Rio Tinto is studying ways to extract lithium from waste rock at a mine it controls in California, making it the latest company trying to produce the battery metal in the US for the fast-growing electric vehicle market.
Minister for Ports and Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan says a multi-billion dollar Oakajee port and rail project is unnecessary and Sinosteel's Midwest general manger said there were no guarantees the company would push ahead with the project.
Geopacific Resources has completed a $40 million share placement, and aims to raise a further $5 million via a share purchase plan to fund its $198.5 million Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea.
The use of renewable energy in the mining sector is being given a boost, with the federal government and Alinta Energy jointly funding a $200 million solar facility that will help to power Fortescue Metals Group's iron ore mines.
BHP shareholders are poised to reject a motion urging the world's biggest listed miner to suspend membership of some industry bodies judged to be at odds with goals to tackle climate change.
BHP says it will make a final investment decision on its long-delayed Jansen potash project by early 2021, and announced its South Flank iron ore project is now half complete.
Shares in Northern Star Resources slumped today following the release of a quarterly update for its Pogo mine in Alaska, but the gold miner has assured investors that the weak results from the highly-touted operation were expected.
Altura Mining has announced plans to raise approximately $21.5 million through a rights issue to primarily fund works on its flagship lithium operation in Western Australia.
AusQuest is set to raise $2.4 million to advance exploration projects in Western Australia and Peru, while Sagon Resources tapped the market for $1.25 million.
Fortescue Metals Group, South32, Iluka Resources, Western Power and Synergy are among a group of 10 resources and energy companies collaborating to develop a toolkit to pre-screen for modern slavery risks within their supply chains.
Northern Star Resources has surpassed a 50 per cent stake in takeover target Echo Resources, and has moved swiftly to change the board of the gold junior.
Rio Tinto has recorded an increase in its Pilbara iron ore shipments for the September quarter, but it is still behind in its production results compared to the year prior.
G&S Engineering Services has been awarded a $20m contract by Kalium Lakes, the latest beneficiary from a string of contracts the potash player has handed out recently.
Logistics company Bis, which traditionally operates in the resources sector, has been awarded a three-year contract by Water Corporation to provide on-road haulage services in and around Perth.
Worley has asked the Foreign Investment Review Board to look at "possible creeping acquisitions" by Beirut-headquartered Dar Group as the ASX-listed engineering and consulting firm aims to fend off a possible takeover by its largest shareholder.
MACA has secured a $26 million contract at the Fortescue Metals Group-operated Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, while NRW Holdings secured a contract in Queensland.
Northern Star Resources executive chairman Bill Beament will have his fixed annual remuneration nearly doubled for the 2020 financial year, with the potential to earn up to $7.2 million.
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Covalent Lithium's Earl Grey lithium project has been recommend for approval by WA's Environmental Protection Authority provided its proponents minimise the impact on flora and fauna, including chuditch and malleefowl.
Kalium Lakes has awarded three gas infrastructure contracts valued at a combined $20 million, while Tianqi Lithium selected a contractor for $5 million worth of works.
Tim Mason will replace Charlie Bass as the chief executive of Eagle Mountain Mining in January, amid the copper-gold explorer's share price nearly halving in the space of just over a year.
Gold and copper hopeful Stavely Minerals has tapped investors for $19.6 million via a share placement, as it seeks to take advantage of its surging share price to advance its exploration projects.
Silver Lake Resources was the best performer on the ASX 200 today, after it released strong September quarterly results and told investors it anticipates more good news for the financial year ahead.
The state government has factored in lithium hydroxide and carbonate into its royalty arrangement for lithium producers, which it claims will encourage downstream processing and manufacturing.
