Latest Environmental Sustainability News

Contact Energy's May 2025 report reveals a decline in mass market sales but improved netback prices and generation efficiency, alongside mixed progress on key infrastructure projects.

Octava Minerals reports encouraging early-stage bioleaching results from CSIRO on its Byro REE and lithium project, signaling potential for cost-effective and environmentally friendly metal extraction.

Tivan Limited has made significant progress on a revised access road for its Speewah Fluorite Project, balancing infrastructure needs with cultural heritage preservation. The company also secured key native title agreements and regulatory approvals supporting its feasibility study and joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation.

ClearVue Technologies’ subsidiary OptiCrop has secured its inaugural commercial project, an $80,000 greenhouse installation leveraging proprietary ground-source heat exchange technology. This milestone underscores ClearVue’s strategic expansion into sustainable protected cropping and greenhouse agriculture.

Papyrus Australia has secured a pivotal contract with UniSA to establish a Rapid Prototyping and R&D facility, advancing its sustainable packaging technology and commercial production plans.

Terrain Minerals is progressing metallurgical studies on its Larin’s Lane Gallium and Rare Earth Elements project, aiming to develop sustainable extraction methods and expand resource potential. Concurrently, the company has launched a $1.8 million rights issue to fund ongoing exploration and development.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has achieved a significant breakthrough in its Ema rare earths project by demonstrating rapid hydraulic permeability using in-situ recovery techniques, a crucial step towards commercial mining.

AKORA Resources has appointed Peter Bird as its new Managing Director and CEO, marking a strategic leadership change aimed at advancing the Bekisopa Iron Ore Project and securing critical funding and partnerships.

Strickland Metals is advancing its 7.4 million ounce Rogozna Gold and Base Metals Project in Serbia through expanded development studies, community engagement, and key management appointments. The company targets a scoping study release by year-end 2025.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has initiated an in-situ recovery field trial at its Ema Rare Earths Project, aiming to validate the deposit's unique characteristics and advance towards commercial production.

Livium has expanded its battery recycling partnership with BYD Australia, now covering commercial vehicle batteries and energy storage systems alongside electric vehicle batteries.

Critical Resources Limited has lodged applications to begin maiden drilling at two promising antimony-gold targets within its Halls Peak Project in NSW, aiming to unlock significant mineral potential near Australia’s largest known antimony-gold system.