Race for critical minerals boom to test government’s mettle

Race for critical minerals boom to test government’s mettle

Australia is joining the United States to tackle China’s dominance in key green commodities. But the government faces tough choices to help local industry.

  • byMike Foley

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Red-dirt billionaires in race for ‘white gold’

Red-dirt billionaires in race for ‘white gold’

Western Australia’s mining billionaires are scrambling for the state’s new gold rush:lithium.

  • byColin Kruger andSimon Johanson
Liontown’s lithium rollercoaster crashes after funding scramble

Liontown’s lithium rollercoaster crashes after funding scramble

The lithium aspirant’s shareholders have endured a chastening session on the market after its share price crashed 32 per cent on the back of a heavily discounted $1.1 billion fundraising.

  • byPeter Milne
Gina Rinehart’s raids sink Liontown lithium takeover

Gina Rinehart’s raids sink Liontown lithium takeover

US chemical giant Albemarle has pulled the pin on its proposed takeover of Liontown Resources in the face of a series of raids by Australia’s richest person,Gina Rinehart.

  • bySimon Johanson
Rinehart seizes strategic stake in lithium star Liontown

Rinehart seizes strategic stake in lithium star Liontown

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has boosted her holdings in the Western Australian miner to just below the 20 per cent takeover threshold.

  • bySimon Johanson
Gina Rinehart’s Liontown stake balloons as share raid continues

Gina Rinehart’s Liontown stake balloons as share raid continues

The billionaire has now dethroned the lithium miner’s chair as its largest shareholder,becoming a critical player in Albemarle’s looming $6.6 billion takeover.

  • byJesinta Burton
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Gina Rinehart muscles in to crash the WA lithium party

Gina Rinehart muscles in to crash the WA lithium party

The billionaire mining magnate is exhibiting a mean poker face as she tries to deal herself into Albermarle’s $6.6 billion takeover of Liontown.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Revoked permits,unstable regimes and insurgent attacks – what can go wrong investing in Africa?
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Revoked permits,unstable regimes and insurgent attacks – what can go wrong investing in Africa?

An increasing number of ASX-listed mining companies are falling victim to African sovereign risk.

  • byWilliam Bennett
Gina Rinehart bolsters Liontown stake as $6.6bn takeover looms

Gina Rinehart bolsters Liontown stake as $6.6bn takeover looms

The billionaire mining magnate has dropped another $132 million to bolster her stake,wrangling more power ahead of Albemarle’s planned $6.6 billion takeover.

  • byJesinta Burton
Gina Rinehart’s $500m raid on Liontown gatecrashes $6.6b takeover

Gina Rinehart’s $500m raid on Liontown gatecrashes $6.6b takeover

Australia’s richest woman is eyeing a seat on the board of Liontown Resources after investing half a billion dollars in the lithium miner.

  • bySimon Johanson
Liontown opens the door to a lithium mega-deal

Liontown opens the door to a lithium mega-deal

West Australian lithium minnow Liontown Resources is potentially on the cusp of sealing a $6.6 billion takeover by one of the world’s largest lithium producers.

  • bySupratim Adhikari andSimon Johanson