Mining
A new submission by the Minerals Council of Australia has suggested the country's critical minerals sector was well placed to deliver long-term economic and social benefits to regional communities.
Peruvians headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and Congress, but illegal mining — a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution — has received little attention on...
Rio Tinto has announced a record spend with Indigenous businesses in 2025. The company spent a record $A968 million last year with Indigenous-owned businesses in Western Australia, a 25 per cent bump...
Three Traditional Owner and Indigenous organisations were among the seven major category winners at Rio Tinto's annual Supplier Recognition Awards on Thursday night.
Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...
Yardi Mining Services is positioning Aboriginal-led environmental rehabilitation as core business, not an add-on, as resource companies face growing scrutiny over how work on Country delivers lasting...
Local businesses across the Pilbara can expect investment upwards of $1.3 million to help grow and diversify the region after the state government announced $500,000 in funding on Friday.
Banjima Traditional Owners say they have "stood still" and "asked the questions" of the Government of Western Australia about the legacy of asbestos contamination at Wittenoom for generations, only fo...
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has warned a new critical minerals agreement between the Cook Islands and the United States could move the region closer to deep-sea mining.
Traditional Owners are concerned the site of Western Australia's Argyle diamond mine will be returned to them by Rio Tinto without the company meeting agreed rehabilitation criteria.
Glencore Coal has opened its 2026 First Nations Pathways Program (FNPP) for Indigenous job seekers with ties to land near Glencore's Queensland and New South Wales sites.
A new deal has ensured extensive rehabilitation at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory will continue, with the aim that the site be returned to Mirrar Traditional Owners in a condition s...
The latest authoritative government policy on Bougainville's richest commodity is shaping the region's next step towards independence from Papua New Guinea.