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Noel Dyson

The HPA First Project site. Immediately behind the site is Orica's Yarwun plant. In the distance is Rio Tinto's Yarwun refinery.

Alpha HPA gets NRFC backing

National Reconstruction Fund buys $75M stake

29 January 2026

The Warrawoona gold project already has a processing plant.

National Jet adds to Pilbara routes

Cyprium Metals and AIM Mining Corp added to manifest

28 January 2026

Kanmantoo's processing plant, where Heavy Minerals' wet and dry processing plant will be located.

Hillgrove strikes deal to liberate garnet from tailings

The deep red gemstone is used as a specialised industrial mineral

27 January 2026

Trench construction at Camp Century, Greenland.

On Greenland and Australia's critical minerals hopes

Interest shown in Australia's critical minerals encouraging

22 January 2026

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22 January 2026

Eraring extension shows there's life in coal yet

Also proves the renewable transition timeline is broken

21 January 2026

Centennial Coal's Myuna colliery in NSW.

Why Myuna might miss out on Eraring extension

It is adjacent to the power station but other miners may cut its lunch

20 January 2026

An artist's impression of the battery energy storage system at Eraring.

Eraring life extended nearly two years

Rumours of the plant's continuation have not been exaggerated

20 January 2026

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