Precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has resolved not to proceed with the project. 

BHP is assessing the optimal pathway for a smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam. 

Diversified miner BHP has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to a joint venture between Fluor Australia and Hatch to support the proposed expansion of... 

Chinalco-led consortium Winning Consortium Simandou has awarded a contract for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services. 

Morgan Stanley has said the project faces economic and execution risks, even after receiving A$400-million ($258-million) of fresh funding from the Australian government. 

Environmental and Indigenous groups filed a lawsuit on October 31 challenging the US Interior Department's approval of the project. 

The Simfer mine is on track to deliver first production in 2025. 

The project has been selected for a $166-million financial grant from the United States Department of Energy’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Programme. 

US President Joe Biden has published a key environmental report for ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine. 

Iluka Resources MD Tom O’Leary has said the company will not complete the refinery without more Australian government funding. 

The project is set to contribute to the world’s decarbonisation efforts. 

All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou project. 

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment.  

Gold Fields has revised its group-wide full-year production guidance downward, owing to the early onset of winter. 

South32 has awarded an engineering and procurement services contract to an Australian company. 

The huge opportunity that South Africa has to add value to its rich endowment of manganese through local processing was reiterated during the second day of Wednesday’s Junior Indaba. “Specific to... 

The federal permitting process has started. 

Rio Tinto is continuing to work with its partners to satisfy the outstanding conditions on the project. 

The project remains on track. 

Etienne Bredell, recently appointed General Manager of Fluor’s South Africa office, brings more than 30 years of industry knowledge to his role. Having joined Fluor in 2008, Bredell is experienced... 

The project has moved a step closer to US Bureau of Land Management approval. 

The Guinea government has said shareholders involved in Simandou have signed $15-billion in financing agreements for the project. 

Production has started. 

One of the foreseeable local and global energy transition trends in 2024, and beyond, is that of increased production of transport fuels made of vegetable oils and animal fats in the short term,... 

Iluka Resources confirmed a major cost overrun at its refinery on February 21. 

Guinea’s National Transition Council has approved a joint venture between Rio Tinto, China-backed Winning Consortium Simandou and government. 

One of the most significant focus areas for the mining and metals industry in the next decade, and into the future, will be the management of carbon emissions, says global engineering, procurement... 

China Baowu Steel Group has raised more than $1-billion from a bond issue, in part for the giant Simandou iron-ore project. 

Rio Tinto has earmarked about $10-billion a year in capital investments from 2024 to 2026. 

LanzaTech UK plans to convert locally derived waste gases to ethanol. 

The project was 97% complete as at September 13.  

HSE Director Charleen Kruger is a respected long-term employee of Fluor in South Africa, an American multinational engineering, procurement and construction firm. Kruger is responsible for managing... 

First production is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. 

As the Stibnite gold and antimony project, in Idaho, advances toward a construction decision, Perpetua Resources has appointed Michael Wright VP of projects to lead the development. Wright will... 

South32 has warned of a noncash impairment expense with regard to the Taylor zinc/silver/lead deposit at the project. 

The project has been confirmed as the first mining project added to the US Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's FAST-41 process. 

South32’s has reported that it remains confident that costs at its Hermosa project will not increase. 

Consulting, engineering, construction and mobility services company Egis has signed a contract with the government of Guinea to act as technical adviser for the construction of the project’s... 

South32 is progressing plans to potentially produce battery-grade manganese at its Hermosa project. 

The Bureau of Land Management has issued a trespass notice to Australia-based ioneer for the unauthorised use of certain Tiehm’s buckwheat habitat at the Rhyolite Ridge lithium project. 

Rhyolite Ridge has received a conditional commitment for a proposed loan of up to $700-million from the US Department of Energy to support the development of the project. 

ioneer has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Canada Energy for the supply of sulphur to ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project.