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...
Rio Tinto has reported a three per cent year-on-year increase in copper equivalent (CuEq) production for the first half of 2026, driven by growth its copper, iron ore, aluminium and lithium businesses. The company’s operational highlights from its second quarter 2026...
American Resources Corporation recently announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to enter award negotiations under the Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic...
