Norseman production improves

Gold production from the Norseman gold mine, in Western Australia, increased by 27% during the September quarter, compared with the June quarter. Owner Pantoro said on Thursday that gold production... 

APC completes capital raise

ASX-listed Australian Pacific Coal (APC) has completed the retail component of its accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer, announced earlier this year. The retail component t of the... 

DRA makes major changes to its board

Dual-listed engineering, project delivery and operations management group DRA Global has announced the resignation of four of its directors from the company’s board, effective immediately. The ASX-... 

Silver Mines appoints new MD

ASX-listed Silver Mines has announced the retirement of MD Anthony McClure and the appointment of current non-executive director Jonathan Battershill as MD. McClure will retire from the board at... 

Tietto updates Abujar plans

Junior gold miner Tietto Minerals has unveiled a new life-of-mine (LOM) plan for its Abujar gold mine, in Cote d’Ivoire. Over the nine-year mine life, from 2024 to 2032, Abujar is expected to... 

Strandline readies for zircon sales

Mineral sands miner Strandline Resources is poised for the first 15 000 t of zircon in concentrate shipment from its Coburn mineral sans project, in Western Australia, later this month. A second... 

Newcrest to pay special dividend

Gold miner Newcrest Mining has announced a fully franked special dividend of $1.10 a share, conditional upon a scheme of arrangement under which US major Newmont Corporation would acquire the... 

Poseiden in cost-saving mode

Nickel developer Poseiden Nickel undertaking a range of cost saving measures as it waited for a stronger nickel price to trigger the start of production at its Black Swan operation, in Western... 

Fortescue invests in green hydrogen startup

Iron-ore major and green energy developer Fortescue has invested in a green hydrogen start-up, taking the lead investor role in Electric Hydrogen’s (EH2) $380-million Series C funding round. In... 

Blackstone hunting for partners in Vietnam refinery

Junior Blackstone Minerals is looking for partners to feed its planned nickel refinery in Vietnam. Speaking at the Australian Nickel conference, in Perth, Blackstone MD Scott Williamson said the... 

Agrimin abandons Kalium Lakes buy

The Administrators of ASX-listed Kalium Lakes have been forced back to the drawing board after fellow-listed Agrimin terminated a share sales agreement for the Kalium Lake assets, which included... 

Leonora blooms under Genesis ownership

The Leonora gold projects produced 34 066 oz of ore for gold miner Genesis Minerals during the quarter ended September, marking the first quarter under Genesis ownership. Genesis acquired... 

IGO still positive of reaching milestone at Kwinana

Critical minerals company IGO is ‘comfortable’ that it would reach 50% of the Train 1 nameplate capacity at its Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery, in Western Australia. IGO holds a 49% stake in... 

Johnston calls for clear pathway for critical minerals

Western Australian Mines and Petroleum, Energy, Hydrogen Industry and Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston has called on the federal government to develop a clear pathway to support the... 

Horizon raises cash for Gum Creek

Junior Horizon Gold will raise up to A$7.5-million in a renounceable entitlement offer to fund the scoping study at its Gum Creek gold project, in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company this... 

Galan partners with Redstone in Canada

ASX-listed Galan Lithium has entered into a binding joint venture (JV) agreement with fellow-listed Redstone Resources to acquire three lithium projects in the James Bay lithium province, in... 

AEP welcomes Future Gas Strategy consultation

Australian Energy Producers (AEP) this week said the Australian government’s Future Gas Strategy consultation paper highlighted the urgent need for investment in new gas supply to avoid future... 

Australian resource exports poised to fall

Australia’s commodity export earnings are forecast to fall from last year’s record A$467-billion to A$400-billion in 2023–24, and A$352-billion by 2024–25, the Department of Industry, Science and... 

Remote miners urged to collaborate on cybersecurity

Mining companies operating in remote geographic locations have been urged to collaborate on threat intelligence in order to mitigate cyber risk. Cybersecurity software company ESET’s chief... 

Legacy Iron readies for gold production

ASX-listed Legacy Iron is set to become a gold producer after the Western Australian government gave final approvals for the start of mining at the Mount Celia gold project. Legacy told... 

