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BHP chief labels state's royalty regime unsustainable
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (452+ words) Queensland's royalty regime has made new investments in the state unfeasible, the boss of the world's biggest mining company says. BHP on Tuesday disclosed it had paid $1.8 billion in state royalties on its five coking coalmines in central Queensland, a…...
Big Australian sees a copper future on AI, energy boom
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (530+ words) Australia's largest listed company sees its growth tied to copper rather than iron ore due to the metal's vital importance in AI data centres and the transition to renewable energy. For the first time, BHP's full-year earnings from its copper…...
Gold rush: high yellow metal price lifts job prospects
1+ week, 6+ day ago (513+ words) The federal government is on notice to lift its game on apprenticeships and training as miners in the Australian goldfields rush to take advantage of high commodity prices. Demand for labour has been a key issue raised at the annual…...
'A new era': miner banks profit on metals for tech age
3+ week ago (602+ words) The world's biggest iron ore miner is racing into a new era driven by electric vehicles and artificial intelligence infrastructure, supported by stronger input from its copper plays. A bullish Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott said all of the group's…...
Major 'green' smelter ineligible for renewable credits
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (369+ words) One of Australia's four aluminium smelters, which is powered predominantly by renewable energy, isn't eligible for a federal government green credit scheme. The confirmation raises further questions about the future of Tasmania's Bell Bay Aluminium as it faces a fast-approaching…...
'Real action': historic step for Aboriginal land return
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (394+ words) A historic plan to return city parkland to the Aboriginal community has passed its first step and been hailed as real action rather than just words. Hobart City Council on Monday night provided in-principle support to the handover of 4.9 hectares…...
Gold miner shrugs off earthquake's impact on production
3+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) Two earthquakes in central western NSW have weighed on the output of the world's biggest gold miner, as it continues to keep an eye on costs after a sharp rise in the oil price. Dual-listed Newmont Corporation holds the Boddington…...
Native title exists: court hands back land to ancestors
3+ week, 5+ day ago (356+ words) Traditional Owners have gained recognition of a historically significant native title after a long legal battle. Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer found on Thursday cultural rights had been recognised for five ancestral individuals linked to the Lama Lama People…...
'Millionaires' factory' accused of dodging climate risk
3+ week, 5+ day ago (494+ words) Australia's leading investment bank has been accused of ignoring the "absolutely catastrophic" risk climate change poses to human civilisation. Former Royal Dutch Shell senior executive Ian Dunlop told Macquarie Group's annual general meeting on Thursday the bank's financing activities had…...
CES Award-Winning Superheat H1C Opens Pre-Orders for World's First Bitcoin-Mining Water Heater
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (494+ words) Meet the world's first Bitcoin water heater, designed to turn one of your home's biggest monthly expenses into an appliance that can help pay you back. JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than a century, electric water heaters have done…...