The overarching aim of the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change was for all 196 participating countries to work together to limit global warming to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. The landmark accords stated that this could by achieved by nations reducing carbon emissions as soon as possible...
ASX-listed Tempest Minerals has been established in the Yalgoo region of Western Australia (WA) for several years, formerly operating as a pure play lithium explorer under the name Lithium Consolidated (Li3). However, due to the saturation of the lithium market in 2019, the company’s board...
After witnessing global economic growth tumble to a projected -4.9% in a COVID-dominated 2020, Alexander Scanlon, managing director of private Australian gold developer Barton Gold, casts his mind back to the global financial crisis of 2007-08, after which governments authorised colossal monetary stimulus to support the teetering global economy. Back...
Superior Gold is a Canadian gold producer that owns the Plutonic Gold operations, comprised of the Plutonic underground mine, central mill and the Hermes open pit projects, in the tier one jurisdiction of Western Australia (WA). The Plutonic mine has been in continuous production since 1990 and has produced over 5.5...
The mineral resources industry has remained a pillar of strength in Australia’s economic and social development since the colonial era, and today it resembles one of the most diverse and technologically advanced resources sectors in the world. The industry delivers economic wealth, jobs, high wages, investment and tax...
The 2019 Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum was billed as one of the biggest and brightest in the event’s 28-year history by outgoing chairman Nick Giorgetta, and after overseeing a general mood of optimism among the 2,450 attending delegates, it can be stated confidently that Giorgetta delivered...
Alex Dorsch of Chalice Gold Mines traces the company’s history back to 2006 when it listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, originally owning the historic Chalice gold mine in Western Australia. However, the CEO explains how it wasn’t until the 2009 venture into Eritrea in...
When ASX-listed junior explorer Northern Manganese merged with fellow Western Australia-focused junior Redcliffe Resources in 2016, the former gained access to the Redcliffe Gold Project, located 240km North of Kalgoorlie and 40km Northeast of the historic gold mining town Leonora. Renamed NTM Gold and with...
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is unquestionably one of the world’s premier stock markets with a total market capitalisation of around AUS$1.8 trillion, putting it into the top 10 of listed exchange groups globally. However, in terms of capital raised from IPOs and follow-ons in the mining sector, ASX regularly finds itself in the...
2017 will go down as a highly successful year for Queensland-based Metal Bank. The ASX-listed mining junior is advancing a succession of near surface high-grade discoveries at its flagship Triumph gold project in Southeast Queensland. Under a highly experienced management team led by chair Inés Scotland, a legendary mining executive and founder...