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Stuart McKinnonMining Reporter

Stuart has 23 years' print and online experience covering business and general news in roles as a reporter, sub-editor and editor.

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Funding rethinkCommentsPremiumNAIF takes another look at Thunderbird loan

The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is re-examining its proposed $90 million loan to the Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley following scope and ownership changes.

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Green goldCommentsPremiumBellevue Gold targets zero emissions from new mine

Bellevue Gold is introducing an executive incentive scheme linking share awards to its goal of building Australia’s first zero-emissions gold mine.

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Improved bidCommentsPremiumWestgold sweetens offer for Gascoyne

Westgold Resources is ramping up pressure on the board of Gascoyne Resources by sweetening its all-scrip takeover offer for the junior gold miner.

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Back to lifeCommentsPremium200 jobs as Wodgina resurrected amid lithium price boom

Joint venture partners in the Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara Albemarle and Mineral Resources have agreed to restart the shuttered mine in a staged process in line with demand.

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SpinifexPremiumChesser looks a potential sleeper in east Senegal

SPINIFEX: Chesser Resources will next month declare a maiden resource for its Diamba Sud gold project in eastern Senegal.

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Potash puzzleCommentsPremiumNascent potash industry in focus after player fails

Forging a new industry is never easy but it remains unclear whether this week’s demise of Salt Lake Potash represents a learning experience for others or a portent of more corporate failures to come.

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Appeal rejectedCommentsPremiumTakeovers Panel throws out Westgold whine on Gascoyne

The Takeovers Panel says it will not conduct proceedings into a complaint from Westgold Resources in its $123m hostile bid for Gascoyne Reources.

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CO2 opportunityPremiumBHP eyes nickel tailings as carbon sink

BHP is investigating the use of tailings from its Nickel West operations near Leinster to capture carbon and store it permanently.

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Strong startPremiumInvestors like look of Lykos on debut

Bosnia and Herzegovina-focused base metals play Lykos Metals has enjoyed a stellar ASX debut, closing up 60 per cent on its issue price.

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Investment decisionPremiumBCI gives nod to $1.2b Mardie salt project

BCI Minerals has pushed the button on its $1.2 billion Mardie salt and potash project near Karratha.

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Tough crowdPremiumMixed reaction to Rio’s strategy shift

Rio Tinto’s shift in strategy towards more aggressive decarbonisation and higher growth has received a mixed reaction from analysts.

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Electrification opportunityPremiumWA in national push to seize battery opportunity

The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre has signed contracts with a consortium of industry, government and academic players to design and commission an $18m cathode precursor plant.

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