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Iluka Resources has received a A$1.65-billion non-recourse loan from Export Finance Australia to build the Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia, the country's first fully integrated facility of its kind. The refinery is over 50% complete, with the first tranche of A$1.25-billion expected to be fully drawn by year-end when construction reaches 75% completion.
Cobra confirms low-cost rare earth recovery potential in South AustraliaLondon-listed Cobra Resources has reported favourable rare earth assay results at its Boland and Head prospects in South Australia, including a high-grade continuous five-kilometre flank at Head with intersections of up to 3 607 parts per million total rare earth oxide. The company's Wudinna project hosts Australia's only rare earth deposit suitable for in-situ recovery mining, which managing director Rupert Verco says positions Cobra competitively at the bottom of the cost curve.
New Zealand fast-tracks gold projects as production set to doubleNew Zealand is accelerating gold project approvals and courting mining investors as soaring bullion prices revive the sector, with production on track to double by the mid-2030s to its highest in at least three decades. The push faces opposition from environmentalists and parts of the agricultural sector concerned about damage to the country's pristine image, with a controversial Santana Minerals project awaiting a decision by October 29, 2026.
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London-listed lithium developer Savannah Resources is pursuing a secondary listing in Lisbon or Australia to tap growing investor appetite for battery materials. The company, with a project in...
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Mining major BHP will split its president Americas role into two positions, president North America and president South America, as part of the executive leadership team changes it announced on...
South Africa on June 8 joined the ‘escape club’, ‘North, east, west, south, all in the same house’, with all due acknowledgement to the English pop-rock band The Escape Club. It joins the 2026...
The Australian government has provided a A$1.65-billion nonrecourse loan to build the refinery.
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National Stock Exchange of Australia-listed Danakali has completed field reconnaissance and soil sampling across four of its projects in the Gascoyne and Murchison regions, with additional sampling...
ASX-listed Pacgold has achieved a second gold pour of gold doré at the White Dam project, in South Australia's Olary province, following restart of operations. The pour delivered a gold doré bar...
ASX-listed Australian Rare Earths has validated its Koppamurra rare earths project as among Australia's most advanced ionic clay projects, confirming strong returns, low capital requirements and a...
Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs to a potential uranium push and a febrile...
The lithium industry is growing more optimistic about a market recovery as booming demand for battery storage systems helps offset a slowdown in some electric vehicle (EV) markets, leading...
International organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA) hosted the second in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues on June 23, ahead of the COP31 summit to be held in Antalya,...
London-listed, South Australia-focused Cobra Resources has confirmed more favourable rare earth assay results at its Boland prospect, as well as initial drilling results from the Head prospect....
Iluka Resources said on Tuesday that the Australian government has provided a A$1.65-billion ($1.15-billion) non-recourse loan to build the Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia. Iluka...
Australian lithium miner Ioneer said on Tuesday it has tied up with Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development and Hyundai Engineering to support the development of its Rhyolite Ridge...
New Zealand is fast-tracking gold projects and courting mining investors as soaring bullion prices revive a sector long in decline, testing the country's "100% Pure" brand as the government looks...
India has swung to buying Russian crude oil and coal to bolster its energy supplies after flows were disrupted and prices rose during the Iran conflict. The world's third-largest oil importer is...
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