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ERA announces leadership changes amid Rio Tinto acquisition
Updated 35 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has announced leadership changes as it navigates the transition following Rio Tinto’s decision to compulsorily acquire the company. CEO and MD Brad Welsh will... 


Star Minerals shareholders approve Namibia project earn in
Updated 43 minutes ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Shareholders of ASX-listed Star Minerals have approved the Cobra uranium project earn in, in the Erongo region of Namibia, at a general meeting held on December 6. Earlier this month, Star... 


Speewah fluorite gains major project status
Speewah fluorite gains major project status
Updated 53 minutes ago By: Mariaan Webb

The Speewah fluorite project, in Western Australia, has been granted 'major project status' by the Australian government, one of only 16 projects nationwide to receive this recognition. The award... 


Capricorn Metals expands Karlawinda tenure with project acquisition
Capricorn Metals expands Karlawinda tenure with project acquisition
Updated 1 hour 19 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Perth-based gold miner Capricorn Metals is expanding its Karlawinda project tenure in the Pilbara with the acquisition of the prospective Sylvania project from fellow ASX-listed Latitude 66.... 


Citi chops back copper forecasts as Trump’s trade tariffs loom
Citi chops back copper forecasts as Trump’s trade tariffs loom
Updated 2 hours 51 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

Copper looks set to struggle as extra US trade tariffs from the Trump administration and economic risks in China drag on consumption and prices next year, according to Citigroup. The metal —... 


Tivan secures grant for Speewah fluorite project
6th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Tivan has been awarded a A$7.4-million cash grant under the Australian government’s International Partnerships in Critical Minerals (IPCM) programme for its Speewah fluorite project in... 


The Browns Range operation in East Kimberley
Northern Minerals welcome progress on Eneabba refinery
6th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rare earths miner Northern Minerals has reaffirmed its commitment to supplying xenotime concentrate from its Browns Range project in Western Australia to Iluka Resources' Eneabba rare earths... 


NewPeak acquires Queensland vanadium project
6th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed NewPeak Metals has announced the acquisition of AusVan Battery Metals, which includes the Allaru vanadium project in north-west Queensland. The deal, valued at A$5-million in NewPeak... 


Green SmeltDirect uses 70% less electricity.
Thrilling new home-grown technology can win back South Africa’s lost ferroalloy renown
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

New Proudly South African smelting technology, which uses 70% less electricity, cuts costs, slashes carbon emissions and can process low-grade material, has all the attributes needed to win back... 


Lotus increases mineral resource at Botswana project
6th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Lotus Resources’ recent infill drill programme has successfully converted a significant portion of the inferred mineral resources at the Letlhakane uranium project, in Botswana, into the... 


Iluka shares slump after warning on its rare earths refinery
Iluka shares slump after warning on its rare earths refinery
6th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Iluka Resources shares tumbled as much as 10% after Morgan Stanley said the Eneabba rare earths project faces economic and execution risks, even after it received A$400-million ($258-million) in... 


Rio’s abandoned Panguna copper mine still a threat, report says
Rio’s abandoned Panguna copper mine still a threat, report says
6th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group contributed to widespread damage due to waste left at an abandoned copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, and risks to local communities are ongoing, a report has found.... 


Spartan raises A$220m to speed up Dalgaranga restart
Spartan raises A$220m to speed up Dalgaranga restart
5th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Spartan Resources is fast tracking a production restart at the Dalgaranga gold project, in Western Australia, with a A$220-million placement. The company on Thursday announced... 


Kraftblock co-founder and CEO Dr Martin Schichtel.
Mines urged to fill renewables gaps with green electrons from on-site waste heat
5th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Mines using renewable energy are being encouraged to harvest and store heat wasted during minerals processing and to then use its green electrons to close renewables intermittency gaps that come... 


NexGen inks first uranium sales deals with major US utilities
NexGen inks first uranium sales deals with major US utilities
5th December 2024 By: Reuters

Canada-based uranium miner NexGen Energy said on Wednesday it had signed its first agreements with US utility companies to supply five-million pounds of the nuclear fuel ingredient. Uranium will... 


Gold bulls’ ranks swell as Macquarie raises forecasts for 2025
Gold bulls’ ranks swell as Macquarie raises forecasts for 2025
5th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold has scope to push higher next year, likely hitting a record, as the Federal Reserve cuts rates and central banks add bullion to reserves, according to Macquarie Group. The precious metal may... 


