Queensland-based mining personality Clive Palmer has threatened legal action against the Western Australian government should its Parliament pass extraordinary legislation that could prevent the miner from claiming damages related to the Balmoral South…
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A final investment decision has been taken on the Riley iron-ore mine, in Tasmania, with project owner Venture Minerals preparing to start dry screening operations.
“The board has given the go-ahead to proceed with the dry screening operations reachin…
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Gold miner Evolution Mining has been forced to evacuate staff and temporarily suspend operations at its Red Lake gold mine, in Ontario, due to the threat of a nearby forest fire.
The miner on Wednesday said that there has been no damage to any of the …
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The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has given consent for ASX-listed Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery Extension project.
The A$700-million project has been cleared to extract a maximum of 13-million tonnes a year run-of-mine coal, over a 25-…
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Gold miner Regis Resources has struck a A$10-million deal with fellow-listed Stone Resources to acquire the Ben Hur gold project, in Western Australia.
Under the terms of the agreement, Regis would pay A$10-million worth of its own shares, priced on t…
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The federal government this week said that two new corridors stretching the length of the nation would be the focus of the A$125-million expansion of the Exploring for the Future programme.
The additional A$125-million investment into the programme w…
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The federal government this week said that two new corridors stretching the length of the nation would be the focus of the A$125-million expansion of the Exploring for the Future programme.
The additional A$125-million investment into the programme wa…
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The Queensland government has declared the A$90-million Isaac Downs coal project a prescribed project, with project construction slated to start as early as 2021, pending necessary approvals.
Minister for Regional Development Glenn Butcher said the pr…
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Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the metals and mining sector in the second quarter of this year reached $8.86-billion, GlobalData reported on Tuesday.
The value marked an increase of 29.1% over the previous quarter and a drop of 14.4%…
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ASX-listed Alto Metals has secured an additional A$1-million short-term, unsecured bridge loan facility from shareholder Harvest Lane Asset Management.
Alto said on Tuesday that the funding would allow the company to continue with its exploration work…
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