Lauren McGregor (left) speaking at Future of Mining Australia 2025 with Roderick Crowther and Alison Britt. Lauren McGregor (left) speaking at Future of Mining Australia 2025 with Roderick Crowther and Alison Britt.
MANAGEMENT

Fanning funding flames for processors, METS

NRFC's Lauren McGregor on how miners and METS can approach the corporation

20 February 2026
The Rocklands copper mine features a 3Mtpa sulphide processing plant.
PROCESSING

Qld govt puts $15M into Austral's copper vision

Austral seeks return to copper production at Rocklands in 2027

20 February 2026
An aerial view of Covalent Lithium's lithium hydroxide refinery in Kwinana.
PROCESSING

Bright spark on lithium refining horizon

The Covalent lithium refinery has provided some good news amid the Kemerton gloom

19 February 2026
Deep in the Northern Jarrah Forest with Alcoa.
ENVIRONMENT

Alcoa fined $55M for unapproved WA forest clearing

Alcoa claims it has always operated in accordance with the EPBC Act

18 February 2026
Part of South Australia's Limestone Coast region.
COMMUNITY

SA miners slam Libs 'no-go' mining policy

Pre-election promise described as a "direct attack" on mining

18 February 2026
The Rocklands copper mine features a 3Mtpa sulphide processing plant.
PROCESSING

Qld govt puts $15M into Austral's copper vision

Austral seeks return to copper production at Rocklands in 2027

20 February 2026
An aerial view of Covalent Lithium's lithium hydroxide refinery in Kwinana.
PROCESSING

Bright spark on lithium refining horizon

The Covalent lithium refinery has provided some good news amid the Kemerton gloom

19 February 2026
ENVIRONMENT

Alcoa fined $55M for unapproved WA forest clearing

18 February 2026
COMMUNITY

SA miners slam Libs 'no-go' mining policy

18 February 2026
The Rocklands copper mine features a 3Mtpa sulphide processing plant.
PROCESSING

Qld govt puts $15M into Austral's copper vision

Austral seeks return to copper production at Rocklands in 2027

20 February 2026
SURFACE

MinRes cautious on lithium, optimistic on iron ore

Miner undertaking work on Bald Hill asset but it remains shuttered at this point in time

20 February 2026
PROCESSING

Bright spark on lithium refining horizon

The Covalent lithium refinery has provided some good news amid the Kemerton gloom

19 February 2026
PROCESSING

Star Minerals enters into a Plutonic friendship

Up to 250,000t of Tumblegum South ore to be treated over two years

18 February 2026
PROCESSING

Qld opens multi-user 'Flexi-Lab' to boost minerals processing

The facility in Mackay will support research, testing and skills training

18 February 2026
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OPINION

Miners need a mascot

Adopting the koala may not be the worst idea for coal miners

18 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
Lauren McGregor (left) speaking at Future of Mining Australia 2025 with Roderick Crowther and Alison Britt.
MANAGEMENT

Fanning funding flames for processors, METS

NRFC's Lauren McGregor on how miners and METS can approach the corporation

20 February 2026
MANAGEMENT

Rio flags major copper growth amid iron ore weakness

Red metal increasingly important for global majors

20 February 2026
MANAGEMENT

Emeco shifts into growth mode

Opportunities expected to emerge over the coming year

20 February 2026
OPERATIONS

NRW's diversification drive pays off

Revenue and earnings outlook for FY26 get a boost

19 February 2026
MANAGEMENT

Lycopodium trims FY26 profit forecast

Push into the Americas expected to bring fresh opportunities

18 February 2026

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TECHNOLOGY

Newmont deploying Jevons' explosives robot

Marks Jevons second commercial deployment of its ARTEV platform

18 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY

AssetHawk, an eye in the sky for tracking fleet

AssetHawk integrates with third-party visualisation and analytics platforms

11 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY

TG Metals wants patent for Burmeister spodumene recovery technology

TG Metals CEO David Selfe calls the breakthrough a "game-changer" for Burmeister

09 February 2026
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
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PARTNER CONTENT

Reaching the Workforce: Mining Sites Turn to TV for Critical Communication

From flight schedules to emergency alerts, new screen-based platform Swift TV is helping mining companies better reach workers

Truck tyres can have significant stored energy.
SAFETY

Haul truck dislodges from jacks during tyre change

The vehicle became unstable and shifted to the right before dislodging from the hydraulic jacks

20 February 2026
COMMUNITY

Ausgold makes connections with Katanning Noongar people

Ausgold has pledged to achieve a workforce participation rate of 5% for WKSN people at Katanning

19 February 2026
COMMUNITY

SA miners slam Libs 'no-go' mining policy

Pre-election promise described as a "direct attack" on mining

18 February 2026
ENVIRONMENT

Alcoa fined $55M for unapproved WA forest clearing

Alcoa claims it has always operated in accordance with the EPBC Act

18 February 2026
ENVIRONMENT

Fortescue's Wyloo North plans advance

The iron ore mine will have a maximum project life of about 20 years

17 February 2026