The livelihoods of thousands of families will be at risk if a major coal mine extension is not approved, the New South Wales planning watchdog has been told. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is holding public hearings into the proposed Hunter Valley...
Chile’s Codelco expects its lithium project in the Maricunga salt flat to become a reality in eight years, chairperson Bernardo Fontaine said on Wednesday. The Maricunga lithium project is managed by state-owned copper producer Codelco and its partner Rio Tinto....
Yancoal Australia subsidiary Gloucester Coal will transform the former Stratford Mining Complex into a renewable energy hub after securing approval for a $1.8 billion project featuring a 300 megawatt (MW) pumped hydro power station with 12 hours of energy storage and...
BHP has mined more iron ore than ever before, producing 264.7 million tonnes for the year while its copper operations came within a whisker of 2 million tonnes for the second year straight. “We finished the year strongly, delivering safe and reliable operations while...
North Korea held the second plenary session of the ninth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea from June 20 to 22. According to Rodong Sinmun, the party’s official newspaper, the meeting’s purpose was to review North Korea’s progress on 2026 party and state...
Australia is set to supply around 10 per cent of the world’s gallium after Alcoa and the Australian, US and Japanese Governments locked in a final investment decision (FID) on a plant at the Wagerup alumina refinery near Perth in Western Australia. “[The FID] is a...
