July 7, 2023

Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets

Environmental groups expect next week's meeting of the International Seabed Authority to rule out any immediate permission for mining to begin.

July 6, 2023

SQM grows Aussie footprint on earn-in deal with Tambourah

SQM will invest at least A$1.5 million ($1m) and up to A$3 million ($2m) to earn an initial 50% in all mineral rights at Julimar project.

July 3, 2023

Develop Global to buy Essential Metals for $102 million

Develop Global, an Australian base metals explorer backed by lithium miner Mineral Resources, said Essential’s board had ok'd the deal.

June 30, 2023

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China 

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.

June 29, 2023

Stelar Metals secures 90% stake in Trident lithium project

The asset hosted tin and tantalum mining for decades and is known to contain lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite formations.

June 28, 2023

K92 Mining reports two deaths at mine in Papua New Guinea

Two individuals have been fatally injured following an incident involving a vehicle at the Kainantu gold mine.

June 28, 2023

Lion One Metals reports progress on Fiji gold mine

Once complete, Lion One plans to operate the processing plant at an initial production capacity of 300 t/d for the first 18 months of operations.

June 27, 2023

Fortescue to ship first iron ore from Gabon by year-end

It will mix ore from Belinga with output from its Australian mines to bring it closer in grade to that of rivals Rio Tinto, BHP and Vale.

June 26, 2023

AngloGold to build one of Australia’s largest renewable energy projects

The wind and solar power plant will halve gas consumption at its Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia.

June 26, 2023

Patriot Battery Metals rebuffs company sale report

Australian media reported on Sunday that Patriot had appointed Macquarie Capital with the intention of putting itself up for sale.