Whitehaven has officially formed a 70:30 joint venture at its Blackwater coal mine with Nippon Steel Corporation and JFE Steel Whitehaven. Nippon Steel owns a 20 per cent interest in Blackwater, with JFE Steel owning 10 per cent. Whitehaven has retained a 70 per cent...
Codelco has retained its status as the world’s biggest copper producer by the slimmest of margins after reporting 2024 output that nudged past that of BHP Group. Codelco posted total full-year production of 1.44-million metric tons, which includes its share of copper...
The discourse surrounding the need for a net zero future has largely focused on renewable sources of energy. Mining practices do not often positively feature in these discussions. The discovery of an $8.4 Bn mine in America is about to challenge our...
Renascor Resources has received early contractor involvement (ECI) submissions from its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors. The submissions are part of a competitive ECI process for its proposed upstream graphite mining and processing...
Rio Tinto and the University of Queensland (UQ) have officially launched the South Gobi Underground Mass Mining Institute in Mongolia to address global labour shortages. In recent years, there has been a large decline in the number of students studying mining...
Russia’s coal production forecast for 2025 will likely be revised downwards, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. “Our coal production forecast for this year was 440 million tonnes, but I believe it will be adjusted downwards. The coal...
