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Manufacturing Australia's answer to the climate crisis

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 looks to minerals to clinch Europe trade deal

Australia looks to minerals to clinch Europe trade deal

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 supply chain deal to usurp China's monopoly

Rare earths supply chain deal to usurp China's monopoly

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.

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Low prices make Lynas production record less magnetic

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.

Massive Liontown lithium mine on track for 2024 opening

Massive Liontown lithium mine on track for 2024 opening

Liontown Resources says its Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia remains on track to begin production in mid-2024.

Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

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

'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.

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

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

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

'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.

Pilbara Minerals 'throttle jammed wide open' on lithium

Pilbara Minerals 'throttle jammed wide open' on lithium

Pilbara Minerals 'throttle jammed wide open' on lithium

Pilbara Minerals 'throttle jammed wide open' on lithium

An early mover is reaping the benefits of the global race for battery minerals supplies, with a strong June quarter and another strategic partner in the wings.

Newcrest's all-in sustaining cost up 20pct in 2Q

Newcrest's all-in sustaining cost up 20pct in 2Q

Newcrest's all-in sustaining cost up 20pct in 2Q

Newcrest's all-in sustaining cost up 20pct in 2Q

Newcrest Mining missed its copper production guidance and faced higher production costs in the June quarter, a result one analyst calls "weak."

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Workers made obsolete in the push from coal, oil and gas to clean energy should receive individual career support packages, a business-backed think tank says.

Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils

Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils

Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils

Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils

Billions of dollars in iron ore riches is being fought over in a Perth courtroom where the descendants of pioneering miners will air their competing claims.

China-linked bid for WA lithium mine knocked back

China-linked bid for WA lithium mine knocked back

China-linked bid for WA lithium mine knocked back

China-linked bid for WA lithium mine knocked back

The Foreign Investment Review Board has nixed an attempt by a US company with ties to China to acquire the shuttered Bald Hill mine in Western Australia.

BHP faces cost pressures, warns of economic volatility

BHP faces cost pressures, warns of economic volatility

BHP faces cost pressures, warns of economic volatility

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.

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Clean energy gets dirty as politics of transition flare

Federal Climate Minister Chris Bowen has taken a swing at his political opponents, claiming a "cabal of climate denial" runs policy in the federal opposition.

Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Tiwi and Larrakia traditional owners say the big four banks have failed to respond to human rights complaints over a proposed gas project off the NT coast.

Business as usual for rich-list Forrests after split

One of Australia’s richest couples, Andrew and Nicola Forrest, have separated, but they will continue working together on their various business interests.

Call to cut emissions by almost three-quarters by 2035

A jet fuel emissions trading scheme for domestic airlines and a new regime for heavy vehicles could help slash emissions more than 70 per cent by 2035.

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ANZ leads big four on climate-aligned banking: report

ANZ is in front as Australia's "big four" move toward more responsible banking as part of a push for net-zero lending and investments by 2050, a report shows.

Mining company gets 'slap on the wrist' for water theft

The resources regulator has determined a mining giant unlawfully took water at a time of extreme drought in rural NSW but has declined to prosecute.

Moon mining: ground zero for doing things differently

Mining on the moon is starting small as Australia and NASA prepare to develop self-sustaining habitats to support a giant leap to Mars.

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.

Consumers, communities guide mining on sustainable path

A mining conference has heard values-driven consumers don't want 'dirty' electric cars that use unsustainable minerals in their production.

'Dare to say mining is ok' and dig in for global change

Governments need to be bold and brave to increase supplies of materials for electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines, the mining industry says.

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