Economic data from the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has shown that the resources sector added A$74.3-billion to the Queensland economy in 2018/19, supporting 372 561 direct and indirect jobs.
QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane said the figures showed the re…
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Gold miner Northern Star Resources will exercise its compulsory acquisition right for the remaining shares in takeover target Echo Resources, after gaining a relevant interest of more than 90% in the fellow-listed company.
Northern Star in August laun…
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ASX-listed Mineral Resources and US-based Albamarle Corporation have formed a joint venture after completing a transaction on the Wodgina lithium project, in Western Australia, only to mothball the operation given the low lithium prices.
The two comp…
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Mining major BHP has approved $44-million in funding to restart one of the Samarco concentrators, in Brazil.
The announcement comes just days after the Samarco joint venture (JV), with iron-ore major Vale, was granted all the necessary environmental l…
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South Africa-focused Orion Minerals on Thursday said that a optimisation work at its Prieska copper project was progressing well, with the company hoping to complete an improved and simple-to-execute project plan by next year.
Key studies currently un…
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Mining major Rio Tinto on Thursday flagged a 5% increase in iron-ore shipments for 2020, compared with 2019, while also deferring $500-million of planned capital expenditure from 2019 to 2020.
The miner told an investment seminar in London that total …
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Nickel hopeful St George Mining will raise A$5.7-million through a share placement to fund work at its Mt Alexander project, in Western Australia.
The company will issue nearly 39-million shares, at a price of 15c each under its existing placement cap…
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Copper developer Hillgrove Resources has announced a maiden underground mineral resource estimate for the Kavanagh underground area, at its Kanmantoo copper mine, in South Australia.
The Kavanagh underround deposit is estimated to host some 957 000 t …
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Manganese miner OM Holdings on Thursday said that it would seek a secondary listing on the main market of Malaysian bourse.
The company told shareholders that a secondary listing on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhhad would broaden its potential shareho…
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Coal miner Paringa Resources has continued to ramp up production from its US operations during the three months to September.
The ASX-listed miner on Thursday reported that run-of-mine production from its Poplar Grove operation, in western Kentucky, …
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