Lindian Resources has won approval for a significant expansion of its licenced mining area for the Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. The Australian company’s application to expand its target zone was approved by the Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority in...
Underground production has officially kicked off at Vertex Minerals’ Reward gold mine in New South Wales, with the first blasting on the Lady Belmore Reef being undertaken over the weekend. The milestone positions Vertex to start processing high-grade stope ore from...
Equinox Gold has agreed to sell its 100% interest in the Pan mine, Gold Rock project, and Illipah project in Nevada to Minera Alamos in a $115-million transaction. The deal includes $90-million in cash and $25-million in Minera...
The seismic event that caused a fatal collapse at Codelco’s biggest mine in Chile is likely to have been caused by mining activity rather than nature, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The probable scenario being used inside Codelco is that...
Rio Tinto has approved a $US180 million ($276 million) investment to develop the Norman Creek area at its Amrun bauxite operations in Queensland. Construction is already underway on key infrastructure including a 19km haul road, camp accommodation and a communications...
Fortescue has secured a Renminbi-denominated (RMB) $14.2 billion ($3 billion) syndicated term loan, marking the first RMB facility of its kind by an Australian company. The deal, backed by leading Chinese, Australian and international lenders, is a significant step in...
