The Ministry of Forestry in Indonesia has reportedly frozen some 80 mining environmental permits across the country as part of a compliance review. According to Indonesia Business Report, the agency is evaluating environmental compliance for about 1,358 coal and nickel extraction units across 14 provinces considered, as it said, to be environmentally critical. As of February 25, 250 units had…
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Kodiak inks JV with Blackrock
Ohio-headquartered Kodiak Chemical has signed a strategic joint venture with Blackrock Mining Solutions to serve the energy, mining, and primary metal sectors in Australia.
Read MoreCribb steps down from Glencore
Glencore Coal Australia has confirmed the departure of its chief executive officer, Ian Cribb, who will retire of at the end of March. Cribb, a 50-year mining industry veteran, had worked with Glencore for more than three decades. Cribb, the company said, was a key contributor to the growth and success of Glencore’s Australian coal business, holding various senior management…
Read MoreOk Tedi extends ‘Mobile Squads’ engagement
Ok Tedi Mining has signed an extended memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary to continue the engagement of the Special Services Division (Mobile Squads) at its operations in Tabubil. “This MoU extension and partnership is important for us at Ok Tedi as it emphasises our commitment to community and operational safety. We want to ensure…
Read MoreAdavale Resources to expand Parkes project
Australian junior explorer Adavale Resources has entered into an agreement with Alkane Resources to acquire a strategic package of exploration tenure adjacent to and complementary with its Parkes gold-copper project in New South Wales. The acquisition expands Adavale’s contiguous Parkes tenement holding from 380 square kilometres to 440 km², consolidating approximately 56 km of strike along the gold-rich Parkes Thrust…
Read MoreVictory Metals, Curtin University partner on HREE project
Victory Metals and Curtin University have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of Victory’s North Stanmore heavy rare earth (HREE) and strategic defence metal project in Western Australia. “Victory, Curtin and the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer [initiative] create an unbeatable industry-academia powerhouse,” said Victory Metals Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Brendan Clark. “This partnership delivers…
Read MoreIndonesia slashes Weda Bay Nickel JV production quota
French miner Eramet’s nickel mining joint venture in Indonesia has received an initial production allowance of 12 million wet metric tons for 2026, down from the initial allowance of 32 million it received for 2025, reported Reuters. PT Weda Bay Nickel will apply as soon as possible for an upward revision of the volume, the miner stated, adding that its…
Read MoreNSW had record mining jobs in FY2025: Minerals Council
NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee has confirmed, via the group’s annual member expenditure survey, that 29 participating NSW mining companies in the last financial year supported record levels of mining jobs and near-record levels of direct spending in the Australian state.
Read MoreM Critical Minerals gets QLD properties from Rio Tinto
M Critical Minerals has acquired two copper projects in the North West province of Queensland from Rio Tinto, it announced on February 16.
Read MoreFortescue commissions B-E locos in Pilbara
In a move the company has called a Real Zero milestone, Fortescue confirmed it has commenced commissioning of two new battery-electric locomotives on its rail network for its Pilbara iron ore operations.
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