Mining

Shares in Hastings Technology rose to a high of 72 cents on Friday, after the rare earths developer announced it had signed a binding term sheet with China-based Baotou Sky Rock Rare Earth New Material, which included integrated tolling and offtake agreements.

Nickel has been placed on Australia’s critical minerals list in a bid to aid the flailing industry, which federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says faces substantial structural challenges.

Exploration aspirant Megado Minerals is on the hunt for a new managing director and chief executive officer, following the resignation of Ben Pearson.

Valor Resources has capped off a big week by securing an 80 per stake in the Hook Lake uranium project, located in Canada.

South32 has hit go on its plan to build a $3.3 billion zinc mine in the US, with the aim to start producing critical minerals from the asset by 2027.

NRW Holdings' revenue hit $1.43 billion during the first half of the 2024 financial year, up 6.7 per cent from the previous corresponding period.

Rio Tinto has accused the country’s biggest privately-owned workforce business of breaching a contract relating to a fatal truck crash at its Channar iron ore mine.

BHP has narrowly avoided strike action threatened by its iron ore train drivers after reaching an agreement with the Mining and Energy Union today.

The nickel sectors in Australia and Indonesia are on different trajectories, and it’s all about cost.

Chris Ellison-chaired Delta Lithium has provided updates on its Yinnetharra and Mt Ida lithium projects, located in the Gascoyne and Goldfields regions.

Australian Vanadium Limited has flagged a 2025 start for the construction of its $450 million processing plant in Geraldton.

Iron ore producer CITIC Pacific Mining plans to slash output by 33 per cent and flagged the possibility of suspending operations, blaming a legal standoff with Clive Palmer.

As the female chairman of a major WA company, Kathleen Conlon has joined a very select group.

Kin Mining has confirmed it is considering new acquisition and investment options, following the recent sale of gold deposits within its Cardinia gold project, located near Leonora.

Wesfarmers is preparing to sell spodumene into the market but doesn’t expect to make a profit, as it continues to ramp up its Mt Holland lithium asset.

BHP has written down the value of its Western Australian nickel operations by US$3.5 billion ($5.4 billion) pre-tax as a result of depressed market conditions for the battery metal.

With the uranium spot price hovering above $US100 per pound and likely to rise further, Duketon Mining managing director Stuart Fogarty says there is scope for the company to re-evaluate its Doris uranium project.

Delta Lithium boss James Croser says there’s some friendly tension in the lithium aspirant’s boardroom, as its major shareholders “keep each other in check”.

The strong performance of Seven Group Holdings’ industrial segment outweighed a substantial fall in media business earnings and asset write-downs at Beach Energy in the first half of FY24.

Aurum Resources has appointed Yaya Ouattara as its new exploration manager in Côte d’Ivoire, as the company's planned exploration activities begin to intensify.

Perth-based Valor Resources has signed a definitive purchase option agreement for Frazer Lake, a Canada-based lithium project.

Project scale-backs and mine closures have put jobs in the spotlight but the headline figures only tell part of the story.

WA gold hopeful Horizon Minerals has reached a deal to acquire fellow explorer Greenstone Resources to consolidate the two companies’ assets in the Goldfields.

A Rio Tinto autonomous train has derailed in the Pilbara this week, with the incident currently under investigation by the iron ore miner.

Azure Minerals boss Tony Rovira says it has been “incredibly humbling” to witness the growth of the company underpinned by its takeover offers and timely exploration discoveries in the past year.

Global Uranium and Enrichment has lodged drill permit applications for its Maybell uranium project in the US, as the company seeks to capitalise on the commodity's rising spot price.

Union members are preparing to grind BHP’s Pilbara iron ore trains to a halt on Friday after voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action.

ASX-listed International Graphite has announced the wet commissioning of its new graphite micronising plant in Collie.

The Environmental Protection Authority has proposed a string of conditions over the Gabanintha Vanadium project, which could clear more than 1,000 hectares of native vegetation.

The share price of several Australian uranium companies fell on Friday, following a production update from Canada's leading entity, Cameco.

Given the cyclical nature of WA’s resources sector, governments would do well to avoid becoming overly dependent on royalties.

Gina Rinehart is expected to splurge on her workers as part of her birthday bonus raffle, which is understood to become an annual event.