Major miner Rio Tinto is planning to invest US$395 million in a seawater desalination plant located in the Pilbara region of WA. Desalination plants filter salt and other impurities from seawater to create drinkable freshwater using reverse osmosis. The proposed...
The autonomous SmartROC D65 MKII outperforms manually operated drill rigs June 1, 2023The comparison has been ongoing in the heart of Australia for just over a year – and now it’s officially confirmed: The autonomous SmartROC D65 MKII surface drill rig outperforms...
The extraction of critical minerals, necessary to realise the electrification of the EU’s vehicle fleet, is dominated by a few countries such as China and Russia. In a press release from Chalmers University of Technology, LKAB’s deposit of rare earth...
Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced a binding joint development agreement (JDA) worth A$6mln with Rio Tinto, one of the largest mining companies in the world. The company hopes to expedite the development of applications for its graphene +...
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has again responded to the Queensland Government’s decision to impose the world’s highest royalty taxes on coal producers. QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said that regional Queenslanders will feel the loss of investment and...
Despite St Barbara declining to engage with Silver Lake on the sale of its Leonora assets, Silver Lake has provided a revised offer with improved conditionality. “The implied value of the Silver Lake proposal is $718 million, comprising $370 million in cash...
