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Fortescue offers $254m for nearby Pilbara iron ore deposit
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has secured the backing of deposit owner Red Hawk’s board with an all-cash offer.
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This Month
Rio Tinto warns of iron ore disruption from Pilbara cyclone
First quarter iron ore shipments will be lower after a WA cyclone dumps one month’s rain in 24 hours and floods port infrastructure.
BHP copper output jumps as electrification era picks up pace
Soaring production at its Escondida operation in Chile has pushed up the mining giant’s first-half copper output, validating its bet on the hot metal.
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ASX-listed Greenland explorer targets $9m raise as US interest grows
Energy Transition Minerals is rattling the tin on the back of renewed focus on the Danish territory, and hopes to further its rare earths project on the island.
IGO warns of processing losses as lithium stockpile grows
The ASX-listed miner says the Kwinana plant it owns with a major Chinese group has fallen into the red after failing to find customers for its battery minerals.
- Opinion
- Climate policy
Corporate climate action was sidelined in 2024. This year may be worse
ESG and green concerns became relative afterthoughts last year. A Trump presidency may push them further into the weeds.
Business lunch ‘must-go restaurant’ to close down after 35 years
Coco’s, which has hosted the likes of Alan Bond, Rene Rivkin and John Langford, will shut down after three-and-a-half decades, two resources super cycles and several busts.
Rio Tinto-Glencore merger would surpass BHP in size
Combining the two businesses would form the world’s second-largest copper producer, in a land grab for the most in-demand metal of the electrification era.
Strike Energy boss to exit after gas producer’s torrid year
The Perth Basin explorer and developer has commissioned a strategic review of its business overseen by the company’s deputy chairman, Nev Power.
Taxpayer bet on rare earths plant depends on ‘non-China premium’
Foreign customers are expected to pay more for critical minerals from Arafura Rare Earths – a gamble that has placed almost $1 billion of government funds on the line.
Global Lithium chair rejects board revamp over foreign influence fears
Two directors have shut down an attempt by a rival to seize control of the WA critical minerals explorer, pledging to vote against proposals at its delayed AGM.
Julie Bishop hired to advise ASX-listed Greenland explorer
Energy Transition Minerals has become the latest mining client to join the former foreign minister’s consulting stable, which includes Mineral Resources.
Trump 2.0 has business racing to ditch diversity and climate goals
Corporates face a new reality – one where they stand to benefit immensely, as long as they don’t cross the White House. Australian companies are taking notice.
- Opinion
- Mining
This year’s election gives miners a chance to flex their muscle
With plenty of marginal seats up for grabs, the road to power for both Labor and the Coalition could run through Western Australia, rather than western Sydney.
Trump’s Greenland takeover talks sends ASX-listed explorer soaring
Among the unintended consequences of the President-elect’s desire for the Danish territory has been renewed investor interest in rare earths hopeful Energy Transition Minerals.
Spotlight falls on outliers as miners embrace paid parental leave
Miners are sweetening benefits to attract female employees. Yet Macmahon, a major employer, is resisting paid time off for new parents.
Australian hydrogen hopefuls catch a break from US tax credit rules
Local proponents of the green fuel have been encouraged by the US government’s billions of dollars in tax credits which now come with fewer conditions attached.
‘Economic madness’: Chalmers slams push to scrap emissions reporting
Business groups have rejected a Coalition push to repeal laws requiring companies disclose their emissions, as the Treasurer warned it would create uncertainty.
AustralianSuper takes $100m hit from collapse of cobalt miner Jervois
The battery minerals play, which was once valued at more than $1 billion, will delist from the ASX and be taken private, rendering its equity worthless.
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Five explorers riding the gold price boom
Five smaller ASX-listed miners are well-placed to take advantage of the precious metal’s soaring price.