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Brad Thompson is The Australian’s mining reporter, covering all aspects of the resources industry and based in Perth.

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LAVERTON, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: An ore dump truck returns from a stock pile at the Gruyere Gold Mine on August 04, 2019 200km north-east of Laverton, Australia. The $621 million Gruyere gold mine is situated 200km north-east of Laverton in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert. Discovered in October 2013, it is Australia's most recent major gold discovery and is expected to produce between 75,000 and 100,000 ounces in 2019. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Gold Road forced to retract mine claims after complaint to ASX

Takeover target Gold Road has been forced to retract details about the underground potential of the jointly run Gruyere mine after a complaint was made to the ASX.

Brad Thompson

MiningMining & Energy

Anglo's Moranbah North Mine file shot. Picture: Supplied by Anglo American

Queensland mine explosion puts Peabody’s $6.3bn deal in doubt

New York-listed Peabody Energy back pedals on coal mine acquisition after explosion at Moranbah North in Queensland.

Brad Thompson

ResourcesMining & Energy

LAVERTON, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Gold Road Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Duncan Gibbs poses in front of the processing plant at the Gruyere Gold Mine on August 04, 2019 200km north-east of Laverton, Australia. The $621 million Gruyere gold mine is situated 200km north-east of Laverton in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert. Discovered in October 2013, it is Australia's most recent major gold discovery and is expected to produce between 75,000 and 100,000 ounces in 2019. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Takeover target Gold Road says report reveals true value

Gold Road says shareholders will benefit from knowing the true potential value of taking operations at the jointly run Gruyere mine in WA underground, after it was handed a report.

Brad Thompson

ExclusiveMining & Energy

Operations at the Caval Ridge coking coal mine in Queensland, owned by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). Picture supplied by BHP

BHP axes more contractors as coal price falls

BHP-run coal miner BMA has dumped contractors hired for rehabilitation work in Queensland.

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IndustryMining & Energy

Trucks arrive each day at the BlueScope Recycling facility with scrapmetal to feed the operation’s shredders – turning big scrap into little scrap– in preparation for being melted and recast as top quality hot-rolled coilacross the road at BlueScope’s North Star mini-mill in Delta, Ohio.

Rust Belt steeled for meltdown: why tariffs matter to America

As the world melts down over Donald Trump’s tariffs, an Australian company recycling steel is coming up trumps in the US Rust Belt.

Brad Thompson

Trade warMining & Energy

Philippine air force personnel take photos of a US F-16 fighter jet during the opening ceremony of Cope Thunder, an annual bilateral exercise between the US Pacific Air Forces and the Philippine Air Force, at Clark Air Base near Angeles City on April 7, 2025. The Philippine and US air forces kicked off joint exercises April 7 aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing

Shock and ore as China weaponises rare earths

Rare earth stocks defied the market carnage as China’s move to restrict exports threatened key industries like defence and renewables.

Brad Thompson

EconomyEconomics

Wesfarmers AGM 2019 held at Perth Convention CentrePictured is Chairman Michael Chaney AOPHOTO: MARIE NIRME

Wesfarmers chair blasts ‘unpredictable’ Trump’s tariffs

Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney fears the untold damage Donald Trump’s tariffs are inflicting on the global economy, describing Washington’s behaviour as ‘appalling’.

Perry Williams and Brad Thompson

ElectionMining & Energy

Screengrab from youtube video: Peter Dutton and Gina Rinehart flown to the Hancock Prospecting national mining day by the Warburton Group

Rinehart says Dutton still a ‘good friend’ after gas policy rift

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has cleared up differences with opposition leader Peter Dutton, with their alliance tested by the Coalition’s energy policy unveiled last week.

Brad Thompson and Perry Williams

MININGMining & Energy

An autonomous haul truck dumps a load of rock in the mine pit at Rio Tinto Group's Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Rio Tinto is preparing for trials of battery-powered locomotives in Australia, where it uses giant autonomous trains — the world’s largest and longest robots — to transport iron ore across the vast Outback. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Rio talks up franking credits as Palliser calls for ‘sunlight’

Mining giant Rio Tinto has given its London investors a lesson on Aussie tax breaks as former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt warned of franking credit waste in ditching its dual listing.

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Metals ProcessingMining & Energy

The Mount Isa Mine dominates the town of Mt Isa on a very hot summer day. Elevated view from lookout. Horizontal, copy space.

Mount Isa copper jobs hanging by a thread

Glencore has warned local communities that its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery are hanging by a thread and unlikely to survive without government support.

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