Melanie Burton
Stories by Melanie Burton
Australia’s Liontown Resources secures $250m from LG Energy
EV battery maker LGES offered $250 million in five-year convertible notes secured at a conversion price of A$1.80 per share.
Australia orders Chinese investors to sell down stake in rare earths miner
Yuxiao Fund has 60 days to dispose of 80 million shares in Northern Minerals it bought in September.
Australian gold miner Newcrest backs Newmont’s nearly $18b offer
The deal would lift Newmont's gold output to nearly double its nearest rival.
Shareholders back BHP’s takeover of Australia’s Oz Minerals in $6.4b deal
Miners are scrambling for new supplies of copper, key to the transition to renewable energy.
Newmont plumps final offer for Australia’s Newcrest to $19.5b
If successful, the deal would lift Newmont's gold output to nearly double its nearest rival Barrick Gold.
China’s CATL sells nearly 5% stake in Australian lithium miner Pilbara for $405m
It sold the stake, representing 146 million shares, in a block trade at A$4.10 per share.
Newcrest rejects Newmont bid but open to counter offer as profit beats expectations
Analysts have said that the offer does not sufficiently value the long lives of Newcrest's assets.
Australian securities regulator reviewing short-seller report on India’s Adani
In Australia, the conglomerate operates the Carmichael coal mine and the Abbot Point port.
Australia’s Newcrest to buy Canadian gold miner Pretium in $2.8b deal
The cash offer represents a 22.5% premium to Pretium’s last close, the company said.
Investors with $4t in assets to work with Asian firms on climate change goals
Initial engagement will focus on carbon risk and coal at banks and coal-exposed power companies.
