Australian Rare Earths has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Neo Performance Materials to accelerate Koppamurra towards first production. The flagship project comprises 4,000 square kilometres of adjoining tenements in South Australia and Victoria. Koppamurra mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) production is an important first step towards realising AR3’s ambitions to build a strategically significant, …

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Rio Tinto has forecast annual iron ore shipments at the lower end of its outlook after third-quarter deliveries fell amid weak global demand. The miner said it now expects annual iron ore shipments to fall between 320-335 million tonnes, with the outlook dependent on ramping up the Gudai-Darri and Robe Valley projects in Western Australia, …

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SailingStone Capital Partners, the fifth-biggest investor in Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), has declared that it will vote against a takeover bid from Rio Tinto. In Australia, Turquoise Hill Resources has stakes in mines containing gold, uranium, copper and the world’s highest grade molybdenum and rhenium. The special committee of independent directors at Turquoise Hill recently recommended …

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Pantoro has poured first gold at the Norseman gold project, which it owns in a 50:50 joint venture with Tulla Resources. Doré from the gravity circuit of approximately eight kilograms was poured on October 13, 2022. Production from the leaching circuit is also underway. The processing plant is operating reliably with uninterrupted operations for the …

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Swift has secured a new three-year agreement with Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) to service its nine mine sites with Swift Access. The agreement is a $3.4 million subscription contract value, with revenues expected to commence in H1 of FY23. The contract represents ongoing subscription revenue for Swift Access; Swift’s premium entertainment and engagement solution powered …

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The global transition to green energy continues to drive the search for minerals in Western Australia, with battery metals dominating the latest round of the Exploration Incentive Scheme’s (EIS) co-funded drilling program. Sixty-four per cent of the successful applicants for the EIS Round 26 are searching for battery minerals, with the majority chasing nickel. Rare …

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The Southern Hemisphere’s first CAMECA 1300 HR3 ion microprobe was launched last Friday at Curtin University’s new National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy facility in Western Australia. The French-built instrument forms the core of the new AuScope Geoscience Ion Microprobe Facility, launched by the Ambassador of France to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thébault. The State Government has invested …

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