The Northern Territory Government has announced that the Territory’s mineral exploration expenditure for 2023 was $228.1 million – the...
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$245B in WA minerals and petroleum sales
Sarah MacNamara Commodities, Critical minerals, Exploration, Gold, Investment, Iron ore, Lithium, News, Oil and gas, Reports, Spotlight 0The Western Australian Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) has released sales data from 2022-23, recording...
Joint feasibility study for lithium conversion plant
Sarah MacNamara Company news, Critical minerals, Lithium, News, Spotlight 0Pilbara Minerals has announced that it has signed a binding term sheet with a subsidiary of Ganfeng Lithium Group...
Test results released for Springdale Graphite concentrate
Kody Cook Critical minerals, News, Projects, Spotlight 0International Graphite has released the results of purification and electrochemical testing on graphite concentrates produced at its Springdale Graphite...
Mount Ida lithium drilling campaigns evaluated
Sarah MacNamara Company news, Critical minerals, Exploration, Lithium, News, Spotlight 0Juno Minerals has announced that two phases of drilling data from the Mount Ida lithium prospect have been geochemically...
Feedback sought on new mining framework
Sarah MacNamara Commodities, Critical minerals, News, Policy, Spotlight 0The Western Australian Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) has announced that the draft guideline is...
New lithium conversion technology pilot commences
Sarah MacNamara Company news, Critical minerals, Lithium, News, Spotlight 0Lithium Australia has commenced piloting the new LieNA® technology at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), as...
Exclusive recycling agreement for lithium-ion batteries
Sarah MacNamara Company news, Lithium, News, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Lithium Australia has announced that its subsidiary, Envirostream, has signed an exclusive three-year recycling agreement with LG Energy to...
Binding Heads of Agreement for lithium processing hub
Sarah MacNamara Company news, Critical minerals, Lithium, News, Spotlight 0Mineral Resources (MinRes) has announced it intends to develop its Lake Jonhston site as a lithium processing hub in...
Navigating Indigenous engagement: lessons from the mining sector
Rebecca Todesco Commodities, Critical minerals, Disaster Management, Events, Features, Land access 0Aboriginal business owner Derek Flucker highlights how Traditional Owners, First Nations companies and the resource sector working together will...
Mining that’s out of this world
Rebecca Todesco Commodities, Critical minerals, Events, Exploration, Features, Projects 0The night sky has long captured the fascination and imagination of countless generations but it seems that for ensuing...
Waste not, want not
Rebecca Todesco Asset Management, Circular economy, Commodities, Critical minerals, Environmental management, Features, Projects, Sustainability, Water and waste management 0At its core, the mining industry is cyclical, so it makes sense that new life can be found in...
CSIRO backs critical minerals SMEs
Sarah MacNamara Company news, Critical minerals, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The CSIRO has encouraged small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to unlock critical minerals potential with a ten week online...
Mining and metals sector remains critical to the green energy transition
Mining Journalist Commodities, Critical minerals, Exploration, Features, Projects, Smart mining, Sustainability 0By Nicki Ivory, Deloitte’s National Lead Partner for Mining & Metals Entering 2024, the mining and metals industry finds...
Mines and petroleum portfolio: a retrospective
Rebecca Todesco Commodities, Critical minerals, Exploration, Features, People and appointments, Policy 0Following his November 2023 announcement to retire from Cabinet, Mining Magazine sat down with former Western Australian Mines and...
A blueprint for the future of batteries
Mining Journalist Condition Assessment, Lithium, Projects, Sponsored Editorial 0The increasing uptake of battery technology is a critical step in supporting traditionally emissions-heavy industries to decarbonise their operations,...
$840M federal investment in rare earths mine and refinery
Kody Cook Critical minerals, Investment, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has announced that it will be supporting the development of Australia’s first combined rare earths mine...
$230M investment in lithium supply chain
Kody Cook Critical minerals, Investment, Lithium, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The Federal Government is investing in the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia, in an effort to secure...