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Fortescue China
Commodities, Iron ore, News

Fortescue inks green iron partnership with China Baowu

Fortescue has inked a new partnership with China Baowu Steel Group that could propel the decarbonisation of the global steel industry.
MTM rare earths
Battery minerals, Commodities, Exploration/Development, News

MTM surges on rare earths breakthrough

MTM Critical Metals has announced a major breakthrough in its two-step flash joule heating technology, designed to change how rare earths are processed.
nickel prices 2025
Commodities, Finance, News, Nickel

Why nickel prices could surge in 2025

Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel supplier, is weighing up whether to remove 122 million tonnes of nickel production from the market.
Commodities, Gold, News

Golden opportunity for investors in 2025

State Street Global Advisors, the world’s fourth largest asset manager, believes there are three key factors to be bullish on gold in 2025.
Thacker Pass
Commodities, Exploration/Development, Lithium, News

Thacker Pass: The world’s largest lithium resource 

Lithium Americas has delineated what it believes to be the world’s largest lithium resource at its Thacker Pass project in Nevada.

Features

uranium 2025

What’s in store for uranium in 2025?

Spotlighting three Australian-based companies with bright uranium futures amid surging demand and interest in nuclear power.

A True North revitalisation

Australian Mining spoke to True North Copper managing director Bevan Jones about how the company’s recent recapitalisation will spur future growth.
SRK mining

What will 2025 look like for the Australian mining industry?

With the potential for declining interest rates and more geopolitical stability, SRK Consulting believes growth is on the horizon for the Australian mining industry.
lithium critical mineral

The future of lithium

While lithium has had a challenging year, two emerging explorers are proving there is hope for the critical mineral.

Commodities

Bauxite miner celebrates record year

Metro Mining, which operates its Bauxite Hills operation in far north Queensland, achieved record shipments for 2024 and the month of December.

Advance makes ‘transformational’ acquisition

Advance Metals has secured the right to acquire an 80 per cent stake in the emerging Myrtleford and Beaufort gold projects.
Gold 2025

Gold could reach $4500 per ounce in 2025

Yilgarn iron ore

Reviving the storied Yilgarn iron ore district

Lithium

Significant gallium mineralisation at Caladão

Axel REE has revealed significant gallium mineralisation from the surface at its Caladão project in the Lithium Valley, Brazil.
Australian lithium

Five emerging Australian lithium projects

With lithium set for sizeable price gains in 2025, Australian Resources & Investment spotlights five lithium projects worth keeping an eye on next year.
Rio Tinto Rincon

Rio Tinto to pour $2.5b into Rincon

Rio Tinto has approved $2.5 billion of capital for the development of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina.

Copper

Copper 2025

The copper outlook for 2025

BMI’s latest commodities analysis outlines a mixed outlook for industrial metals in 2025, with copper standing out as a bright spot.
South32 Trump

South32’s copper treasure chest

South32 is hoping a Trump Administration could help unearth a 1.9-billion-pound copper mine in north-west Alaska.
BHP Australia

BHP keeps options open for copper growth

BHP remains flexible in its approach to copper expansion, according to the miner’s president of Australia, Geraldine Slattery.

Lincoln discovers high-grade base metals at Minbrie

Lincoln Minerals has announced an exceptional high-grade base metals discovery at its Minbrie prospect, located on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.

Battery Minerals

rio bhp

Rio and BHP: Is the future in battery metals?

The likes of Rio Tinto and BHP are shielding themselves from an uncertain iron ore outlook. How are they doing this?
Victory Metals

Victory Metals inks MoU with Japanese giant

Victory Metals has established a potential long-term offtake partnership with Sumitomo at its North Stanmore heavy rare earth project.
Caladão rare earths

Record rare earths at Caladão

Axel REE has reported record-breaking assay results from its flagship Caladão rare earths project in Brazil’s Lithium Valley.

Company Profiles

critical minerals

Critical minerals explorer hits the ASX

Critical minerals explorer Axel REE has commenced trading on the ASX under the ticker ‘AXL’.
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 …