Battery metals snapshot: Eight companies charging up
New sources of battery metals are needed more than ever before as demand rises for low-emissions vehicles. The eight companies featured below hope to meet that demand for critical minerals…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
BHP considers closing Western Australia Nickel operations amid price decline
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) said on Thursday that it is considering closing its Western Australia Nickel operations amid a sharp fall in prices. The miner said it…
OBITUARY: Whittle Consulting founder remembered as a mining software pioneer
Whittle Consulting founder, Jeff Whittle, died peacefully on Feb. 5 at the age of 93. Whittle initially trained as an experimental physicist at the University of Manchester, U.K., gaining a…
Horizon, Greenstone merge to create new gold miner in Western Australia
Australian miners Horizon Minerals (ASX: HRZ) and Greenstone Resources (ASX: GSR) have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal to create a new emerging gold producer in Western Australia’s goldfields….
Precious metals snapshot: Eight companies in pursuit of gold and silver
Gold and silver have played an important economic and social role in human civilization for thousands of years. Coveted for their rarity and high value, gold and silver are also…
Hillgrove Resources starts producing copper in South Australia
Hillgrove Resources (ASX: HGO) has kicked off production at its Kanmantoo copper mine in South Australia, after successfully commissioning the processing facility. The company said the milestone positions it as…
Rio Tinto autonomous train derails in Western Australia
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) said on Tuesday that an unloaded autonomous train derailed on Sunday evening at about 120 km from Western Australia’s Dampier port. The world’s largest iron ore…
Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Monday it will close and sell its stake in the loss-making Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) business it co-owns in New Caledonia, as a sharp drop…
Perseus Mining confident of winning ok for OreCorp takeover
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) is far from giving up on its intended acquisition of OreCorp (ASX: ORR), saying on Monday it was confident of receiving unconditional approval from…
Mining vs tech: the battle for speculative capital
Mining and tech are two high-risk, high-reward sectors with a diverse pool of small-cap stocks vying for investor interest. No doubt, tech has won the popularity contest over the last…
Metals Acquisition IPO Down Under goes over forecast
Metals Acquisition (NYSE: MTAL.U) has raised A$325 million ($285 million) through a new listing in Australia that will help pay for the billion-dollar purchase of the CSA copper mine there. The…
Video: Mazumdar highlights sector’s challenges; need for sentiment shift
Of the many challenges facing the mining sector right now, the biggest one is investor sentiment, says Joe Mazumdar, mining analyst, editor and writer of the Exploration Insights Newsletter. Mazumdar,…