by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Western Australia Iron Ore. Image: BHP Monadelphous Group has secured construction and maintenance contracts, including with four Australian mining giants, worth a combined value of around $150 million. Under an existing framework agreement with BHP Western Australia...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
The Pilbara landscape Image: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto intends to urgently review mining plans at the Juukan Gorge area in Western Australia after the company detonated explosives at a sacred Indigenous site. This destroyed two ancient rock shelters, which devastated the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again, showing mounting worry over the viability of a trade deal signed just months ago. Miners of rare earths snapped back to life in May, with China Minmetals Rare...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Iron-ore surged past $100/t as supply woes in Brazil coincide with sustained, robust demand in top steel producer China. Benchmark spot prices climbed to $101.05 on Friday as Brazil, the world’s second-largest exporter, saw a surge in coronavirus infections, stoking...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Surface of Seabed Manganese Nodule from South Korean operations. GETTY There are trillions of potato-sized metal nodules on the floor of the ocean around the world. Some of these nodules are being explored for economic potential. A major vote by a UN body on the...
