A ‘significant milestone’ has been reached in the fully autonomous testing of trucks on mine sites, thanks to a tri-partite project between EACON Mining Technology, Thiess and Norton Gold Fields in Western Australia. The advancement has seen test cycles...
The Federal Government has announced that antimony and gallium will play a central part in its $1.2 billion critical minerals strategic reserve. The past few years have seen the development of a growing number of critical minerals and rare earths projects...
Independent diamond producer Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns and operates the Karowe mine, in Botswana, is planning to raise at least $70-million in a private placement of about 437.5-million shares at a price of $0.16 each. The miner notes that trusts settled by the...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will urge Group of Seven nations and others to step up their efforts to reduce reliance on critical minerals from China when he hosts a dozen top finance officials on Monday, a senior US official said. The meeting, which kicks off...
Just 20 countries produce 80% of the world’s oil, gas and coal. Since 2019, researchers have released regular reports analysing how these governments plan to continue drilling and mining for fossil fuels – and how those plans diverge from the global climate goal set...
It is reported merger talks between Rio Tinto and Glencore are closer than ever, with both companies exploring potential combinations to create the world’s largest miner. Sources told Bloomberg the current round of negotiations is the most serious yet in...
