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June
China-linked investor fails in hostile bid for Northern Minerals board
Wu Tao, who was ordered by the federal government to sell stock in Northern Minerals, fell short in his push to gain a seat on the strategic rare earths miner.
- Elouise Fowler
Rare earths miner hacked after Chinese investors ordered out
A ransomware group has posted CEO emails and sensitive commercial data from miner Northern Minerals on the dark web after Chinese investors were ordered to sell.
- Paul Smith, Elouise Fowler and Andrew Tillett
China-linked investors forced to offload Northern Minerals shares
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the decision, based on Foreign Investment Review Board advice, was made to “protect our national interest”.
- Updated
- Elouise Fowler
Minimum wage rises 3.75pc | Northern Minerals sell-down order | Lovisa poaches CEO from rival
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Chalmers sell-down order adds to crazy tale of rare earths intrigue
Treasury orders forcing Chinese interests to sell shares in Northern Minerals comes as Australia faces hard questions on Chinese involvement in our critical minerals sector.
- James Thomson
May
China-linked entity ousts WA rare earths boss
Northern Minerals’ new executive chairman said the resignation of Nick Curtis created an “alignment” between shareholders and the board.
- Elouise Fowler
February
Iluka in talks for more taxpayer funding for rare earths refinery
Iluka Resources spells out strategic importance of its rare earths refinery with taxpayers again on the hook to support the critical minerals sector.
- Brad Thompson
Australia seeks clarity on when Chinese ties will bar miners from US cash
The Australian government has asked the US to tighten access to its critical minerals subsidies, including by expanding bans on Chinese political party members.
- Peter Ker
November 2023
Rare earths rebuff for China-linked fund amid FIRB probe
The company has rejected an attempt by Chinese interests to gain access to its books and dump its executive chairman in a row over a rare earths project.
- Brad Thompson
US miner plotting Australian rare earths plant
New York-listed Tronox wants to build a rare earths separation plant in Australia at a time when Western nations are scrambling to break China’s stranglehold.
- Peter Ker
Chalmers enters into Northern Minerals rare earths row
Australia is talking tough in an escalating dispute over Chinese attempts to maintain a monopoly on the supply of materials essential in defence and other industries.
- Brad Thompson, Andrew Tillett and Elouise Fowler
- Exclusive
- Mining
China link to fight for WA rare earths mine
A Singapore group accused of covert attempts to gain control of a WA project has links to conglomerates tasked with maintaining a stranglehold on global supply.
- Brad Thompson
Rare earths boss targeted by Chinese-linked shareholder
Chinese interests accused of a covert attempt to gain control of the strategically important rare earths player Northern Minerals are gunning for executive chairman Nick Curtis.
- Brad Thompson
October 2023
Rare earths player asks FIRB to probe share buying
Northern Minerals requested the investigation seven months after treasurer Jim Chalmers banned a Chinese businessman increasing his stake in the rare earths hopeful.
- Brad Thompson
May 2023
- Explainer
- Critical minerals
What are Australia’s ‘critical minerals’ (and why are they critical)?
Five years ago you could attend a mining conference and never hear the term “critical minerals” uttered once. But that has all changed.
- Peter Ker
Forrest refinery partner shares in $50m critical minerals grants
Resources Minister Madeleine King has handed out the funds as she prepares to launch a strategy to foster more downstream processing and manufacturing attached to Australia’s mining industry.
- Peter Ker
March 2023
Chalmers blocks Chinese investor from rare earths stake
Treasurer confirms the government intervened to stop a Chinese businessman increasing its stake in Northern Minerals, based on advice from the Foreign Investment Review Board.
- Brad Thompson
November 2022
Iluka boss says Australia must take charge of its rare earths destiny
Iluka’s Tom O’Leary says the world can only decarbonise if China lets it do so, such is China’s dominance of the minerals needed for things like wind turbines.
- Peter Ker
October 2022
Iluka secures rare earths feedstock for new refinery
Iluka Resources has underlined the strategic importance of heavy rare earths after striking an off-take and equity deal with emerging producer Northern Minerals.
- Brad Thompson
February 2021
Rare earths play Northern Minerals seeks $20m
Two days after announcing it was fast-tracking reaching commercial rare earths production, Northern Minerals is seeking a cash injection to make it all happen.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd