Mining
‘I’m just a guy who got lucky’: Rise of the lithium kings
An anesthetist turned outback motorcycle enthusiast who purchased a sizeable chunk of lithium stocks five years ago at 11¢ a share has set up his retirement.
- by Simon Johanson
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Memo shows Wrights knew they had no right over Hope Downs, court told
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has attempted to deliver a fatal blow in the battle to guard its iron ore riches, unearthing a 34-year-old memo showing a rival mining dynasty knew it had no right to its royalties.
- by Jesinta Burton
Diggers and Dealers: Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech
The silvery-grey metal is the latest “pit to grid” sensation for electricity system operators, although most people have never heard of it.
- by Marion Rae
Australian miner’s exit from Myanmar feared fuelling rogue junta
After the brutal 2021 military coup, the company decided to exit the troubled country and change its name, offloading its majority share in the mine.
- by Chris Barrett
Yindjibarndi seek $500m compensation from Fortescue for mining their land
The Yindjibarndi people of WA’s Pilbara region are seeking $500 million from Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue for mining the land they have exclusive native title over without their agreement, the Federal Court has heard.
- by Peter Milne
Alcoa’s mining in WA one step closer to detailed independent review
WA’s environmental watchdog has invited public comment on whether it should undertake a detailed independent review of Alcoa’s mining in WA’s jarrah forests.
- by Peter Milne
Pay-up time looms for Fortescue in native title fight
Fifteen years since negotiations started, the final stage of the Yindjibarndi People’s fight with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue begins in the small Pilbara town of Roebourne on Monday.
- by Peter Milne
Fate of an Australian lithium star hinges on one Canadian ridgeline
Patriot Battery Metals is on a meteoric ascent as the world pivots away from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. But the last two years have also delivered their fair share of speed bumps.
- by Simon Johanson
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Rio Tinto
Will Rio Tinto be dragged into the $1.22 billion Hancock case?
Descendants of the business partners of Gina Rinehart’s father want to claw back billions of dollars in iron ore royalties from her company Hancock Prospecting.
- by Simon Johanson and Jesinta Burton
Chasing copper: Rio Tinto says steel production in China at saturation point
The mining giant says growth in iron ore demand will come from India and other countries in Asia.
- by Simon Johanson
Australia’s iron ore miners can weather China slump, Rio Tinto says
Rio Tinto’s Jakob Stausholm insists Australia’s iron ore sector is in a strong position to ride out any deeper price falls amid worries about China’s economy.
- by Nick Toscano