Hammer raises funds for exploration

Metals explorer Hammer Metals will raise A$3.72-million in a share placement to fund exploration in Queensland. The company has received binding commitments for the placement of 62-million shares... 

Hydrogen and downstream mineral processing targeted in new hub

Renewable hydrogen, future facing minerals processing and shipbuilding and sustainment has been identified as the three industries targeted by the Western Australian government to transform the... 

Resolute signs up for Marvel's Kolondieba project

Gold explorer Marvel Gold has struck an earn-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with gold miner Resolute Mining over its Kolondieba gold project, in Mali. Under the terms of the JV agreement,... 

Tietto announces new lead

Gold producer Tietto Minerals has appointed Matt Wilcox as MD and CEO following MD and founder Dr Caigen Wang’s decision to retire. Wilcox will move into the new role from his current position as... 

Australian Vanadium signs grant agreement for A$49m

ASX-listed Australian Vanadium has executed a grant agreement with the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, providing the company with a A$49-million grant under the Modern Manufacturing... 

Paladin suspends share trade

Uranium developer Paladin Energy halted share trading on Tuesday as the company’s share price tumbled on reports that the Namibian government was considering taking a minority stake in mining and... 

Catalyst makes progress in Superior bid

ASX-listed Catalyst Metals on Monday revealed it had secured at least a 23.2% shareholding in takeover target Superior Gold. The company earlier this year unveiled a Canadian Plan of Arrangement... 

EPA issues Cadia with pollution prevention notice

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued gold miner Newcrest Mining a final pollution prevention notice regarding the management of emissions of dust and other air... 

Black Rock signs fines offtake with POSCO

ASX-listed Black Rock Mining has signed a binding offtake agreement with strategic alliance partner POSCO covering all of the planned life-of-mine graphite fines for Module 1 of the Mahenge... 

Southern Gold branches out to battery minerals

The share price of junior Southern Gold fell by nearly 9% on Monday as the company announced plans to branch out into battery materials. Southern Gold has unveiled the proposed acquisition of... 

Miners farewell McGowan

The Western Australian resources sector has paid tribute to Premier Mark McGowan, who on Monday announced his resignation. In a snap press conference on Monday, McGowan announced that he was... 

EQ Resources awards A$179m mining contract at Mt Carbine

Tungsten developer EQ Resources has awarded a A$179-million contract to NRW subsidiary Golding Contractors to restart openpit mining at the Mt Carbine tungsten mine, in Queensland. The scope of... 

Leo signs shareholding and cooperation agreement with Ganfeng

ASX-listed Leo Lithium has struck a A$106-million shareholding and cooperation agreement with Chinese lithium giant Ganfeng Lithium. Under the terms of the agreement, Ganfeng would take a 9.9%... 

Mincor initiates discussions with BHP as it targets full production

Nickel miner Mincor on Monday announced that its Kambalda nickel operations, in Western Australia, was on track to achieve its nameplate mining rates by May this year, ahead of schedule. During... 

Volt's Ukraine subsidiary gets EU funding

ASX-listed Volt Resource’s subsidiary Zavalievsky Graphite (ZG) has won a grant from the European Union’s Horizon programme for a graphite anode development project called GR4FITE3. GR4FITE3 will... 

Predictive raises A$40m for Guinea gold project

Gold explorer Predictive Discovery will raise A$40-million in a share placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to advance its Bankan gold project, in Guinea. The company on Monday... 

NWR wins A$54m Rio contract

Mining major Rio Tinto has awarded ASX-listed NRW Holdings a A$54-million contract at its Western Range mine site in the Pilbara. Under the contract, NRW Holdings subsidiary Primero will be... 

Potential operating cost reductions flagged at Lindi Jumbo

Graphite developer Walkabout Resources on Friday reported that a new three-year mine plan at its Lindi Jumbo mine, in Tanzania, had resulted in an expected 42.2% reduction in waste rock mining and... 

WA pCAM project misses out on A$119m gov funding

ASX-listed Poseidon Nickel on Friday reported that negotiations between its partner Pure Battery Technologies (PBT) and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources over a conditional... 

