2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (699+ words) September 11, 2026 — 5:00am Australia’s critical minerals are in huge demand, but new analysis reveals while finding the resources has been relatively straightforward, there are still major hurdles in developing the projects to the production phase. However, the head of Perth-based Association of…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1053+ words) Updated September 10, 2026 — 11:07am,first published 9:00am Water Corporation urged Western Australia’s peak environmental body to recommend reimposing strict guidelines on Alcoa’s mining operations near Perth’s drinking water supply, according to newly released documents. And further documents, obtained via Freedom of Information requests…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (145+ words) Mission mineral Business Standard As India seeks to build capacity in critical minerals, private miners are increasing their presence in areas including graphite, cobalt, lithium, tin, tantalum and tungsten across resource-rich Africa through exploration ventures, local partnerships and joint ventures…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (544+ words) September 5, 2026 — 11:31am Premier David Crisafulli has pitched Queensland’s critical minerals directly to US Vice President JD Vance on his trade mission to Washington DC, declaring it is Queensland’s time to get projects funded. Several other states have received funding injections after…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (541+ words) September 3, 2026 — 3:56pm Macarthur Minerals has taken a major step towards production at its Lake Giles iron ore project in Western Australia, with a new approval clearing the path for bulk sampling of its hematite deposit to assess the material’s viability for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (791+ words) September 2, 2026 — 12:50pm Collie’s two coal miners, Premier and Griffin, need to merge or face a turbulent few years until mining ceases, a new government report has found. Premier Roger Cook visited Collie on Wednesday morning to unveil the Collie Basin Consolidation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) Copper is up about 45% in a year and set a record above $6.87 a pound this month. NRED (NREDF) has gone the other way, worth about $3 million against a 52-week high of $1.73, on 16,078 hectares 10 kilometres west of Hudbay Minerals' (HBM) producing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) September 1, 2026 — 1:29pm McLaren Minerals has tabled the best batch of high-grade heavy mineral (HM) assays to date from its flagship McLaren titanium project in the Eucla basin, Western Australia, with the latest drilling returning a length-weighted average of 5.44 per cent HM…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (618+ words) September 1, 2026 — 1:03pm In a lightning-fast transformation, Larvotto Resources has crossed the development finish line and joined the producer ranks, firing up gold and antimony production at its 100 per cent-owned Hillgrove mine in New South Wales. The milestone anoints the company as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (676+ words) August 31, 2026 — 2:23pm In a savvy strategic move, Lindian Resources has executed an exclusive option to secure a substantial heavy rare earth minerals stockpile in Kazakhstan. The material could become a ready-made feed source for its recently acquired Summit Atom Rare Earth…...