Mining
BHP to ride EV, green power revolution as copper, nickel demand set to soar
Australia’s top miner expects demand for copper to double and nickel to quadruple on the accelerating rollout of electric cars, solar panels and wind farms.
- by Nick Toscano
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‘Never again’: Rio Tinto chair to oversee reforms before exit
Rio Tinto’s chairman has vowed to use his remaining time at the top miner overseeing the roll-out of reforms to prevent another Juukan Gorge disaster.
- by Nick Toscano
Australian miner’s Greenland rare earths project thrown into doubt
Greenland Minerals’ shares collapsed 44 per cent before being put into a trading halt as election results in the Arctic island throw its mining plans into disarray.
- by Nick Toscano
Queensland miner didn’t realise he was still on fire after mine explosion
Wayne Sellars recounted to the Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry the methane gas explosion at Grosvenor Coal Mine last year.
- by Toby Crockford and Felicity Caldwell
WA border to stay shut to international labour as jobs market heats up in mining, housing
The West Australian government has ruled out pushing for an expansion of international worker exemptions beyond horticulture.
- by Hamish Hastie
Iron ore bonanza to deliver until 2022 as supply squeeze lingers
Australia’s biggest miners are in a prime position to benefit from better-than-expected iron ore prices for at least the rest of the year.
- by Nick Toscano
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Iron ore
What pandemic? Iron-clad WA resources sector ‘supercharged’ by COVID
After a shaky March and April miners hit their straps by July, resulting in average employment of 113,056 full-time jobs for the year.
- by Hamish Hastie
Gina Rinehart makes final strike at being rid of her children from the Hope Downs ‘clash of the dynasties’
Gina Rinehart and her company plan to deliver ‘a knockout blow’ to her children in coming weeks, which will once and for all cement the players vying for Lang Hancock’s iron ore throne.
- by Aja Styles
South32 boss challenges timing of rival miner Fortescue’s ‘green steel’ plan
We will have to wait 25 to 30 years to see steel makers use hydrogen in their blast furnaces instead of coal, says South32 chief executive Graham Kerr.
- by Tess Ingram
Oil Search steps up COVID-19 response as PNG outbreak worsens
Oil Search has activated crisis plans to protect its workers in PNG and is also offering local government agencies assistance to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.
- by Nick Toscano
‘We are guests on their land’: Rio forms Indigenous advisory group to prevent next Juukan Gorge
Rio Tinto will form an Indigenous advisory group as part its reforms to lift engagement with traditional owners and assure investors it is committed to change.
- by Nick Toscano