⚡ 1,000 JOBS AT RISK — TOMAGO’S FUTURE IN DOUBT

In NSW’s Hunter Valley, Rio Tinto’s Tomago smelter, Australia’s largest aluminium plant, faces closure as energy prices surge.

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#Tomago #RioTinto #MiningNews #Energy #LykeShares #HunterValley

Yandi built the Pilbara, now it’s closing years ahead of plan.
Watch the full red-dust story👇

150 BHP JOBS AXED: YANDI MINE SHUTS EARLY

China pricing dispute stalls shipments – Pilbara’s oldest iron-ore site winds down after 30 years.

🗺️ Google | 📸 Graeme Churchard
#Yandi #Pilbara #MiningCrisis #IronOre

Another huge rare-earth mine is about to be dug into Victorian farmland.
$VHM Limited’s $75M Goschen Project, will produce nearly 10,000t of rare-earth concentrate each year

#RareEarths #Mining #Australia #CriticalMinerals #Goschen #VHM #LykeShares

🗺 Maps © Google Earth | 📸 Images © VHM Limited

How did a Sydney factory end up protecting Europe’s skies?
DroneShield’s $60M European deal has sent sales soaring 400%, proof Australia’s defence tech is taking off.
🛰️ Built in Sydney. Deployed worldwide.

📍 Visuals: Google Earth / DroneShield
#DroneShield #Australia #Defence #Tech #LykeShares

Why can’t Australia refine its own rare earths? 🇦🇺
Iluka’s $1.8 billion Eneabba refinery, north of Perth, is the first outside China, but it’s still 18 months away.

🎥 Google Earth / Copernicus
📸 Iluka Resources

#LykeShares #RareEarths #Mining #Australia #Iluka #Eneabba $ILU

Can Lynas’ new refinery in Kalgoorlie break China’s grip on rare earths?

For the first time, Australian ore is being processed on Australian soil.

🎥 Google Earth imagery | 📸 Lynas Rare Earths

#Lynas #RareEarths #Australia #Kalgoorlie #LykeShares #CriticalMinerals #Mining

450 jobs lost at Mount Gibson.
A major rockfall has forced the early closure of WA’s Koolan Island mine, ending production years ahead of schedule.

#Mining #WesternAustralia #IronOre #Kimberley #LykeShares

Credits:
Maps 📍 Google Earth
Photo 📸 ABC Kimberley / Erin Parke

Astron’s $ATR $183 million Donald Project, 250 km NW of Melbourne, has been granted major project status.

It’ll ship 7 000 tonnes of concentrate to Utah each year.

#RareEarths #Mining #Australia #CriticalMinerals #Astron #DonaldMine #LykeShares

📸 Credits: Google Maps / Cowboy State Daily

Every year, Australia ships out rare-earth minerals worth billions, refined overseas, never to be seen again.

#LykeShares #RareEarths #Iluka #Eneabba #CriticalMinerals #Mining #Australia #EnergySecurity #USAustralia

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