by Gordon Barratt | Mar 26, 2026 | News
Australia has cemented its position as a global leader in mining education, with four universities ranked among the world’s top 10 for minerals and mining engineering. The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2026 placed the University...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 25, 2026 | News
The lithium mine Zijin Mining Group plans to open this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to be one of the world’s biggest suppliers of the battery metal. The Chinese company – which has grown at breakneck speed to become a top producer...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 25, 2026 | News
The global energy crisis is deepening as emergency measures by governments worldwide have fallen short of plugging the huge shortfall in oil and gas supply caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, executives and oil ministers said on Tuesday. Costs for energy,...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 25, 2026 | News
Rio Tinto has struck a landmark partnership with the Queensland and Commonwealth governments to secure the long-term future of the Boyne aluminium smelter at Gladstone. The move sees the smelter remain as internationally cost-competitive beyond its current power...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 25, 2026 | News
Australia’s mining sector is set to gain a major export and investment boost under the newly finalised Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA), with tariffs scrapped on critical minerals and new pathways opened for EU capital into Australian projects....
