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Australia critical minerals
Commodities, Copper, Finance, Lithium, News

Is Australia letting its critical minerals opportunity slip?

Australia has the natural endowment to support global critical mineral supply chains, but how does it stack up against the likes of Chile, Argentina and Brazil from an investment perspective?
Pilbara Minerals debt facility
Commodities, Finance, Lithium, News

The future of Pilbara Minerals

Pilbara Minerals has formalised a new $1 billion debt facility, attracting commitments from a range of lenders and commercial banks.
Australian copper
Commodities, Copper, Exploration/Development, News

Operations ramp up at Cloncurry

True North Copper (TNC) continues to make significant strides at its Cloncurry copper project (CCP) in Queensland.
Lincoln Yallunda
Commodities, Exploration/Development, News, Uranium

Unlocking a 7km-long uranium anomaly

Lincoln Minerals will soon commence a field reconnaissance program at its Yallunda project as it investigates a 7km-long uranium anomaly.
Argent kempfield
Base metals, Commodities, News

High-grade mineralisation found at Kempfield

Argent Minerals has announced significant assay results from its reverse circulation drilling program at the Kempfield north-west zone.

Features

gold geopolitical

The value of gold as geopolitical risks soar

Words by Ray Jia, World Gold Council senior research analyst Geopolitical risks have spiked again (see chart 1). Ukraine’s cross-border …

Maximising success in mining recruitment

Max Frew proves that a personal approach still thrives in the fast-paced Australian mining industry, making it the foundation of his latest business venture, Geology Group.
Australia antimony

Australia’s emerging antimony players

Antimony has surged in interest across Australian investment portfolios, simultaneously driven by rising prices and the quality of local antimony …
decarbonisation reforms

Preparing for climate risk disclosure and decarbonisation reforms

Mining companies will benefit from being well prepared for reforms to two key pieces of legislation that will affect their decarbonisation reporting.

Commodities

A new-look Albemarle

Albemarle has made a raft of executive changes to “increase agility” and “maintain long-term competitiveness”.

Rio has long dreamt of lithium glory

While BHP wouldn’t touch lithium with a 10-foot pole, Rio Tinto has long been eager to gain more exposure to the popular battery metal.
Zinc price

Zinc price reaches 20-month high

Metals Acquisition

NSW copper miner raises $150 million

Lithium

Wildcat lithium

Wildcat building a lithium treasure chest

Wildcat Resources has intersected a suite of high-grade veins at its Tabba Tabba lithium project in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto Arcadium

Rio Tinto makes a play for Arcadium Lithium

Rio Tinto is taking bold steps to expand its footprint in the global lithium market, confirming discussions to acquire Arcadium Lithium.
Liontown spot market

Liontown attracts price premium in spot market

Liontown Resources has scored a price premium for its lithium product in the spot market, shifting spodumene at $US802 per dry metric tonne.

Copper

Australia copper

A state-by-state rundown of Australia’s copper mines

Given projected shortfalls, copper supply is going to be all important in the years to come. So where in Australia is it going to come from?
True North Mt Oxide

Western Yilgarn accelerates Ida Holmes exploration

Western Yilgarn has ramped up exploration activities at its Ida Holmes project, following promising results from recent surveys.
copper investments

BHP is betting big on copper. Here’s why

There’s no doubting BHP’s appetite for copper, with key investments in a host of greenfield and brownfield projects. There are three key pillars driving the major’s interest in the base metal.
True North Mt Oxide

True North expands Mt Oxide scope

True North Copper is coming to understand the copper potential of its Mt Oxide project in north Queensland.

Battery Minerals

Koppamurra rare earths

Koppamurra rare earths resource balloons 27 per cent

Australian Rare Earths has added 50 million tonnes to its Koppamurra rare earths project in South Australia.
US battery

US flexes its battery muscle

A significant announcement made by the US Department of Energy this week will see familiar names such as Albemarle and South32 receive foundational battery manufacturing grants.
Kimberley critical minerals

The Kimberley: An underrated critical minerals district

The Kimberley region in Western Australia, known for its remote landscapes and vast mineral wealth, is gaining a reputation as a prominent critical minerals district.

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 …