The US is backing the Ampasindava rare earths project in Madagascar as part of its strategy to loosen the dominance of rivals in critical minerals supply chains, the State Department has said, underscoring Washington’s push to develop alternative sources of...
Copper, aluminium and lithium have driven Rio Tinto’s strong half-year performance, collectively contributing more than half of the miner’s underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). The result coincided with Rio’s Pilbara...
Northern Star Resources’ adoption of the R 9600 excavator expands the range of Liebherr equipment operating at the Super Pit, one of Australia’s largest opencast gold mines. The fleet now spans different classes of Liebherr excavators, as well as the OEM’s flagship...
Indonesia’s presidential staff office has called for cooperation between government agencies, law enforcement officials and industry to resolve a regulatory gap that industry sources say has delayed exports of aluminaand nickel products over their rare-earth...
Aluminium stocks on the London Metal Exchangehave slumped to their lowest this century as supply constraints in the war-hit Middle East leave consumers drawing down inventories to secure metal. Data from the bourse showed total aluminium stocks in LME warehouses had...
Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Tony Haymet has outlined a vision for closer Australia–South Korea collaboration on critical minerals, forecasting greater cooperation on supply chain resilience and advanced technologies as both nations seek to strengthen their...
