Mining and Metals Industry

Nathan River Resources went into administration and owes about $360 million to creditors including the NT government and traditional owners.

After being dormant for nearly 30 years, the Mount Todd gold mine near Katherine is gearing up to restart production. While there are calls for local Aboriginal people to have the "first crack" at mining jobs, the operator is planning to engage a largely FIFO workforce.

The federal, Tasmanian and South Australian governments have contributed to a new funding package for Nyrstar's Hobart and Port Pirie smelters, including money for feasibility studies into modernising and expanding their operations.

A big exploration push by Australia's biggest gold miner, Northern Star Resources, has grown the reserves at the Super Pit by 54 per cent in the past six years.

Mineral sands projects in the Wimmera Mallee will be assessed by a new governance group, to ensure land restoration plans are appropriate.

Authorities say the blast was likely caused by explosives used for mining that had been stored in a warehouse. 

"We've seen this movie before" is a phrase that sums up the way many people feel about the Whyalla steelworks' financial predicament but the community is hopeful of a promising new sequel.

An international energy company is building Australia's largest off-grid renewable hybrid power facility, as a state politician criticises the need for it.

Whyalla locals welcome more certainty about the future ownership of the city's steelworks, but say it is still not enough to warrant business investment and workers coming back to the Spencer Gulf. 

A mineral sands project of global strategic importance receives provisional approval from the New South Wales government.

A consortium headed by Adroit Capital has been announced as the preferred bidder for the smelter in northern Tasmania, as federal and state government pledge another $5 million to support workers in the weeks ahead.

Peter Malinauskas has announced M Resources and Jindal Steel are the two bidders remaining for the financially stricken Whyalla steelworks, while BlueScope Steel retains its right of last offer.

For a company that prides itself on digging out the metals for the world's clean energy future, saying nothing about its own clean energy future is not an option.

Billions in tax credits are paid to coal miners every year. Ministers discussed clawing back some of that money in the May federal budget, but the Iran war has pushed out those talks.

Internal BHP documents reveal how the mining giant planned to set up an iron ore processing facility in the Pilbara to cut carbon emissions before backing away from it entirely.

The mining giant's delay in the rollout of renewable energy and a fleet of electric trucks and trains in the Pilbara has raised doubts inside the company about it meeting its ambitious climate goal.

Hundreds of pages of internal BHP documents reveal how the company sold itself as a climate leader while internally finding reasons to put off action in the Pilbara.

Roger Cook raises the prospect of gas fracking in WA's Kimberley region, warning the state could face future energy shortfalls if Woodside Energy's massive Browse project does not proceed.

Arafura Rare Earths has announced its flagship project north of Alice Springs will go ahead, decades after it was first flagged as a prospect.  

Core Lithium has restarted mining at its project near Darwin as prices surge close to $4,200 a tonne.