UNDERGROUND
Grosvenor tipped to restart longwall by late 2027
Moranbah North is also ramping up ahead of transitioning to normal longwall operations
06 February 2026
PROCESSING
Real copper art comes automatically to BHP
Project to automate cathode stripping in the refining process paying dividends
06 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
RioCore falls through – again
The $300 billion-plus deal broke down over a price dispute
06 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
Ardea pledged $1B for Goongarrie nickel hub
EFA and EXIM have both committed about $500 million
06 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
King embarks on marketing drive to promote Aussie critical minerals
The new Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus aims to drum up investment
05 February 2026
PROCESSING
Real copper art comes automatically to BHP
Project to automate cathode stripping in the refining process paying dividends
06 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
RioCore falls through – again
The $300 billion-plus deal broke down over a price dispute
06 February 2026
SURFACE
MinRes mulls Bald Hill restart as lithium bug bites
Iron ore steadies, so lithium growth mulled
29 January 2026
TECHNOLOGY
BHP unveils largest-ever Xplor program
Ten exploration, geoscience and technology organisations selected for 2026
02 February 2026
PROCESSING
Hillgrove strikes deal to liberate garnet from tailings
The deep red gemstone is used as a specialised industrial mineral
27 January 2026
COMMUNITY
BHP supporting First Nations women with Ember Connect grants
Grants open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are members of Ember Connect
28 January 2026
UNDERGROUND
Grosvenor tipped to restart longwall by late 2027
Moranbah North is also ramping up ahead of transitioning to normal longwall operations
06 February 2026
PROCESSING
Real copper art comes automatically to BHP
Project to automate cathode stripping in the refining process paying dividends
06 February 2026
PROCESSING
Neometals, Rio extend framework for lithium processing tech
Testing and optimisation of the ELi process will continue for another 12 months
05 February 2026
POWER
Myuna gets a break, of sorts
Gets 12 months to supply Eraring. Sticking point the coal price on offer
03 February 2026
OPINION
Coal game starting to get Darwinian
As the energy transition continues pressure rises on coal miners
04 February 2026
OPINION
On Greenland and Australia's critical minerals hopes
Interest shown in Australia's critical minerals encouraging
22 January 2026
OPINION
Eraring extension shows there's life in coal yet
Also proves the renewable transition timeline is broken
21 January 2026
OPINION
RioCore is all well and good but think of the coal miners
Coal a hurdle to getting Rio Tinto-Glencore deal off the ground
14 January 2026
MANAGEMENT
RioCore falls through – again
The $300 billion-plus deal broke down over a price dispute
06 February 2026
OPERATIONS
Macro Metals backs $5.3M budget to drive Extension project forward
Anticipates full regulatory approval by end of 2026
06 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
Ardea pledged $1B for Goongarrie nickel hub
EFA and EXIM have both committed about $500 million
06 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
King embarks on marketing drive to promote Aussie critical minerals
The new Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus aims to drum up investment
05 February 2026
MANAGEMENT
ASIC hands four-year ban to former Qld senator Claire Moore
Moore had been a director of two failed gold companies
04 February 2026
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TECHNOLOGY
Queensland graphite for Japan
A new supply chain linking Australia and Japan is brewing
05 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY
CorePlan lands $5M injection from Sydney venture firm EVP
Eyes expanded operations in Australia and the Americas
04 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY
Livium eyes Australia's mounting solar panel waste
End-of-life solar panels represent a potential $110 million opportunity
04 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY
Federal Court approves Caterpillar's RPMGlobal buyout
The scheme is due to be implemented on February 18
04 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY
Imdex pays $31M for full ownership of Datarock
Imdex already benefitting from the increased orebody intelligence
02 February 2026
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SAFETY
Electronic detonator fired on wrong face
Workers 'misplace' an electronic detonator
06 February 2026
ENVIRONMENT
WA EPA clears BHP Orebody expansions
Tick of approval places BHP in the Pilbara until at least 2076
05 February 2026
SAFETY
Tragedy at Tanami gold mine
Incident claimed the life of a 47-year-old man at the Newmont site
05 February 2026
SAFETY
Qld coal worker injured as tippler bin topples
RSHQ is investigating the incident
04 February 2026
COMMUNITY
Ensham extension gets the nod
More than 700 workers will be needed for the extended operation
03 February 2026
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