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Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Governments must do more to attract capital for critical minerals, and as quickly as possible, to win in the energy transition, BHP CEO Mike Henry warns.

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

A report has found India will reduce its dependence on Aussie coal in steel furnaces as the price of green hydrogen comes down and carbon penalties go up.

Vanadium projects to merge to plug into battery demand

Vanadium projects to merge to plug into battery demand

Vanadium projects to merge to plug into battery demand

Vanadium projects to merge to plug into battery demand

Two Western Australian vanadium developers will join forces to develop the silvery-grey metal that could be the next "pit to grid" breakthrough for batteries.

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Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Mining companies are among big energy users bankrolling wind farms and other renewable energy projects to offset carbon emissions.

Emerging 'green premiums' for Aussie critical minerals

Emerging 'green premiums' for Aussie critical minerals

Seed money from Australia's green bank often goes to solar and wind farms but mining is recognised as having a "crucial" role in efforts to decarbonise.

Lithium producer 'almost died' before leading the pack

Lithium producer 'almost died' before leading the pack

Mining bosses have been warned to expect more scrutiny from regulators and investors as the critical minerals sector rides out a "tumultuous" period.

Cap mining's diesel rebates to electrify change: report

Cap mining's diesel rebates to electrify change: report

A free pass on diesel use for the mining sector is preventing Australia from becoming an industrial powerhouse and battery manufacturer, a think tank says.

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Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Rivals are rolling out ambitious industrial policies and Australia must match these on its own terms, a business group will tell a hydrogen summit.

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

Mineral supply chain pacts with the United States for defence technologies and other high-tech needs are tipped to withstand a change of president.

Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Tax credits for processing in-demand battery minerals onshore are "on the table" as the federal government considers the next phase of industry support.

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has warned the mining industry the rest of the world will not wait for Australia to get moving on producing battery ready materials.

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

The mining industry has warned the prime minister against taking the sector for granted and pushing investment elsewhere with "extreme" workplace laws.

Island's 'critical' rare metal mine targets expansion

Island's 'critical' rare metal mine targets expansion

Island's 'critical' rare metal mine targets expansion

Island's 'critical' rare metal mine targets expansion

The Dolphin tungsten mine on King Island, off Tasmania's northwest coast, is aiming to expand after celebrating its official reopening on August 24.

Lynas 'match fit' despite profit slide, rising costs

Lynas 'match fit' despite profit slide, rising costs

Lynas 'match fit' despite profit slide, rising costs

Lynas 'match fit' despite profit slide, rising costs

The biggest producer of rare earths outside China says it's ready to meet increasing demand despite a profit plunge and cost blowout.

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Latest Fortescue CEO backs 'crazy vision', dividend cut

Fortescue Metals Group has booked a lower full-year profit after a writedown, slashed the final dividend and shocked investors with another new CEO.

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

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

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 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

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 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

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.

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

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

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.

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