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IGO Vella
Battery minerals, Commodities, Exploration/Development, News

IGO full of confidence in new boss Vella

Despite being fired from his Rio Tinto post, IGO will proceed with hiring Ivan Vella as its new managing director and CEO.
Northern Territory lithium
Commodities, Exploration/Development, Lithium, News

Building a lithium industry in the Northern Territory

Core Lithium hasn’t just built a new lithium mine, it is blazing a trail for a new critical minerals evolution in the Northern Territory. We take a closer look at the future of lithium production in the NT.
gold, asx
Exploration/Development, Finance, Gold, News, Production

Why gold is surging on the ASX

Gold miners are enjoying a surge on the ASX this week, with the likes of Westgold Resources, Genesis Minerals and Ramelius Resources all trading higher. We take a look behind the curtain at the key factors driving this.
uranium prices
Commodities, Finance, News, Uranium

Fifteen-year first: Uranium tops $80

Uranium is finally having its time in the sun, with prices soaring to their highest mark since March 2008. What has driven this and what has it meant for ASX-listed uranium companies?
iron ore
Commodities, Exploration/Development, News

MinRes buys iron ore ground

Mineral Resources (MinRes) is buying up iron ore ground in the Goldfields region of WA to buttress existing operations.

Features

Mount Isa

Solidifying Mount Isa’s mining future

With Glencore set to downsize Mount Isa in 2025, what is the way forward for the North West Minerals Province?
Satellite communications

Satellite tech gives miners competitive edge

Vocus on the rise of LEO satellite communications in the Australian mining industry.
gold technology

Gold’s hidden story

Gold, which has growing applications in technology, is at the heart of many of our financial, spiritual and religious systems and beliefs.
tailings dewatering

Breaking it down

The AI-powered Metris addIQ RheoScan by ANDRITZ helps to optimise the tailings dewatering process.

Commodities

How is Australia’s next potash project tracking?

BCI Minerals is developing the Mardie salt and potash project, located adjacent to the Pilbara coast in WA.

Iron ore was rallying, then China intervened

The iron ore price had reached an 18-month high this week, before a China intervention stopped the commodity in its tracks.
VHM critical minerals

Why VHM is a must-buy

gold price 2024

The gold outlook for 2024

Lithium

MinRes lithium

Why MinRes loves this lithium explorer

While Mineral Resources produces lithium from its own orebodies, it’s also got its fingerprints on a host of other emerging projects. CEO Chris Ellison shared more on MinRes' lithium strategy at the company's 2023 annual general meeting.
Allkem lithium

‘Volatility’ expected in lithium market: Allkem

Lithium prices may be on the downward trend, but soon-to-be-merged lithium producer Allkem isn’t reading into it too much, suggesting “volatility is common symptom of high-growth markets in their infancy”.
Greenbushes lithium

Australia to outpace neighbours in minerals and metals production

Thanks to government support, favourable regulations, and significant exploration and growth in the battery minerals sector, Australia is expected to outperform its neighbours in the mining sector in the years to come.

Copper

Sierra Gorda, copper, aurora, critical mineral

Queensland’s next copper mine

True North Copper will raise $15 million to fund the restart of the Great Australia mine in Cloncurry, Queensland.
Fortescue copper, copper, mt isa

‘Phenomenal’ copper near Mt Isa

True North Copper has expanded its copper footprint near Mt Isa with what the producer described as ‘phenomenal’ assay results.
copper

True North hits a 14 per cent copper grade

Copper producer True North Copper has received impressive copper and gold drilling results during an exploration campaign at Cloncurry, Queensland.
Havieron, gold

Rio Tinto and Greatland team up for Gold

Greatland Gold has completed a maiden drilling campaign at the Paterson South project with farm-in and joint venture partner Rio …

Battery Minerals

BHP mining

Australian mining sector ‘facing a moment of truth’: BHP

While Australia has positioned itself as the world’s leading mining exporter, there are several other countries emerging as premier mining destinations.
Mt Weld

Expansion for Australia’s largest rare earths mine

The Mt Weld rare earths operation in Western Australia has received environmental approval to grow in size and mine life.
critical minerals future

Overcoming a ‘significant hurdle’ for critical minerals projects

In order to bring future critical minerals mines online, juniors need to be strategic in their partnerships.

Company Profiles

gold

Linden Gold: an ASX junior with a big appetite

Linden Gold Alliance is fixing to establish a significant landholding in the South Laverton goldfields in WA. The miner has …
great white, kaolin

Australian kaolin on the global stage

When it comes to the kaolin industry, Australia’s distance from the traditional markets in America, China and Europe put it …