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China lifts BHP iron ore bans after executive visit
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Critica met test lands 81% magnet rare earths recovery in WA
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (519+ words) Critica Limited has nudged its Jupiter rare earths project another step closer towards a bankable development picture, with its latest pilot plant optimisation delivering 81 per cent recovery of magnet rare earth oxides (MREO) and 71 per cent recovery of total rare…...
China mills freed to buy some BHP cargoes amid price feud
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (273+ words) China's state-backed iron ore buyer has told several steel mills in the country they are allowed to purchase some BHP cargoes, an apparent concession in a months-long commercial dispute. China's state-backed iron ore buyer has told several steel mills in…...
Magnetic attraction to lift Aussie green iron prospects
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (27+ words) A process that uses magnets rather than water to extract high-quality iron ore will be tested at an Australian mine to boost the nation's export potential....
$150k update after parkland asbestos dump
17+ hour, 53+ min ago (294+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. More than two years after the Rozelle Parklands were shut for months over concerns…...
Black Cat starts feeding Kal East ore into Lakewood mill
22+ hour, 39+ min ago (33+ words) Black Cat's Lakewood mill has started processing ore from its Kal East gold operation, with the plant's connection to Kalgoorlie-Boulder's electricity grid meaning it faces no fuel disruption threat....
Aluminium jumps to four-year high on Trump's Hormuz blockade
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (309+ words) Aluminium'jumped to a four-year high in London, as US President Donald Trump's blockade of Iranian ports threatened more disruptions to shipments from the Persian Gulf. Aluminium jumped to a four-year high in London, as US President Donald Trump's blockade of…...
Aus & US forge ahead on landmark critical minerals projects
2+ day, 46+ min ago (277+ words) The Australian and United States governments are working towards a landmark agreement to deliver billions of dollars in support for domestic critical minerals projects." The Australian and United States governments are forging ahead on a landmark agreement to deliver billions…...
Peru election shows no appetite to tackle illegal mines
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Mining royalty feud nears climax
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (429+ words) A royalty feud between Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart and miners Angela Bennett, involving billions in royalties from lucrative iron ore mines, is coming to an end....