Agrowing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car batteries as US defense giant Lockheed Martin, the biggest corporate player in deep sea mining, exits the nascent industry. Last week’s sale of Lockheed’s...
hile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to tap a production technique that’s barely used commercially anywhere in a bid to reduce water losses. The requirement — mentioned by Mining Minister Marcela Hernando in a presentation...
Western Australia will soon be home to seven new hard-rock lithium projects after St George completed its acquisitions. The seven tenements are comprised of 14 exploration licenses and cover a total area of approximately 653 square kilometres. Several of the acquired...
The minerals industry is one of four key industries supporting the economy in the Northern Territory. A new report by Deloitte Access Economics found that the maritime, agribusiness, minerals, and oil and gas industries contribute a combined total of $7 billion in...
Major miner New Hope is set to significantly boost its coal production in the coming years as the wheels begin to turn on its coal projects. The New Acland open-cut coal mine in Darling Downs, Queensland, will produce up to 7.5 million tonnes of product coal per...
Orica (ORI:ASX) has successfully commissioned an automated used oil recycling service that enables treated used oil from mine sites to be used in the manufacture of quality emulsion for bulk explosives, reducing waste, cost and risks for customers and impact to the...
