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Capitalism trumps climate: Why BHP's green ambitions turned to empty promises
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (715+ words) May 26, 2026 " 3: 22pm There's a screaming cognitive dissonance created by BHP's slowness in investing in renewables and carbon reduction when only seven years ago its chief executive declared climate change an existential crisis. Was the miner's then CEO Andrew Mackenzie just virtue…...
Hancock mining riches battle shifts to fight over mammoth legal bill
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (405+ words) May 19, 2026 " 5: 12pm A massive legal battle that pitted Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart against two rival mining dynasties over iron ore riches has reignited, but this time it's over legal costs. The wealthy heirs of mining pioneer Peter Wright and engineer…...
Canberra backs Ardea mammoth WA nickel project
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) April 9, 2026 " 4: 56pm Ardea Resources has been given a federal leg-up for its Kalgoorlie nickel project (KNP) in Western Australia after being selected to participate in the Government's recently penned Investor Front Door (IFD) pilot program. The company says its inclusion in…...
New coal mines at greenfield sites to be banned in NSW
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (590+ words) March 19, 2026 " 3: 59pm New coal mines on greenfield sites will no longer be approved in NSW under a plan published by the state government on Thursday setting out how the industry will be managed until 2050. It says that due to rapidly expanding…...
Red Metal, Chalice Mining link up in hunt for next copper-gold frontier
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) March 18, 2026 " 2: 00pm Red Metal Ltd has linked up with ASX-listed, $560 million mid-tier explorer Chalice Mining under an earn-in joint venture (JV) on ground prospective for copper-gold at Red Metal's Callabonna project in South Australia's Curnamona Province. The JV will focus on…...
BHP names new boss with chief Mike Henry to stand down after six years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (515+ words) Updated March 18, 2026 " 9: 30am, first published 7: 49am Brandon Craig will take over from Mike Henry as chief executive of Australia's largest mining company, BHP, after Henry steps down in July following six years in the top job. Craig, a mining engineer, is currently…...
Drill rods spin as Gateway tests standout WA gold target
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (657+ words) March 16, 2026 " 1: 02pm When geologists start drawing comparisons to Jundee and St Ives, two of the most celebrated gold camps in the Eastern Goldfields, it's a sign that something genuinely exciting might be stirring. That's exactly the narrative building around Gateway Mining's…...
Auric converts $1. 2 M punt into $16. 5 M from overlooked WA gold play
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) Brought to you by Bulls N" Bears March 12, 2026 " 1: 57pm Auric Mining has tied a golden bow around its maiden mining venture, banking a final $2. 2 million cash distribution from the company"s Jeffreys Find gold mine, near Norseman in Western Australia. The…...
Chariot soars after clearing key hurdle for Nigerian lithium portfolio
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ words) March 10, 2026 " 10: 33am Sares in Chariot Resources has soared as much as 55 per cent to a high of 15 cents in early trade after the government approved the transfer of six licences into a joint venture with local partners, clearing a significant regulatory…...
Lindian snaps up bargain Kazakhstan rare earths cracking plant
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (708+ words) March 3, 2026 " 1: 48pm Lindian Resources has pulled off a rare coup in the rare earths game, securing a fully built downstream cracking plant for a price tag that barely registers against the sector's usual half-billion-dollar build costs. Not surprisingly, Lindian soared as…...