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  • 11 Feb, 2026

    EcoGraf partners with EIB to enhance graphite supply for EU battery production

    EcoGraf Ltd. has signed a cooperation agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to progress the company’s HFfree graphite business in the critical raw materials sector. It is a step closer to enabling... more

  • Dr Leena Melag analysing petalite feedstock to study phase transformations associated with lithium extraction.

    11 Feb, 2026

    CSIRO investigates petalite as alternative lithium source

    Australia’s government research agency CSIRO is looking into alternative lithium sources and extraction pathways amid surging demand. CSIRO researchers are investigating petalite as a potential mineral sou... more

  • New investment in critical minerals and rare earths research

    11 Feb, 2026

    Brazilian Rare Earths achieves remarkable recovery rate using low-temperature process

    Brazilian Rare Earths Ltd. has validated a low-temperature sulphuric acid curing process that delivers a 97 per cent extraction rate for total rare earth oxides and uranium, a development that could cut operati... more

  • Queensland

    10 Feb, 2026

    Queensland Resources Council calls for fairer coal royalties, exploration support

    Queensland’s resources sector is urging the state government to support the industry with a more competitive market and fairer coal royalties. The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) laid out its recommenda... more

  • EcoGraf partners with EIB to enhance graphite supply for EU battery production
    11 Feb, 2026
  • CSIRO investigates petalite as alternative lithium source
    11 Feb, 2026
  • Brazilian Rare Earths achieves remarkable recovery rate using low-temperature process
    11 Feb, 2026
  • Queensland Resources Council calls for fairer coal royalties, exploration support
    10 Feb, 2026

UK and US formalise critical minerals partnership

10 Feb, 2026
Wirrulla
The United Kingdom and the United States have formalised a new partnership aimed at strengthening cooperation on critical minerals. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Washington, DC, by UK Foreign Office Minister Seema Malhotra and US Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg. The deal is positioned as a…

MCA calls for reforms to migration policy to reverse mining’s talent crunch

09 Feb, 2026
mining site
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has detailed a range of reforms to the government’s skilled migration policy to alleviate the severe skills shortage in the country’s minerals industry. The MCA submitted several recommendations to the bipartisan Australian parliamentary committee on migration’s inquiry into the value of skilled migration to…

China’s renewables generation outpaces coal power capacity

09 Feb, 2026
China’s renewables finally outpaces coal power
China recorded a landmark shift in its energy landscape in 2025, with coal-fired power generation falling 1.9 per cent as new non-fossil capacity outpaced the nation’s energy demand growth, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. Power demand in China grew 5 per cent in 2025, equivalent to 494…

Rio Tinto, Glencore walk away from merger over price valuations

06 Feb, 2026
Canada invests in Rio Tinto's scandium production
Australian giant Rio Tinto has walked away from merger talks with Glencore after the two companies could not agree on valuation, foiling a mega merger that would have created the world’s biggest mining company. Rio Tinto confirmed that is no longer considering a possible merger with Glencore after it determined…

Western Australia caps royalty rate for vanadium products

05 Feb, 2026
Queensland's $1.1b oil shale and vanadium project gains momentum
The Western Australian state government has capped the vanadium royalty rate at 2.5 per cent, in a move to incentivise production of the critical mineral in the state. The royalty rate will be applied to all vanadium products and will support vanadium developers in Western Australia, which has some of…

Geoprofessionals embrace AI but lack frameworks

05 Feb, 2026
Geoprofessionals embrace AI but lack frameworks
Mining and civil infrastructure professionals are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to improve decision-making, but many still struggle to extract full value from growing volumes of complex, multisource data, according to new research by Seequent. The 7th Geoprofessionals Data Management Report, based on a global survey of more than 1,000…

Tragic death prompts Newmont safety review

05 Feb, 2026
Tragic death prompts Newmont safety review
A worker has died following an incident at Newmont Corporation’s Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory, prompting an official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday, 4 February, at the remote underground operation situated approximately 540 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs, marking the first…

Australia launches critical minerals prospectus to seize global investment

04 Feb, 2026
IVG advances quest to become a critical minerals player
The Australian federal government has launched the new Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus, outlining investment pathways for mines and critical minerals processing projects. Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King launched the new prospectus while taking part in Critical Minerals Ministerial meetings, led by the United States government. The government said the prospectus is…