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MANAGEMENT

Platform set for accelerated project approvals as State Development Bill passes

Marketed as the biggest changes since 1952

12 December 2025

Rio Tinto Iron Ore corporate counsel Chloe Piper, Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation board member Rhonda Parker, Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation independent board member Nolan Hunter, Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Liam Flanagan, Yinhawangka board member Jared Grabenhofer, Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation board member Gail Cox and Rio Tinto Iron Ore manager agreement making Eloise Hoffman.

COMMUNITY

Rio Tinto strikes modified agreement with the Yinhawangka people

The group also gets the right to raise concerns about country, the environment and cultural heritage

12 December 2025

The Tomago smelter produces more than a third of Australia’s aluminium.

PROCESSING

Tomago power deal close to done

Subsidised energy deal will help keep the smelter open beyond 2028

12 December 2025

Appin is Australia's most pollutive coal mine.

ENVIRONMENT

Fugitive emissions the target in NSW climate response

Net Zero Commission report highlights fugitive coal mine emissions as a major concern

12 December 2025

M Resources has sought to prioritise an “economically viable long-term industrial renewal” at Whyalla.

PROCESSING

M Resources eyes role for Hazer tech in Whyalla proposal

Emphasis on carbon abatement could help land One Steel

12 December 2025

Things are heating up at Glencore's North Queensland copper refinery.

COMMUNITY

AWU threatens strike action at Glencore's Townsville copper refinery

Accuses Glencore of betraying the commitment AWU members showed during tough times

11 December 2025

Recently completed infill and extension holes will be incorporated into an updated MRE.

OPERATIONS

Neometals, BML consider Ironclad team-up

Definitive agreements expected following due diligence period

11 December 2025

Great Fingall ore in a truck on the decline.

UNDERGROUND

Reef mining restarts at Great Fingall after 100-year lull

Historical gold mine revitalised as a modern, high-grade operation

11 December 2025

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