The provincial government of South Cotabato, Philippines, has reversed a 2010 policy that banned open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory hurdle for the stalled Tampakan copper-gold project, reported Reuters.
Australian Goldfields, which currently has three promising lithium tenements in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, said it will be changing its name to Oz Lithium to better reflect its business redirection with a lithium focus.
Australia-based Nickel Mines has signed a binding definitive agreement for the staged acquisition of a 100% interest in the Siduarsi nickel-cobalt project in Papua province, Indonesia. The deal includes an initial A$500,000 cash payment.
Schlam said it has been awarded a A$90 million supply agreement with Fortescue Metals Group for both its products and services divisions, solidifying its relationship with the miner.