Australia’s government has unveiled a 10-year roadmap that will boost the nation’s mineral processing capacity, as part of a plan to challenge China’s position as the world’s top supplier of products key to the clean energy transition. The Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Processing Roadmap includes...
Day two of Mines and Money Online Connect EMEA delivered another jam-packed day of virtual networking, lively discussions and informative presentations from resources companies around the world. Following in the footsteps of day one, Wednesday’s sessions were broken down into morning, afternoon and early evening...
Mines and Money’s Online Connect APAC series moved into its second day today, featuring a typical smattering of resources sector experts and executives taking part in debates, project presentations and networking sessions. Below is RGN’s round-up of day two. Northern Australia’s resources minister emphasizes resilience of...
In an attempt to keep up the conversation in the resources sector as the world faces the unprecedented challenge of a global pandemic, the Mines and Money events team has organised a two-part virtual conference series called Mines and Money Online Connect. The three-day APAC...
Australian gold explorer De Grey Mining has been granted a trading halt by the ASX pending the release of a capital raising announcement. The company is raising funds to continue drilling at its Mallina Gold Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, having delivered a string...
Australian Vanadium has announced a business strategy to safeguard its financial health and preserve its vanadium project based in Western Australia during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company introduced cost reduction strategies that involved a 50% cut in salaries for the managing director and chief operating officer, along...
Australian gold producer and rare earths developer Alkane Resources has confirmed it has received financing interest from Australia’s export credit agency (EFA) for its Dubbo project in New South Wales. Dubbo is an advanced polymetallic project with large in-ground resources of zirconium, hafnium, niobium, yttrium and...
Fortescue Metals Group is one of a host of Australian mining companies to have made donations to relief agencies fighting the intense bushfires that continue to burn across large swathes of the country. The iron ore miner pledged AUS$1 million to the Minderoo Foundation Fire Fund, while its founder and...
Australia’s main heavy industries trade union has called for a temporary stoppage of production at all Queensland mines after a fourth fatality in just six months occurred at a mine site on Sunday. A 27-year old man suffered fatal head injuries at the Baralaba North coal...
Australian copper firm Sandfire Resources has acquired fellow ASX-listed miner MOD Resources at the second time of asking, after submitting an improved AUS$167 million deal for the Botswana-focused explorer. Sandfire’s initial $94.5 million bid was rejected in January by MOD, who said the offer significantly undervalued...