Glencore not yet in the clear at Mount Isa

PROCESSING Its close relationship with a nearby fertiliser plant has raised some questions Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Dyno Nobel’s acid plant are “inextricably linked”. | Credits: Glencore Although […]

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Idemitsu puts more money into Graphinex

TECHNOLOGY Graphinex cashes up for Esmeralda’s development Idemitsu has supported Graphinex since 2024. | Credits: Idemitsu Australia Queensland-based Graphinex is riding a wave of support toward the development of the […]

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WA to develop local biofuels industry

TECHNOLOGY WA wants to supply locally made biofuels WA has ready supplies of biofuel feedstock. | Credits: Karma Barndon Miners in Western Australia could soon have access to renewable diesel […]

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Weekly newsletter 09 October 2025

Does Ayres really want to build smelters? So Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and its associated Townsville copper refinery have been saved. It only took $600 million of Australia’s taxpayers’ […]

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