EQ Resources continues to ramp up Mt Carbine

Tungsten miner EQ Resources has continued to increase production at its Mt Carbine operation, in Western Australia, increasing output by some 88% between August and September. The ASX-listed... 

Fenix secures 10mt of iron-ore in WA

ASX-listed Fenix Resources has struck a deal with Sinosteel Midwest Corporation (SMC) for the exclusive right to mine and export up to 10-million tonnes of iron-ore from the Beebyn-W11 iron-ore... 

Vital's Canadian refining dreams falter

Dual-listed Vital Metals’ wholly owned subsidiary Vital Metals Canada has filed for bankruptcy after failing to amend an offtake agreement with Norway’s REEtec, and failing to repurpose its halted... 

Jervois eyes greenfield cobalt refinery in the US

Triple listed Jervois Global has started a bankable feasibility study (BFS) into a new greenfield cobalt refinery in the US. The BFS would be focused on a 6 000 t/y operation that would process... 

West African and Orezone look at collaborating in Africa

Gold miner West African Resources on Tuesday announced plans to investigate synergies with TSX-listed Orezone Gold Corporation over their respective mining projects in Burkina Faso. Orezone’s... 

Galan's Phase 2 study proves up

The Phase 2 definitive feasibility study (DFS) into the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) lithium project, in Argentina, has delivered robust financial outcomes for ASX-listed Galan Lithium. Galan earlier... 

Classic takes full ownership of Forrestania tenements

Junior Classic Minerals has struck a deal with fellow-listed Hannans’ subsidiary Reed Exploration to take full ownership of the tenements making up the Forrestania gold project, in Western... 

Consultation starts on Future Gas Strategy

The federal government has released a discussion paper and opened consultations on a national Future Gas Strategy. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King said Australia’s... 

Coronado cuts coal output

Coal miner Coronado Global Resources has revised its production guidance for the 2023 financial year on the back of adverse operating conditions at its Buchanan mine, in the US, and unexpected... 

Shell's Mereenie offtake a step closer

Energy major Shell’s gas supply agreement with the Mereenie joint venture (JV) partners has become unconditional. Shell last year struck a supply agreement with ASX-listed Cue Energy for the... 

Syrah refutes stockpiling claims at Balama

Graphite miner Syrah Resources on Monday refuted claims that the company was mining and stockpiling ore at its Balama operation, in Mozambique, rather than selling the output. The miner said in... 

Neometals halts offtake talks with Jiuxing

ASX- and Aim-listed Neometals has abandoned offtake talks with China’s Jiuxing Titanium Materials Co, but said on Monday that discussions with other parties continued. Neometals told shareholders... 

Hancock inches shareholding in Liontown

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has increased its stake in lithium developer Liontown Resources and has raised concerns around the company’s increased cost expectations at the Kathleen Valley... 

Mining starts at Kolosori

ASX-listed Pacific Nickel Mines has started saprolite nickel ore mining at its Kolosori project, on the Solomon Islands. “The first mining of saprolite ore for shipment is a significant milestone... 

Magnetic raises A$4.8m

Junior Magnetic Resources has completed a A$4.8-million capital raise to advance the development of its Laverton gold projects. The company placed 6.66-million shares at a price of 72c each, with... 

BHP calls for global collaboration on critical minerals

Mining giant BHP has noted that global collaboration a significant quantum of capital would be required in order to source the critical minerals needed to drive decarbonisation. Speaking at the... 

De Grey completes major bookbuild

ASX-listed De Grey Mining has completed the bookbuild for it’s A$300-million fully underwritten share placement. The company last week announced the two-tranche placement to fund major work at... 

QPM's Northern Hub gets enviro approval

ASX-listed Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) has been granted federal environmental approval for its Northern Hub, in Queensland. QPM Energy has sought regulatory approvals for development of the... 

Blackstone targets carbon at Ta Khoa

Nickel developer Blackstone Minerals has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arca Climate Technologies Inc to investigate the carbon capture potential at the Ta Khoa nickel project, in... 

Danakali receives last Colluli payment

ASX-listed Danakali has received the final $16-million second tranche payment from the sale of its interest in the Colluli potash project, in Eritrea. Danakali in March wrapped the sale of its 50%...