BHP's Geraldine Slattery
BHP not fixated on copper growth organically or through acquisitions, exec says
5th December 2024 By: Reuters

BHP is not fixated on whether copper growth comes from building out its own business or through acquisitions, the miner's president of Australia, Geraldine Slattery, said on Thursday. "Growth is... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto CEO disputes activist call to unify listing
5th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

A call for Rio Tinto to abandon its primary London listing doesn’t make economic sense, CEO Jakob Stausholm said after an activist shareholder urged the miner to relocate to Australia. UK hedge... 


BHP and HBIS deepen partnership to decarbonise steel
5th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining giant BHP and Chinese steel group HBIS announced on Thursday the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration on reducing carbon emissions in the... 


A$30m raise caps successful year at  Larvotto’s Hillgrove antimony project
A$30m raise caps successful year at Larvotto’s Hillgrove antimony project
5th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian exploration and development company Larvotto Resources on Thursday announced a A$30-million capital raise to continue advancing its Hillgrove antimony project. The capital raise, which... 


CV5 forms part of the Shaakichiuwaanaan property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region.
Patriot produces battery-grade lithium hydroxide from CV5 pegmatite
5th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals has successfully produced a marketable and on-specification battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate sample from spodumene concentrate sourced from its CV5... 


Lepidico placed in administration after capital raise for Namibia project falls short
Lepidico placed in administration after capital raise for Namibia project falls short
5th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed lithium exploration company Lepidico has been placed in voluntary administration following unsuccessful attempts to secure financing for its Karibib lithium project in Namibia.... 


American West moves to capitalise on indium resource in Utah
American West moves to capitalise on indium resource in Utah
5th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

American West Metals, an Australian mining company focused on clean energy and base metals, is advancing plans to unlock the value of its West Desert project in Utah, which hosts the largest known... 


Employee working at a nickel smelter
$5.4tr investment in mining needed by 2035 to meet new energy demand – report
4th December 2024 By: Darren Parker

A new report published by the Future Minerals Forum states that an estimated $5.4-trillion in investments is required by 2035 to meet the growing demand for key materials in the mining and metals... 


Green light for 29Metals’ Gossan Valley project
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The A$112-million Gossan Valley project at the Golden Grove mine, in Western Australia, has been approved, ASX-listed 29 Metals reported this week. The company on Tuesday published a feasibility... 


Ramelius appoints COO, expands executive team
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Perth-based Ramelius Resources has appointed a new COO following Duncan Coutts’s resignation last month. The gold miner also expanded its executive team from four to six and has named a new COO.... 


Dr Nombasa Tsengwa.
Exxaro places CEO on precautionary suspension with immediate effect
4th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, the CEO of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources, has been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate effect, pending the outcome of an independent... 


Outgoing Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp.
Green loan underpinning latest Harmony Gold renewable-energy project in North West
4th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

A R1.5-billion green loan facility secured in 2022 is the significant funding underpin of three solar PV renewable-energy plants being constructed by Harmony Gold at its large Moab Khotsong gold... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto reinforces strategy for diversified growth, targets 1Mt/y of copper
4th December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has reaffirmed its goal of producing one-million tonnes a year of copper by the end of the decade, as part of its strategy to become a global... 


Rio Tinto unveils initial resources and reserves for Rincon
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced initial mineral resources and ore reserves for its Salar del Rincon lithium brine deposits in Argentina. The initial mineral resources... 


Activist investor Palliser urges Rio Tinto to scrap primary London listing
Activist investor Palliser urges Rio Tinto to scrap primary London listing
4th December 2024 By: Reuters

Activist investor Palliser Capital demanded Rio Tinto scrap its primary listing in London and unify its corporate structure in Australia, saying about $50-billion in shareholder value has already... 


Rio Tinto’s Beyond Rare diamond tender delivers strong results
Rio Tinto’s Beyond Rare diamond tender delivers strong results
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto’s second Beyond Rare tender has achieved a strong result, underscoring the rarity and unique provenance of the diamonds on offer. The auction, which featured... 


Fortescue's battery electric haul truck prototype
Fortescue to develop fast chargers capable of powering 240-t mining trucks in 30 min
4th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian technology, energy and metals group Fortescue Metals has been awarded A$10-million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to advance the development of a 6 MW... 


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