The Lady Loretta Mine is a former underground zinc operation located about 140–150 km north-west of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. The deposit is part of the same geological belt that hosts major base-metal mines such as Mount Isa and George Fisher. The mineralisation was first discovered in 1968 through geochemical soil surveys, with subsequent […]

North-West Queensland copper producer Austral Resources Australia has locked in the third pillar of its revitalisation strategy with the settlement…

Austral Resources (ASX:AR1) has sealed a deal to acquire Glencore’s Lady Loretta mine and related exploration ground, saying the move adds substanti…

Austral Resources Australia is continuing its empire-building ambitions by inking a deal to acquire Glencore’s Lady Loretta mining lease and associa…

Glencore’s Lady Loretta zinc mine is continuing to advance progressive rehabilitation work as the operation draws to a close. The Lady Loretta si…

Employees from Glencore’s Lady Loretta mine had the opportunity recently to meet with neighbouring landowners and key local stakeholders as part of…

Glencore is reopening its Lady Loretta underground zinc mine north of Mount Isa. Glencore held its investor update overnight, with production guidan…

Austral Resources Australia is forging ahead with its strategy to become a Queensland copper powerhouse, with the Hammer Metals board unanimously ba…

The days of the single resource operation are coming to an end, according to Austral Resources Australia chairman David Newling. Mr Newling point…

The Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has stepped in as a cornerstone investor in an Austral Resources Australia placement to raise $65 millio…

Analysts are giving the new Austral Resources a qualified thumbs up. Austral spent more than two years off the bourse at management’s request bef…

Austral Resources has bolstered its board with heavyweight mining experience as the Queensland copper powerhouse pushes ahead with Rocklands, Lady A…

Austral Resources aims to double copper production at the Mount Kelly oxide processing facility north-west of Mount Isa by year’s end. The compan…

As 2026 kicks off on a copper price high, QMines (ASX:QML) executive chairman Andrew Sparke says it is a genuinely exciting time to be in the red me…

Austral Resources Australia is continuing its deep dive into a new era of copper consolidation with a raft of board appointments described as adding…

With a combination of innovation, sustainability, and resource diversification, the state has seen significant developments across its mining se…