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Liberty Primary Metals CEO Theuns Victor said Japanese investors had shown huge interest  in the business’s transformation to carbon-neutral steelmaking.

Green steel is shaping up as one of the big innovation impact plays for 2023, as Australia eyes off steel exports

New research is showing mine waste could help unlock critical metals to supply global minerals shortages, with a report pinpointing high-potential resources across South Australia.

As mineral exploration in SA reaches an eight-year high, resources companies are scouring remote parts of the state for commodities needed for lower-emission steelmaking, renewable energy generation and batteries.

The British billionaire says a “green premium” where customers will pay more for steel made without coal-based processes will gather pace.

Keep up with the latest and largest contracts from across the mining sector, including at Pembroke Resources, SIMEC, Monadelphous and more. 

Whyalla Steelworks is likely to be saved after a new refinancing deal was struck that will give the major S...

Gupta calls Whyalla a spiritual home in race against time Save Share Steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta has stepped up a public charm offensive while he frantically tries to cement replacement funding for his teetering global empire, calling Whyalla his “spiritual home” and saying the steelworks and mining operations are benefiting from “strong tailwinds” in steel and iron ore markets. In an open letter to people in South Australia, where he bought the Whyalla steelworks in mid-201...

In an ironic twist, GFG Alliance’s Australian operations, employing 6500 people, are in a better operating position than when they went bust in 2016.

Gupta’s Whyalla steelworks reverses losses Save Share Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance says the Whyalla steelworks and associated iron ore mining operations are back in the black after years of losses, as unions expressed concern about the potential fallout from the troubles of one of GFG’s main financiers, Greensill Capital. The steelworks in South Australia ran at a loss last year, prompting a three-month review to prune costs. The broad rebound in the economy as stimulus programs ...