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IGO, Tianqi restart Greenbushes processing plant

IGO and Tianqi Lithium have finalised the $1.9 billion Lithium HoldCo joint venture (JV) with the restart of a processing plant at the Greenbushes lithium mine in Western Australia already underway. The restart and ramp up of the Greenbushes chemical...

Glencore to fully acquire Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia

Glencore has signed a $588m agreement to acquire full ownership of the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia from joint venture partners BHP and Anglo American. The firm will purchase the remaining stake in the venture it does not already own...

Nussir ASA signs deal with Hammerfest for its all electric underground copper mine in Norway

Nussir ASA, the private Norwegian company developing its 100% owned Nussir Copper Project in Kvalsund, Norway, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Hammerfest Municipality which confirms that Nussir has received support for...

Chile’s Codelco to extend life of Radomiro Tomic copper mine

Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) has secured approval from the regional environmental regulator to extend the operational life of its Radomiro Tomic mine until 2030. The approval from the Antofagasta Region Environmental Assessment Commission allows the company to...

Red 5 receives full funding for King of the Hills gold project

Gold miner Red 5 has secured $135.5m (A$175m) in investment commitment to fully finance the development of King of the Hills (KOTH) project in Western Australia. The King of the Hills gold mine is located 80km south of the Darlot...

Sedgman wins contract for QCoal’s $1.76bn Byerwen mine in Australia

Coal mining company QCoal has awarded a contract to Sedgman to design and construct a tailings dewatering facility at the $1.76bn Byerwen coal mine in central Queensland, Australia. The Byerwen open-cut coal mine is located around 20km west of Glenden...

Glencore cuts production at Murrin Murrin nickel-cobalt operation

Multinational commodities company Glencore has temporarily reduced production at the Murrin Murrin nickel-cobalt operation in Western Australia following a malfunction at an acid plant at the site. Glencore’s Murrin Murrin fully integrated nickel and cobalt operation is located approximately 880km...

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