‘No mistake’: Chinese duo’s GPS probed over mine site trespass
GPS data is being analysed as police investigate links between one of China’s biggest rare earths players and two men detained for trespass at an Australian-backed mining project.
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Chinese mining employees have been charged with criminal trespass as a Perth-based company moves to protect its rare earths prize in southeastern Africa.
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Palmer hits CITIC with $941m claim for unpaid royalties
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Mineral Resources directors quit as proxy advisers turn up the heat
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Rio Tinto hopeful Chinese economy can ride out trade war
The mining heavyweight, led by Jakob Stausholm, has warned of an uncertain future as tariffs bite but points to green shoots in China.
It’s expensive to get to net zero: Fortescue racks up $350m drill bill
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China’s move on rare earths ‘highlights need for stockpile’
China’s action in moving to cut off the supply of rare earths and permanent magnets to the Western world underlines the need for Australia to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.
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