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CopperAmazon a first-taker for Rio’s new copper venture

Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Web Services empire will buy the first batches of a purportedly less water and emissions intensive copper cathode from Rio Tinto to build US data centres. 

Simone Grogan

Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA chief executive Aaron Morey pictured at CME’s Perth office.

MiningCommentsPremiumCME fires up over ‘deliberately exaggerated’ greenie claims

The boss of WA’s peak resources group has unleashed on the Australian Conservation Foundation for grossly exaggerating the amount of bush Rio Tinto is bulldozing for an iron ore project.

Adrian Rauso

Beacon Minerals executive chairman and managing director Graham McGarry.

Cashing inPremiumBeacon Minerals’ gold sales revenue surges in latest quarter

Boulder-headquartered Beacon Minerals’ gold sales revenue has almost doubled in the latest quarter as the price of the precious metal approaches an unprecedented level of $7000 an ounce.

Neil Watkinson

The ASX listing has coincided with a surge in the price of silver.

MiningBMC Minerals on a tear as silver hits record high

The silver hopeful’s shares have added 65 per cent since it joined the ASX just a month ago, catapulting its value to more than $900m.

Sean Smith

A train loaded with iron ore departs the BHP Iron Oreís Yandi Mine in the Pilbara.

MiningCommentsPremiumBHP and Rio explore jointly mining WA iron ore

Arch-rivals BHP and Rio Tinto are looking at mining hundreds of millions of tonnes of Western Australian iron ore together, in what could be the genesis of an alliance to confront China.

Adrian Rauso

Brightstar Resources managing director Alex Rovira speaks at the 2025 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Building momentumPremiumBrightstar Resources’ FID on Goldfields projects imminent

Brightstar Resources plans to make a final investment decision on firing up its Goldfields assets before the end of March.

Neil Watkinson

A drill rig on site at OD6 Metals’ Splinter Rock rare earths project 150km north-east of Esperance.

Critical mineralsPremiumOD6 Metals supporting critical minerals strategic reserve

The company developing a rare earths project north of Esperance says it has joined a consortium aiming to support the development of the country’s critical minerals strategic reserve.

Neil Watkinson

Katana Asset Management Portfolio Manager Romano Sala Tenna. Michael Wilson

MiningCommentsPremiumCottesloe fund manager reveals top picks after stellar year

The stock picker who made a killing backing Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources last year believes one sector will outshine the rest in 2026. 

Adrian Rauso

BHP CEO Mike Henry.

MiningBHP stuck on the sidelines of copper deal frenzy it started

BHP’s bold bid to buy rival Anglo American in 2024 was supposed to set it up as the clear winner in a copper boom it had long predicted, yet the world’s biggest miner is left sitting on the sidelines.

Thomas Biesheuvel, Dinesh Nair, Jack Farchy and Paul-Alain Hunt

The Ravensthorpe nickel mine is on the market

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Owner of Ravensthorpe nickel mine keen for offers

One of the biggest mines caught up in the implosion of Western Australia’s nickel industry could soon have a new owner.  

Adrian Rauso

Lynas Rare Earths CEO Amanda Lacaze will retire before the end of the financial year.

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Lacaze to retire after 12 years with rare earths miner Lynas

Amanda Lacaze will step down as chief executive of Lynas Rare Earths after leading the “double-century” turnaround of a once-cash strapped startup into the commodity’s biggest producer outside of China.

Simone Grogan

The Winu copper-gold project.

MiningPremiumGlencore solves Rio’s copper ‘weakness’: Barclays

Taking out Glencore would fix a major problem for Rio Tinto, according to analysts from a British banking giant.

Adrian Rauso

Brendan Harris of Sandfire Resources.

CopperPremiumCopper rally set to drive down Sandfire Resources’ debt

The WA-based copper miner has also stuck to full year targets despite running into plant faults at its newest mine in Botswana. 

Simone Grogan

Rio Tinto, 360 Mt/a ceremony at Cape Lambert, Cape Lambert, WA, Australia

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The West Australian exclusive
Rio Tinto breaks iron ore export record to meet guidance

WA’s iron ore machine is firing on all cylinders, led by Rio Tinto breaking its quarterly shipment record to win a ‘tightly balanced’ race and BHP accelerating output despite a tiff with China.

Adrian Rauso

The Arafura project in the Northern Terriroty. Inset, Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump with the signed agreement.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumWhat are critical minerals and what’s hot right now?

Donald Trump loves them, Europe and Korea are growing concerned about them, and Australia has plenty under the ground or sitting in tailings piles from other projects. But what are critical minerals?

Katina Curtis

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King.

Federal PoliticsCommentsREVEALED: New details of $1.2 billion critical minerals bid

The first critical minerals to be on offer for Australia’s key allies under its $1.2 billion strategic reserve have been revealed.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Stockpiles of coal at the Guoyuan Port Container Terminal in China.

MiningPremiumRio Tinto ‘open’ to coal return to unlock Glencore deal

Such a move would represent a major shift for Rio, which sold off its last coal mines in 2018 amid industry-wide pressure from investors.

Thomas Biesheuvel, Dinesh Nair and Leonard Kehnscherper

Simon Trott.

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Rio Tinto and Glencore back in the ring for megadeal talks

Rio Tinto and Glencore are back in negotiations for a merger that would create the world’s biggest mining company.

Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

Rio Tinto Chief Executive, Simon Trott

MiningPremiumRio Tinto warned against paying a premium for Glencore

A large Rio Tinto shareholder has chided the mining giant for its lack of detail about a potential merger with Glencore and believes no premium should be paid for the deal to be done.

Adrian Rauso

A $300 billion mega-merger is on the cards with talks between mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

MiningMega miner merger would knock BHP off world No.1 perch

One of Australia's biggest commodity companies is considering a $300 billion takeover pitch to form the world's largest mining group.

Derek Rose

Rio Tinto have announced merger talks with Glencore. NewsWire / Sharon Smith

MiningMining giants in talks for mega-merger

Mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore have confirmed merger talks that could create one of the world’s largest mining companies.

Cameron Micallef

Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumGlencore and Rio back in talks to form world’s biggest miner

Glencore and Rio Tinto are in talks about a $US207 billion deal that would create the world’s biggest mining company, a little over a year after earlier talks between the two companies collapsed.

Jacob Lorinc and Thomas Biesheuvel

Ramelius Resources managing director and chief executive Mark Zeptner.

GoldPremiumRamelius holds guidance despite dip, readies for Never Never

Ramelius Resources has affirmed it’s on track for full-year production targets and expecting first ore from the much-vaunted Never Never deposit in a matter of months.

Simone Grogan

At the mineral exploration tenure issuance ceremony in Timor-Leste in 2024 were Estrella Resources exploration manager Timor-Leste Beau Nicholls, senior geologist Edwin Fragga, managing director Chris Daws, Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Estrella community liaison and logistics manager Ajio Xavier, and junior geologist Kharol Anjos.

Leadership transitionPremiumNew leader for Estrella Resources as Chris Daws steps aside

Timor Leste-focused limestone and manganese explorer Estrella Resources has announced a leadership transition, with Robert Mencel to become managing director as long-time boss Chris Daws steps aside.

Neil Watkinson