Future of Mining

KEY POINTS Rio Tinto will invest $1.9 billion in Queensland’s Kangwinan bauxite project. The mine is expected to add 20 million tonnes …

KEY POINTS CEO Iggy Tan and CTO Dr Jingyuan Liu will resign on October 30. Lithium Universe has begun searching for a …

KEY POINTS Upward Spiral has introduced large-scale belt filtration at its ERPM gold operation in Benoni. The system is expected to recover …

KEY POINTS Northern Star Resources has ordered 25 underground mining machines from Sandvik for its operations in Western Australia. The order includes …

Mining profits have surged and reserves have grown, but output is still below 2019 levels, and a state-business plan targets more than …

KEY POINTS Rainbow Rare Earths reports a successful laboratory test, marking progress in its rare earths development work. Alcoa Corporation is linked …

KEY POINTS Millennial Potash increased the estimated cumulative thickness of principal potash seams at its Banio project from 80 metres to about …

KEY POINTS Blencowe Resources has received the final $250,000 payment, completing its $5 million US DFC technical assistance grant for Uganda’s Orom-Cross …

KEY POINTS Global zinc is forecast to move from an 88,000-tonne deficit in 2026 to a 25,000-tonne surplus in 2027. The lead …

KEY POINTS Valterra plans trial mining at Mogalakwena later in 2026. A final investment decision on the Sandsloot project is expected in …