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Exploration spending nears $1b

Exploration & Discovery

Exploration spending nears $1b

New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Australian mineral exploration sector experienced a 16.3% year-on-year expenditure increase to $949.3m during Q3 FY26.

CopperString budget hits record $3.2b

Projects & Operations

CopperString budget hits record $3.2b

The Queensland Government is investing an additional $420m into the CopperString project as part of the upcoming FY27 State Budget, bringing the projects total budget to $3.2b.

Talison Lithium owns and operates Greenbushes. Talison is 51% owned by TLEA, a Tianqi-IGO joint venture, and 49% owned by Albemarle.

Projects & Operations

Fire breaks out at Greenbushes lithium operation

A fire occurred at the Greenbushes lithium operation yesterday, with the fire now extinguished and no injuries reported.

WA Native Title processes to be streamlined

Politics & Regulation

WA Native Title processes to be streamlined

The WA Government is overhauling its Native Title and Aboriginal Cultural heritage processes for the mining and exploration sector following a targeted review.

(Image source: Stanwell)

People & Workforce

Meandu coal mine secured into 2040s

Stanwell’s Meandu thermal coal mine has been granted a 21-year extension by the Queensland Government, securing the long-term future of 500 coal workers.

(Image source: PLS) WA Premier Roger Cook officially cut the ribbon for the project on Friday.

Projects & Operations

PLS opens Australia’s first mine-site lithium mid-stream processing plant

PLS (ASX: PLS) has opened Australia’s first mine-site lithium mid-stream processing facility at its Pilgangoora operation in WA.

Queensland Government launches $4m critical mineral survey

Exploration & Discovery

Queensland Government launches $4m critical mineral survey

The Queensland Government is launching Australia’s largest high-resolution regional airborne gravity gradiometry (AGG) survey covering 40,000km across Queensland’s north-west.

Wood Mackenzie: Domestic gas supply framework risks investor uncertainty

Economics & Commodity Prices

Wood Mackenzie: Domestic gas supply framework risks investor uncertainty

The Federal Government’s proposed Domestic Supply Obligation (DSO) framework risks increasing investment uncertainty at a critical time for Australia’s energy sector, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

Inside Trott’s Rio

Friday, 29 May 2026

Inside Trott’s Rio

Toyota mining icons

Friday, 29 May 2026

Toyota mining icons

The Australian Mining Review June 2026 Edition

Friday, 29 May 2026

The Australian Mining Review June 2026 Edition

The Australian Mining Review June 2026 Edition

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The AMR Safety Summit | 21-22 May 2026, Perth

The AMR Safety Summit | 21-22 May 2026, Perth

The AMR Safety Summit will unite mining companies, boots on the ground workers and suppliers to have a meaningful dialogue on safety, risk & ESG

Precision Separation at Scale - Sacor’s Approach to Tailings Processing

Precision Separation at Scale – Sacor’s Approach to Tailings Processing

Rethinking Tailings: Why Australian Mines Are Turning to Centrifuge Solutions

Rethinking Tailings: Why Australian Mines Are Turning to Centrifuge Solutions

Keep your dam water! - Sacor Australia

Keep your dam water!

Use of Local Currency for Onshore Transactions in Africa

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Use of Local Currency for Onshore Transactions in Africa