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  • GMV Minerals secures federal drill permits

    29 Oct, 2026

    South Australian reforms to accelerate exploration permitting process

    South Australia is making it easier for mining companies to start drilling earlier, with a major reform to its mineral exploration permitting processes designed to cut administrative delay, reduce costs, and ge... more

  • Critical minerals surge sparks supercycle debate

    29 Oct, 2026

    Australia releases critical minerals prospectus with investment-ready projects

    The Australian government has launched Austrade’s largest Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus to date, highlighting 94 investment-ready projects to support global supply chains for clean energy, defence, ... more

  • 29 Oct, 2026

    Western Australia and France sign landmark critical minerals agreement

    Western Australia has forged deeper economic and industrial ties with France following the signing of a joint communique aimed at building more resilient critical minerals supply chains, boosting research and s... more

  • 29 Oct, 2026

    Alcoa operations face enhanced environmental safeguards

    The WA government has introduced a new Exemption Order for Alcoa of Australia and will shortly approve the company's 2025-2029 Mining and Management Program, placing tougher regulatory requirements on its opera... more

  • South Australian reforms to accelerate exploration permitting process
    29 Oct, 2026
  • Australia releases critical minerals prospectus with investment-ready projects
    29 Oct, 2026
  • Western Australia and France sign landmark critical minerals agreement
    29 Oct, 2026
  • Alcoa operations face enhanced environmental safeguards
    29 Oct, 2026

NSW authority intervenes to save 400 coal mine jobs in the Hunter Valley

21 Oct, 2026
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The New South Wales government will introduce emergency legislation to protect 400 jobs at MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley, providing financial certainty to regional families ahead of Christmas. The intervention follows a High Court judgment on 7 October  that created legal uncertainty regarding the mine's…

MCA urges Parliament to support Australia-EU free trade agreement

20 Oct, 2026
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has called on Parliament to back the Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA), highlighting its potential to significantly strengthen Australia’s resources sector and drive critical mineral exports to European markets. MCA CEO Tania Constable said parliamentary endorsement of the agreement would send a…

Fortescue unlocks global copper potential with world-first arsenic removal tech

19 Oct, 2026
Fortescue has sold its first commercial batch of copper concentrate cleaned using a world-first technology designed to tackle one of the industry’s most persistent challenges in processing copper. Fortescue has sold more than 40 tonnes of copper concentrate following processing through the patented Toowong Process at the company’s Brisbane demonstration…

QRC backs mining approval reforms, calls for practical adjustments

19 Oct, 2026
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has urged a parliamentary committee to endorse proposed legislation that will streamline the state’s resources approval framework, while recommending key practical adjustments to boost investment certainty. Appearing before the committee examining the Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment (MROLA) Bill, the peak industry body said…

BHP cuts 300 jobs across Western Australian iron ore operations

16 Oct, 2026
BHP has confirmed job cuts across its Western Australian iron ore operations, sparking strong criticism from unions and the state government. It is understood approximately 300 roles will be made redundant across the miner's South Flank, Mining Area C, Jimblebar, and Newman operations in the Pilbara region, according to a…

Glencore begins trading on ASX to target Australian investors

15 Oct, 2026
Swiss resource giant Glencore has begun trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the code GLC, deepening its decades-long investment in the nation's economy. The stock opened in Sydney at $11.44 per share. The new listing complements Glencore’s primary listing in London and secondary listing in Johannesburg, expanding the…