Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) has kicked off production at what is Australia’s first underground lithium mine at Kathleen Valley, nearly a year after starting production from its two open pits.

The first big battery signed up to help deliver a “baseload renewables” contract – in this case BHP’s giant Olympic Dam mine in South Australia – has now started full operations.

The Kathleen Valley operation is Australia’s first underground lithium mine. Liontown expects the method to deliver several advantages over openpit mining, including reduced ore dilution ...

In what has been a tough year for lithium, we look at Australia’s ambition to bolster its domestic lithium processing capabilities and the progress in its quest to become a clean energy ...

Although a small mine compared to others in the state, its production could amount to some 7 million tons of greenhouse gases in its lifetime, think tank the Australia Institute says. Environment ...

Leonardo DiCaprio has criticised Australia’s federal government for approving a West Australian mine expansion in an area occupied by critically endangered species. Picture: Frazer Harrison ...

March 14 (Reuters) - Australia's AVZ Minerals said on Friday it secured a legal victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China's Zijin Mining over the Manono lithium mine rights ...

After federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved mining company South32's application to expand its Worsley Alumina bauxite mine in Western Australia's Peel region, DiCaprio criticised ...

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto will invest $1.8 billion 1 to develop the Brockman Syncline 1 mine project (BS1), extending the life of the Brockman region in the West Pilbara of ...