Asia Pacific

Harmony Gold Mining and Newcrest Mining are set to invest $2.3bn in developing their Golpu deposit in Papua New Guinea.   Harmony and Newcrest each own 50% of the Golpu project through the Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (WGJV).   The...

Mining major Glencore has announced plans to sell some of its nickel and cobalt projects due to lower prices.     The company's decision comes soon after it announced its aim to focus on returning cash to shareholders.  ...

An underground gas explosion at the Xingyun Colliery in China has killed at least ten mine workers.   According to reports from state-run Xinhua news agency, the explosion occurred at the mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and the...

Mining major Glencore has announced plans to sell some of its nickel and cobalt projects due to lower prices.     The company's decision comes soon after it announced its aim to focus on returning cash to shareholders.  ...

BHP Billiton has proposed to name its demerged company as South32, which will hold its non-core assets worth about $15bn.   The company plans to bring its aluminium, nickel, silver and coal divisions into a separate entity to improve...

New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the state-owned Cobbora Holding Company (CHC) over improper asbestos storage at four sites in the state's central-west area.   Following the demolition of houses on land near Dunedoo owned by...

Mining company Rio Tinto and the University of Sydney have announced a five-year extension to their autonomous mining research partnership.   The two groups have been operating the Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation (RTCMA) based at the University's...