June 1, 2023

BHP owes underpaid Australian workers $280 million

The company said it had incorrectly deducted leave on public holidays since 2010 for an average of six leave days in total per person.

June 1, 2023

Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel

Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an…

May 31, 2023

Silver Lake revises offer for St Barbara’s Leonora assets

The implied value of the proposal is A$718 million, comprising A$370 million in cash and the rest in shares.

May 31, 2023

Australian tech to produce hydrogen at point of consumption gets $6.5m grant

Australian researchers have been tasked with building a demonstration unit to efficiently generate hydrogen from liquid carriers.

May 30, 2023

Lepidico gets arbitration notice from Chinese chemicals maker

The notice relates to an offtake agreement between its Namibia-based unit and Jiangxi Jinhui Lithium.

May 30, 2023

Column: Asia’s seaborne thermal coal imports hit record high as prices slip

Hotter than usual weather and solid economic growth are driving India's imports.

May 30, 2023

Greatland Gold inks deal with Rio Tinto for Australia expansion

The farm-in and joint-venture agreement aims to speed up exploration across a tenure near Greatland's Havieron gold-copper project.

May 29, 2023

Australia sees ‘enormous market’ for its battery metals in US

President Joe Biden’s signature climate policy is helping drive a golden age of mineral exploration in Australia, said the Australian Trade Minister.

May 29, 2023

New South Wales still mulling changes to license conditions for Newcrest’s Cadia mine

Company was fined a maximum penalty of A$15,000 for dust pollution last year.

May 26, 2023

Global thermal coal prices settling into $200 per tonne range after volatile 2022

Analysts expect the benchmark Newcastle coal index to average $175-$212 a tonne this year.