by Gordon Barratt | Sep 21, 2026 | News
Geoscience Australia has identified new exploration opportunities for critical minerals, copper and gold beneath a largely under-explored region spanning South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. The findings come from the Delamerian project, the first deep-dive...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 21, 2026 | News
Queensland tin production is set to gain a direct link to the US market, with Mount Garnet’s output to be supplied to a US refiner backed by the Department of Defence. Huntore Australia’s Mount Garnet polymetallic operation, about 100km south-west of Cairns, has...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 17, 2026 | News
Lithium Argentina has announced the closing of a strategic $180-million investment from Ganfeng Lithium Group through the issue of a six-year unsecured convertible note. Lithium Argentina (44.8%) and Ganfeng (46.7%) jointly own the Cauchari-Olaroz project, in...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 17, 2026 | News
Encounter Resources has reported its highest-grade niobium intersection yet at the Green deposit in Western Australia’s West Arunta region, with a 51m downhole interval grading 5.0 per cent niobium oxide (Nb2O5) from 63m. The hit, from aircore hole EAL1513 at the...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 17, 2026 | News
During BHP’s recent environmental, social and governance roundtable, the miner put a number to electrifying its haul truck fleet: static charging could cost a battery-electric truck about 1000 operating hours a year compared with a diesel equivalent. Set out in BHP’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 17, 2026 | News
Russian exports of coking coal to Turkiye fell 30% in the first seven months of 2026, and in July shipments stopped entirely, business outlet Kommersant’s reported on Sept. 16, as mounting problems with Black Sea shipping continue to hit Russian trade. Russian...
