BBusiness Read More Myuna Colliery workers fear for future as mine seeks ‘better’ offer from Origin EnergyFebruary 4, 2026 The future of hundreds of coal workers hangs in the balance due to a stalemate between the owner…
EEconomy Read More What is the US critical minerals stockpile? | Business and Economy NewsFebruary 3, 2026 United States President Donald Trump has announced the launch of a strategic minerals stockpile. The stockpile, called Project…
HHeadlines Read More Trump administration eyes US Pacific territories as it moves towards deep-sea miningFebruary 1, 2026 For the tiny island called “the tip of America’s spear” in the Pacific, it can be hard to…
BBusiness Read More Kambalda’s future unclear on 60th anniversary of nickel discoveryJanuary 31, 2026 A rusty remnant of the past casts a large shadow over the West Australian outback. The steel headframe…
BBusiness Read More Rare earths mine at centre of Trump-Albanese deal yet to materialise after years in the makingJanuary 30, 2026 It is the Central Australian mine promised to help upset China’s dominance of the global rare earths market,…
BBusiness Read More Tasmania takes control of ore stockpile after Liberty Bell Bay defaults on $20 million loanJanuary 29, 2026 The Tasmanian government has appointed receivers and managers to protect the manganese ore stockpile paid for by taxpayers…
BBusiness Read More Talison lithium mine blasts in regional WA ignite calls for home buyback schemeJanuary 29, 2026 Home owners living beside the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine in Western Australia’s South West region are calling…
BBusiness Read More Hellyer gold mine’s previous operator has gone into liquidationJanuary 26, 2026 Liquidators have been appointed to Hellyer Metals, the company that until recently operated the Hellyer mine and tailings…
BBusiness Read More Fortescue breaks ground on Pilbara’s first wind farm in move to decarboniseJanuary 24, 2026 Mining giant Fortescue hopes its new wind farm in Western Australia’s Pilbara will be the “first of many”…
EEnvironment Read More Taxpayers on the hook for more as Collie coal mine gets a 5-year lifelineJanuary 21, 2026 Coal mining in Collie will continue to be propped up by WA taxpayers until at least 2031, after…
AAustralia Read More Explosives discovery in Kalgoorlie reno sparks memories of time when gelignite was sold in shopsJanuary 19, 2026 A sack of explosives unexpectedly found on a WA Goldfields building site has left locals reminiscing over the…
BBusiness Read More ASX-listed coal mine company buries report into whistleblower allegationsJanuary 18, 2026 A whistleblower raised the possibility that senior managers may have overseen a decision to award their own companies…