by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Glencore is moving closer to building a giant copper project in Argentina in a move that would reverse a long-held aversion to developing big new mines. Activity has recently increased at Glencore’s El Pachon copper deposit and it has been making new hires,...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2022 | News
ASX-listed AIC Mines will start the compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares in takeover target Demetallica after acquiring more than a 90% interest in the company. AIC Mines earlier this year launched a takeover offer for Demetallica, offering one of its own...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Diversified miner Rio Tinto, copper miner Oz Minerals and Swedish metals major Boliden will partner on an initiative to manage tailings. Under the umbrella of the Think & Act Differently (TAD) incubator initiative the three companies will fund and support...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2022 | News
The refuelling station will be based in ATCO’s Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Perth. After receiving $1 million in funding from the WA Government’s Renewable Hydrogen program in 2020, Fotescue and ATCO have revealed the H2 Refueller. The station, which...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 5, 2022 | News
Mineral exploration expenditure in Australia reached a record high of A$1.08-billion during the September quarter, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown. Expenditure on mineral exploration in the September quarter was up 2.6%, or some...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 5, 2022 | News
The world’s fastest-growing lithium producer is lobbying hard to gain access to President Joe Biden’s new electric vehicle tax credits, despite Argentina not meeting the requirement of being a US free-trade partner. So far, it’s being rebuffed. Designed to end China’s...