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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

Queensland opens search for future exploration areas

07 Oct, 2026
The Queensland government has invited resource companies to nominate prospective areas with potential for new petroleum and gas, coal and other resource projects. The initiative allows the resources sector to put forward areas for future explorations. The nominations will directly inform future land release programmes and competitive tender schedules across…

Better leaching starts with smarter tank design

07 Oct, 2026
Leaching tank design in hydrometallurgical processes is often treated as a question of tank volume and residence time, but a new analysis argues this view is too narrow. Writing for Proses Makina, Afşin Turan Durmaz says a leaching tank should be seen as a reactor in which solids and liquids…

Australia’s resources and energy exports to reach $422B in 2026

06 Oct, 2026
Australia targets quicker mining approvals
Australia’s resource and energy export earnings are projected to grow to AU$422 billion in fiscal 2026 to 2027, according to the September 2026 Resources and Energy Quarterly published by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. The latest forecast represents an upward revision of AU$6 billion from the June quarter…

WA pledges for federal government to keep 2018 GST deal

05 Oct, 2026
The Western Australian government has rejected the Productivity Commission's recommendations handed down in August, strongly urging the federal inquiry to preserve the 2018 GST distribution reforms. Responding to the Commission’s interim report, the state government firmly rejected proposed recommendations that could potentially strip up to AU$6 billion annually from the state’s…

Mental health claims surge across Australian workplaces

01 Oct, 2026
WA invests in mental health research for mining industry
Australia's peak workplace health and safety body is warning that psychosocial hazards are among the most serious risks facing workers today, with impacts that can be more severe and long-lasting than many physical workplace hazards. The warning coincides with the start of National Safe Work Month and Mental Health Awareness…

BHP says governance strategy at centre of Brazil’s record settlement

25 Sep, 2026
Mining giant BHP says a new dual-pillar governance framework is at the heart of Brazil’s record-setting R$170 billion (AU$46.7 billion) socio-environmental settlement, with integrated management and a monitoring structure speeding up the execution of reparations in the basin. The New Doce River Agreement, finalised in late 2024, establishes a 20-year…