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South Africa’s Harmony Gold to Invest up to $1.75 Billion in Australian Copper Project

Harmony Gold (HARJ.J) announced on Monday that its board has approved an investment of between $1.55 billion and $1.75 billion to develop the Eva Copper project…

Metal

Rio Tinto to Cut Yarwun Alumina Output by 40% From October 2026 to Extend Plant Life

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that it will reduce production at the Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland by 40% starting next October. The c…

Australia

Australia Details Year to September Wheat, Durum Exports

Australia exported 23.49 million tonnes (Mt) of wheat, including durum, in the year to September 30, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This tota…

Metal

Newmont’s Restructuring Impacts 16% of Jobs in the Company

Newmont (NEM.N) has completed a major restructuring process following its acquisition of Australian mining company Newcrest, affecting about 16% of its global w…

Australia

Google Planning Powerful AI Data Centre on Tiny Australian Indian Ocean Outpost

Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, according to documents revie…

Australia

Qantas Eases Throttle on Domestic Outlook, Trims First-Half Domestic Revenue Forecast

Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) on Friday lowered its first-half 2026 domestic unit revenue forecast and raised its fuel cost projection, citing…

Metal

Prairie Lithium Begins Construction on North America’s Largest DLE Facility

Prairie Lithium (ASX: PL9) has begun construction of what it describes as the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) facility in North America, located in Sask…

Battery

Incat Begins Power-up of World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ship

Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania announced progress on the world’s largest electric ferry, Hull 096, with one of its four 130-meter vessel battery ro…

Australia

Australia Exports 2.3Mt Wheat in July

Australia exported 2,333,793 tonnes of wheat, including durum, in July 2025, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This volume represents …

Metal

Rio Tinto Unveils Final Beyond Rare Diamond Tender

Rio Tinto has announced its final Beyond Rare tender, named "Into the Light," featuring a collection of pink, red, violet, yellow, and white diamonds from its C…

Metal

Anson Resources, LG Energy Solution Sign Five-Year Lithium Offtake Deal

On Wednesday, Anson Resources, an Australian mining company, signed an offtake agreement with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution for the supply of battery-g…

Carbon Emissions

Australia Sets New 2035 Emissions Reduction Target

The Australian government has announced a new emissions reduction target for 2035, aiming to cut emissions by 62% to 70% below 2005 levels. The decision follows…

Energy Storage Project

Australian Team Develops Graphene Supercapacitor

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new process that significantly improves the performance of supercapacitors, offering both high energy density …

Australia

Australian Hockey Centre Redevelopment Advances With Tender Release for Main Works

The redevelopment of the Australian Hockey Centre in Western Australia has moved forward with the release of the main works tender, following the completion of …

Ammonia

NH3 Clean Energy Kicks off Feed Phase for Flagship Ammonia Project

NH3 Clean Energy, an Australian company, has launched the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for its WAH2 clean ammonia project, a significant step t…