Canada's Newrange makes A$11.8m bid for Mithril

Canada’s Newrange Gold Corp has entered into a binding scheme of arrangement to acquire ASX-listed Mithril Resources under a reverse takeover offer (RTO). The Canadian explorer is offer 18.08 of... 

Vanadium Resources completes Matrix placement

ASX-listed Vanadium Resources has completed a A$5.91-million equity placement to Matrix Resources, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Lygend Investment CO, giving that company a 9.99% interest in Vanadium... 

Oakajee SIA gets into gear

The Western Australian government on Friday announced that green ammonia and ammonium nitrate producers Kinara Power and Blue Diamond have become the first of six companies to agree to the key... 

CQ-H2 gets A$117m funding boost

The federal and Queensland governments on Friday announced joint funding of some A$117-million for the further development of the Central Queensland Hydrogen (CQ-H2) project at Gladstone. The... 

Keppel joins up for hydrogen and green ammonia in Qld

Singapore’s Keppel Corporation has joined the Central Queensland hydrogen (CQ-H2) project consortium to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project in Australia, and has inked a memorandum of... 

South32’s Hermosa project in the US gets federal boost

Diversified miner South32 on Tuesday reported that its Hermosa metals project, in Arizona, has been confirmed by the US Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC), as the first mining... 

Cohiba to acquire Canadian lithium tenements

Junior Cohiba Minerals has announced the acquisition of unlisted Maple Minerals, which holds the rights to acquire four lithium and rare earth element properties in Ontario. Under the acquisition,... 

Santos rejects human rights violation claims

Oil and gas major Santos has rejected allegations of human rights breaches, following allegations of such at its Barossa gas project, its Darwin liquefied natural gas (LNG) life extension project,... 

Carbine invests in silica sands project

ASX-listed Carbine Resources has struck a deal to acquire a silica sands project, in Western Australia, from Down South Silica (DSS). The exploration project covers some 5 800 ha and offers... 

Trek raises cash for lithium hunt

Minerals explorer Trek Metals will raise up to A$7.5-million in a share placement to fund a maiden drilling programme at Tambourah lithium project, in Western Australia. The company on Thursday... 

First copper concentrate marked at Motheo

Copper miner Sandfire Resources has produced its first copper concentrate from the Motheo mine, in Botswana. The company on Thursday told shareholders that construction of the mine was nearing... 

Power source secured for Bellevue

Gold miner Bellevue Gold will partner with independent power producer Zenith Energy to establish a hybrid power station at its namesake gold mine in Western Australia. The miner has inked a power... 

Superior shakes the tin for exploration funding

Junior explorer Superior Resources has announced a A$4-million share placement to fund exploration drilling at its Greenvale project in Queensland, and to progress feasibility work at the Steam... 

Santos shakes up executive team

Oil and gas major Santos has announced a range of executive appointments as part of its corporate restructure announced last year. Alan Stuart-Grant has been appointed to the Executive committee... 

Technology Metals Australia raises cash

Vanadium developer Technology Metals Australia will raise A$11.5-million in a share placement to progress the development of its Murchison technology metals project (MTMP), in Western Australia.... 

Offshore oil and gas continue to make waves

A new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has highlighted the growth of Australia’s offshore gas industry. The AIMS Index of Marine Industry 2023 noted that despite the... 

Thunderbird progressing on time

Construction of the Thunderbird mineral sands project, in Western Australia, is now some 85% complete, with the project on track for first delivery of mineral sands product by the first quarter of... 

Besra's Jugan project gets EIA approval

ASX-listed Besra Gold on Wednesday announced that the Natural Resources and Environment Board in Sarawak had approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the company’s proposed pilot... 

Victoria urged to focus on critical minerals

The resources sector has welcomed initiatives from the Victorian government to regulate the minerals industry but has lamented the lack of support for critical minerals development and additional... 

Black Rock signs offtake MoU with POSCO

Graphite developer Black Rock Mining has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with strategic alliance partner POSCO over the supply of high quality natural large flake graphite... 

Sihayo updates starter project economics

Junior Sihayo Gold has updated the ore reserve and economics for its starter project, in Indonesia, incorporating caustic leaching to improve metallurgical recoveries. Compared with the updated...