Production

BHP’s Cerro copper giant springs back

BHP has submitted a $US1.5 billion investment project to Chile’s Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA), setting out a plan to reopen and extend the life of the Cerro Colorado mining operation for an additional 20 years through a major upgrade and expansion program. Read More

Copper, Exploration/Development, Finance, News, Production

KGL’s $300 million NT copper funding secured

KGL Resources has secured firm commitments for a $180 million conditional placement, marking a significant milestone in its plans to develop the Jervois copper project in the Northern Territory. Read More

Finance, News, Production

Barminco lands major Nevada deal

Barminco has secured a major contract at Barrick Mining’s Fourmile project in Nevada, with the underground mining services agreement valued at approximately $275 million. Read More

Lithium, News, Production

Rio’s lithium growth set to soar

Rio Tinto is positioning lithium as its fastest-growing business division, with plans to more than triple production capacity by 2028 as demand from electric vehicles and battery storage continues to expand. Read More

News, Production

New CEO sparks BHP opportunity

BHP’s leadership transition next month could provide fresh momentum for the company’s approach to steel decarbonisation, with new analysis suggesting an opportunity to further strengthen its long-term strategy. Read More

Battery minerals, Exploration/Development, News, Production

Rare earths race gains momentum

Six days after the G7 unveiled new critical minerals targets, Australia’s rare earths sector is positioning for a potential surge in global demand as governments and manufacturers scramble to secure non-China supply chains. Read More

Battery minerals, News, Production

Europe drives EV demand surge

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales reached 1.8 million units in May 2026, highlighting a market increasingly defined by regional divergence and shifting trade flows that continue to shape demand for critical battery minerals. Read More

Gold, News, Production

Larvotto teams up with Glencore

Larvotto Resources has secured a binding gold concentrate offtake agreement with Glencore, for its Hillgrove antimony-gold project in New South Wales. Read More

Battery minerals, Exploration/Development, News, Production

Ark converts resource into saleable rare earths

Ark Mines has taken a significant step towards commercialising its Sandy Mitchell rare earths project in north Queensland, successfully producing saleable monazite and titanium products from metallurgical test work based on material derived from its mineral resource estimate. Read More

Battery minerals, Finance, News, Production

NVRO eyes production with acquisition

NVRO Metals has unveiled plans for a $C27.9 million acquisition that would create a vertically integrated critical minerals processing hub in Australia. Read More

Production

BHP’s Cerro copper giant springs back

KGL’s $300 million NT copper funding secured

Barminco lands major Nevada deal

Rio’s lithium growth set to soar

New CEO sparks BHP opportunity

Rare earths race gains momentum

Europe drives EV demand surge

Larvotto teams up with Glencore

Ark converts resource into saleable rare earths

NVRO eyes production with acquisition

Rio Tinto: unlocking a sleeping giant

Could Australia hold the key to Europe’s gas crisis?

Tesla ‘a fantastic poster child’ for lithium: Pilbara Minerals

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