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Rio Tinto Releases Global Tailings Facility Information Aerial view of a Rio Tinto tailings facility Rio Tinto has published detailed information on 98 tailings facilities across its operations around the …

Image: Steve Lovegrove/shutterstock.com In a move that represents its evolution from explorer to developer, Black Cat Syndicate has contracted Mineral Mining Services (MMS) to expose the Fingals Deposit, north of …

Source: ABC News: Glen Moret, left photo The federal government, Tasmania and South Australia dominated the headlines today with the announcement of a A$135 million bailout package to support Nyrstar’s Port …

Source: Alkane Resources In a significant boost to the resources industry in Australia and Canada, Alkane Resources has received official approval from the British Columbia Supreme Court of its merger …

Credit: I Made Pasek / Shutterstock. The buzz in Cobar has turned electric this month. After years sitting idle, the Endeavour silver‑lead‑zinc mine has come back online. Polymetals Resources has …

Source: Discovery Alert In a world-leading innovation for Australia’s resource industry, scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals (COEMinerals) have solved a biotechnology breakthrough …

Image: Metso In a historic first for Australian gold processing, Metso has received a substantial order to supply Australia’s first mobile high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) circuit—a pioneering move that prioritizes …

Credit: Industry Queensland The Queensland Government has today made a multi-million-dollar specially targeted rescue package to rescue the ailing Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery—pinnacles of Glencore’s business and …

Source: Reuters In the most unexpected twist, Rio Tinto confirmed that lowering iron ore prices and weather-related interruptions in Western Australia forced its half-year profits into the lowest level in …

Image: ABCDstock/Adobe Stock Australia’s mining jurisdictions are back in the global limelight, with Western Australia and Queensland once again proving they’re not just digging deep—but leading from the front. According …