Mining

The world contains vast quantities of lithium, an integral element in electric vehicle batteries. And though lithium is commonly mined from hard rock, the majority of the world's…

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. They're used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and as repositories for excess renewable energy like wind and solar.But as the world…

The Shoei Kisen Kaisha cargo ship Mineral Shikoku, heading for Tianjin, China, loaded with iron ore at the ship loading facility at Fortescue Metals Group berth in Port Hedland in…

The demand for lithium is rising as it has become a critical component needed in electric vehicle batteries. In 2021, the world produced 540 thousand metric tons of lithium and by…

Western Australia’s premier says he was kept in the dark about gold doping practices at Perth Mint but any taxpayer-funded buyback is “extremely unlikely”.The WA government-owned…

A pipeline built without approval by alumina giant Alcoa is at risk of leaking toxic chemicals into a dam which supplies drinking water in Western Australia’s southwest.The state’s…

Mining giant Rio Tinto will fund a new camp for workers rebuilding the flood-ravaged Kimberley as compensation for the search to find a missing radioactive capsule.The dangerous…

Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered conflict minerals, due to their potential origin in the Democratic…

Fortescue Metals Group faces prosecution in Western Australia for failing to supply documents relating to dozens of alleged sexual harassment cases at its mine sites.The Andrew…

Contractor SGS Australia today defended its role in the missing radioactive capsule fiasco in WA.The Perth-based group said it was tasked by Rio to package the item but played no…