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Industry cost pressures 'subdue' demand for mining tech

Industry cost pressures 'subdue' demand for mining tech

Imdex says while short-term conditions are subdued the tech firm continues positioning for stronger battery minerals demand requiring miners to dig deeper.

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Pilbara Minerals reports a 326 per cent surge in net profit to $2.4 billion as the world rapidly electrifies and demands a secure supply of sustainable lithium.

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

A battery materials demonstration plant opened in Western Australian industrial heartland is another milestone to being a global hub, the premier says.

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Iluka Resources to pause production after profit slump

Iluka Resources to pause production after profit slump

Iluka Resources has reported a slump in first-half profit and will shutter a major kiln as global economic uncertainty depresses demand for some commodities.

BHP warns on tax, productivity after plunge in profits

BHP warns on tax, productivity after plunge in profits

Profits and dividends are down at BHP on lower commodity prices, but the mining giant says it is managing inflationary pressures better than its rivals.

Lithium mega-trend drives Allkem to record $525m profit

Lithium mega-trend drives Allkem to record $525m profit

Lithium producer Allkem credits hard-rock production in Australia and brine ponds in Argentina for an "outstanding" FY23 result as the world races for supplies.

Japan's industrial giants lead charge for Aussie nickel

Japan's industrial giants lead charge for Aussie nickel

A nickel explorer has industrial giants from Japan queuing for future supplies from under the red dirt out west as the battery minerals race accelerates.

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Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Australia is urged to be bold in the race for high-purity lithium for electric cars and clean energy, as veterans and newcomers jostle for capital and ports.

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Trust has not been broken between Western Australians and the government on heritage laws, nor is the Perth Mint a money launderer, the mining minister insists.

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Australia holds a third of the world's vanadium, an element that's key to a kind of battery that may be the answer to the long-term storage of energy.

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

Australian battery minerals and base metals producers are determined to move up the value chain, whether on team US or for China and its mega-factories.

Lynas in the pink with best rare earths outside China

Lynas in the pink with best rare earths outside China

Lynas in the pink with best rare earths outside China

Lynas in the pink with best rare earths outside China

Lynas Rare Earths CEO Amanda Lacaze chuckles when Western governments get indignant about China's dominance in the sector, because its goal was never a secret.

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Change can be daunting and mining bosses are facing it on all fronts as thousands gather in Australia's largest outback city for an industry forum.

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has wowed peers with a resource upgrade but urges the sector to reduce carbon and waste as the clean energy race accelerates.

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Manufacturing Australia's answer to the climate crisis

Renewable energy can spark an industrial turnaround, but Australia risks continuing to serve as the world's "quarry" at the current pace of change, experts say.

Australia looks to minerals to clinch Europe trade deal

Australia is hoping its vast critical mineral deposits will entice Europe into a free trade pact as the world tries to move away from a reliance on China.

Rare earths supply chain deal to usurp China's monopoly

Rare earths from Western Australia will be processed in Texas for defence and industrial needs under an updated contract with the United States government.

Low prices make Lynas production record less magnetic

Less demand for minerals used in electric cars and industrial magnets have taken the shine off a June quarter production record for rare earths leader Lynas.

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Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

Lithium miner Allkem expects a tight market for battery minerals as it posts a "significant" improvement in the grade of ore recovered in Western Australia.

'Wall of money' for Twiggy's global green hydrogen play

Fortescue Metals Group has pledged to continue to invest in green technologies as key investment decisions loom for billionaire Andrew Forrest and his board.

'Critical moment' for Australia in ore-some energy race

Demand for iron ore and coal may ebb but critical minerals can provide for future generations, unless labour laws and investor uncertainty mess it up, BHP says.

BHP faces cost pressures, warns of economic volatility

BHP has posted a strong fourth quarter with annual production records at Western Australia iron ore, Olympic Dam and Spence, but warns of uncertain times.

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

The federal government is contributing $32 million to a trial project swapping gas for hydrogen to power the emissions-intensive alumina refining process.

How to blast rocks and negativity into prosperity

Chemicals giant Orica expects to be a winner in the latest boom because miners need tech to find new ore and explosives to blast critical minerals out of rock.

Call to crack China's dominance in critical minerals

Global demand for Australia's critical minerals is giving Treasurer Jim Chalmers optimism about mining's future in a net-zero emissions world.

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