BHP has approved a $US900 million ($1.3 billion) development of Ministers North, a high-grade iron ore deposit southeast of its Yandi mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara, with site works to start this month and first ore expected in the 2029 financial year. “Yandi has...
Public hearings have opened on the future of Hunter Valley Operations (HVO), with the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission to decide whether the coal mine near Singleton keeps running until 2045, along with its more than 1500 direct jobs. “NSW has the...
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...
