented the scheme of arrangement to acquire fellow-listed driller DDH1. The two companies earlier this year entered into a scheme... 

Newcrest/Newmont deal gets gov't backing

Gold major Newcrest Mining on Friday said that the proposed takeover by US major Newmont Corporation was one step closer after all government regulatory approvals were obtained. The government... 

Savannah production recovers in Sept quarter

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has seen nickel concentrate production from its Savannah nickel project, in Western Australia, improve by 56% in the three months to September. This followed on... 

Matsa puts its gloves up in Devon battle

Junior Matsa Resources has entered into a standstill agreement with fellow listed Linden Gold Alliance over the Devon joint venture (JV). The company on Friday said that the two companies were in... 

Geoscience Australia maps underground reservoirs

Geoscience Australia has mapped Australia’s underground water reservoirs in a first-of-its-kind stocktake. The National Hydrogeological Inventory has mapped Australia's major groundwater-bearing... 

Pluto now fully remote

Energy major Woodside is now operating its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, in Western Australia, remotely from Perth, some 1 500km away. The remote operations center, dubbed Moorditj... 

Hancock continues Liontown share buy

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has acquired a further 50.7-million shares in ASX-listed Liontown Resources, taking its shareholding in the takeover target to 14.67%. The shares were acquired...