Ionic to collaborate with DNA Link for rare earths supply chain. Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s DNA Link (KOSDAQ:127120), to collaborate on the recycling of rare earth permanent magnets and magnet rare earth oxide supply.

Dec 22, 2023 · Australia’s mining sector contributes to some 13.4% of the country’s GDP. It remains a major player in the global market in terms of supplying key minerals and metals beyond just those needed for the green energy transition and shift towards decarbonisation. However, the global economic slowdown and fewer supply disruptions generally reduced commodity prices over […]

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Jan 9, 2025 · Viking Mines (ASX:VKA) has resumed drilling at the First Hit Gold Project in Western Australia, after pausing activities mid-December 2024 due to high rainfall events.. The remaining 26 holes for 3,120m of drilling is scheduled to be completed before the end of this month. Viking Mines, which has a market capitalisation of $10.62 million, says the phase one drilling program is part of its ...

1 day ago · A dichotomy is emerging in Australia’s mining sector in which women are almost on par with their male counterparts for feeling respected within the company of which they work yet a fifth of women do not feel respected by the industry that employs them. Data from the Australiasian Institute of ...

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China restricts antimony exports. Though the above factors are well-established, antimony prices were dealt an additional boost this year with China’s decision to restrict exports of the metal from mid-September.. Given China’s status as the world’s dominant supplier of antimony, it was big news, and came in the name of national security.

In 2022, Australia spent more than $4 billion on mineral exploration, which is a 13% increase from 2021. Critically, in decade to 2021 Australia accounted for 18% of all discoveries and since 2015 the country generated the greatest return on investment in the world achieving better ‘bang-per-buck’ than their foreign counterparts. Included in the total […]

Australia’s mining and METS (mining equipment, technology, and services) sector continue ‘punching above its weight’ and contribute an estimated 15% of Australia’s GDP, creating more than 1.1 million jobs, of which METS businesses employ 300,000 people directly.