Mining and Metals Industry

An environmental impact statement found the project site would clear 136 hectares of koala habitat and significantly affect 33.55 hectares supporting greater glider populations.

A newly formed Queensland company has taken over a majority shareholding in a Bowen Basin coal mine, securing 1,000 jobs.

A publicly listed resources exploration company says it will conduct further testing in early 2026 after initial drill samples show promising results.

US mining giant Alcoa will withdraw part of its plans to expand its mining operations in the world's only jarrah forests, following community concerns around water security and environmental impacts.

Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.

The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting a mining giant for compensation.

The West Australian government is hailing its buyback scheme for houses coated in dust in Port Hedland as a success. But with more than 100 homes still not sold back, some residents are not making plans to leave.

A new study has revealed the scale of China's lending for projects and activities in Australia, with money poured into everything from tollways to supermarkets, wind farms and breweries — but mostly mining projects.

Take a tour around the house and see how everyday life is powered by critical minerals and why we will keep hearing so much about them.

A smelter in Tasmania which is owned by Sanjeev Gupta's company is in crisis and it's just the latest in a long string of problems. 

The manganese smelter in Tasmania has ore sitting untouched as Sanjeev Gupta turns to a Georgian company for a bailout, but an ASIC investigation looms.

Australia's mining and manufacturing sectors are taking up to two years to notice and report cyber breaches to authorities, prompting concerns about the data security of industries critical to the nation's economy.

South Australia's mining minister could have power to extend mining leases, which farmers say makes the future of their land "uncertain".

The Mount Magnet shire says its reserves would shrink from $3 million to $300,000 if a bill to block shires from rating certain mining land is passed.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the future West Australian gallium processing plant site, central to the United States critical minerals deal, heralding it as a "game changing" project.

Rio Tinto reveals it will cut alumina production at its Gladstone refinery by 40 per cent, as concerns are raised about the future viability of the facility.

A mine in South Australia's Murray Mallee is ceasing operations and says it will rehabilitate the site back to its original condition. However, the site's owner says the land will never get back to what it was before mining. 

Rio Tinto may have mothballed its proposed $3.6 billion lithium project in Serbia's Jadar Valley, but opponents have vowed to keep fighting until the mining giant leaves the area for good. 

Mining giant Rio Tinto scraps a $215 million research centre and green steel project touted last year as a key staging ground for the world's net zero transition.

Completion of the South Australian government’s Northern Water desalination plant and water pipeline is now forecast to occur in 2032.