Yesterday
Judge backs CITIC claim that 3000 jobs at risk in Clive Palmer dispute
A WA Supreme Court judge says the mine that represents China’s biggest investment on Australian soil could have to shut down within a few years.
- Brad Thompson
Chalice cops a beating on back of weak link to Mitsubishi
The miner’s share price plunged almost 20 per cent after the market was underwhelmed by the potential tie-up with the Japanese giant.
- Brad Thompson
This Month
Liontown’s future tied to Korean battery giant in $379m funding deal
Liontown boss Tony Ottaviano says the company’s flagship Kathleen Valley mine would be in production on-time and on-budget before the end of the month.
- Brad Thompson
Lithium play Lake Resources slashes jobs and puts assets up for sale
The ASX-listed group said this would allow it to focus on its flagship $2 billion Kachi project in Argentina, which has already been delayed until 2027.
- Brad Thompson
Fortescue’s ex-iron ore boss joins Evolution board after abrupt exit
The long-time resources executive has become a director of the gold and copper producer almost a year after leaving Andrew Forrest’s iron ore and energy group.
- Brad Thompson
Officials warn US, EU manufacturing boost could hit Australian miners
China is Australia’s largest buyer of resources, and in the last financial year accounted for $156 billion in sales, to feed its factories and power stations.
- Elouise Fowler
June
- Updated
- Critical minerals
Labor plans to open $13.7b critical minerals incentives to Chinese firms
China’s Tianqi and other foreign-owned entities are poised to qualify for the production tax credits, the draft eligibility guidelines reveal.
- Updated
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How a shake-up could unlock $40b for Rio Tinto investors
BHP cleaned up its outdated corporate structure and can now do things like bid for Anglo American. There is pressure building on Rio Tinto to consider doing the same.
- Anthony Macdonald
Lynas to break China’s heavy rare earths stranglehold
The Amanda Lacaze-led miner will start producing two critical minerals that are essential to the US and its allies from next year.
- Brad Thompson
Man accused of using inside information to trade shares
Duncan Stewart, charged with four counts of insider trading of Kidman Resources stock, will face a criminal trial in Melbourne next month.
- Elouise Fowler
BHP’s carbon emissions to increase this year
However, the company says it is still on track to reach its self-imposed 2030 emissions target without buying carbon offsets.
- Elouise Fowler
Czech coal baron’s bid for control of ASX miner collapses
Pavel Tykac’s family office, Sev.en, agreed to buy 51 per cent of Coronado, but the deal will not proceed after failing to get past FIRB in time.
- Updated
- Elouise Fowler
Palmer confident on $40b coal damages claim
Billionaire Clive Palmer says his Singapore business could take the Commonwealth to the cleaners over a stalled coal project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
- Brad Thompson
ASX-listed uranium miner seeks to build $5.26 billion global giant
Paladin Energy has pitched a takeover of Toronto-listed Fission Uranium to bring its proposed Canadian mine into production by 2029 to meet global demand.
- Elouise Fowler
MinRes weighs up rail fleet sale as axe falls on iron ore mines
But the company, run by billionaire Chris Ellison, said demand remained strong and that closures of the operations had nothing to do with concerns about price.
- Brad Thompson
Uranium explorers powered by short supply, nuclear renaissance
Seven ASX-listed explorers raised a total $323.22 million, a 50 per cent increase from the previous quarter.
- Elouise Fowler
Mineral Resources to shut iron ore mines employing 1000 workers
Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources will shut iron ore mines and look for jobs for about 1000 displaced workers in other parts of the company.
- Brad Thompson
- Exclusive
- Lithium
Chinese lithium pioneer calls for ‘fair go’ in Australia
Tianqi Lithium says it deserves access to the billions in tax incentives put up by the Albanese government, as it prepares to host Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Brad Thompson and Andrew Tillett
Fortescue’s British Formula 1 car designer loses CEO
The Williams Advanced Engineering boss is the latest executive to exit Andrew Forrest’s empire. WAE is central to the company’s batteries ambitions.
- Brad Thompson
Forrest lieutenant Julie Shuttleworth exits Fortescue after a decade
Her departure adds to the growing list of executives who have left Fortescue recently. Ms Shuttleworth said she was leaving to spend more time with her family.
- Brad Thompson and Peter Ker