Verdant’s Ammaroo phosphate project receives Major Project status
The Federal government of Australia has granted Major Project status to the Verdant Minerals-owned Ammaroo phosphate project in the Northern…
02 Dec 2020
Fortescue signs $127m order with Weir for Iron Bridge project
Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has awarded a £95m ($127m) order to Weir Group to provide aftermarket components for the Iron Bridge magnetite project. The Iron Bridge project is a magnetite…
02 Dec 2020
Shell signs deal with BHP to power LNG-powered vessels
Shell has secured a new contract from mining company BHP to supply LNG for five Newcastlemax bulk carriers. The contract was awarded through a competitive tender process that included potential…
01 Dec 2020
Scotgold reports first gold pour at Cononish mine in Scotland
Mining firm Scotgold Resources has reported first gold pour from its Cononish underground gold and silver mine in Scotland. The Cononish gold and silver mine is located in the Grampian…
01 Dec 2020
Union at Antofagast’s Centinela mine rejects contract offer
A worker’s union at Centinela copper mine has reportedly rejected the contract offer made by UK-headquartered copper mining firm Antofagasta. The latest move by the union paved the way for…
01 Dec 2020
Pilbara Minerals to acquire Altura’s lithium operations for $175m
Pilbara Minerals has signed an agreement with Altura Mining to buy shares in Altura Lithium Operations (ALO) for $175m. ALO is the owner of Altura’s Pilgangoora lithium project in Western…
01 Dec 2020
OceanaGold’s Waihi proposals condemned by local groups
Multinational gold producer OceanaGold has been accused of “mining by stealth” in a New Zealand conservation area by Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, an umbrella group representing various anti-mining environmental groups…