Australian mining news

Gold price, lithium demand, and China’s appetite for copper dominated much of the discussion at Mines and Money Online Connect @ IMARC running from 19 – 21 October.

Alien Metals Ltd has updated the market on the Hancock Iron Ore Project scoping study.

Bryah Resources Ltd has announced the first results from a recently completed aircore drilling program across the Lady Alma Layered Igneous Complex within the Gabanintha project.

Fosterville South Exploration Ltd has reported that initial diamond drilling at the Homeward Bound prospect within the Beechworth Gold Project in Victoria, Australia, has returned strong grade gold assays.

Castillo Copper Ltd has announced that drilling is now under way at the Arya Copper Prospect, which is located in the Mt Isa copper-belt.

Motorola Solutions has won seven major awards at Australia’s peak international design awards, Good Design Australia.

AusIMM has announced the programme for its Iron Ore Conference 2021, taking place from 8 – 10 November 2021.

Greatland Gold plc has provided the Stage 1 pre-feasibility study results at the Havieron gold-copper deposit in the Paterson region of Western Australia.

BHP expects to shortly enter into renewable energy supply arrangements with Iberdrola to enable Olympic Dam to reduce its emission position to zero for 50% of its electricity consumption by 2025, based on current forecast demand.

Cannon Resources Ltd has announced that assay results from the first three holes from the current diamond drilling campaign at the company’s flagship Fisher East Nickel Project have returned significant zones of high grade nickel sulfides at Musket.