Richard Roberts

Richard Roberts

Richard Roberts

Richard has been in mining and finance journalism for 25 years, spending the bulk of his career in Australia but visiting and covering projects and other aspects of the industry all around the world in that time. He spent eight years developing the weekly Australasian-focused HighGrade.net before joining Mining Journal, and prior to that ran Mining Journal owner Aspermont’s mining publishing business out of Perth, Western Australia, for more than a decade.

FROM THE CAPITAL

Venture Minerals to enjoy life of Riley

Junior back on a familiar road to iron ore riches

20 May 2021

CAPITAL MARKETS

ASX IPO hoping to make a rare earth space

Foundation asset at Koppamurra is the only known ionic clay-hosted deposit in Australia

19 May 2021

BASE METALS

Rio Tinto's think-small test at Winu

New copper-gold project is small, but it fills a gap

19 May 2021

BULKS

Auto chips shortage to drag on China's rare earths growth

Subdued demand set to finally stunt surge in domestic REE output

19 May 2021

LONDON TO A BRICK

Centerra and Kumtor's putrid legacy

Kyrgyzstan turns the screw as rumours fly of bid action

18 May 2021

MINER'S RIGHT

Putting super-cycle indicators to the test

Copper closing in on real record territory

17 May 2021

PRECIOUS METALS

Troy to suspend Guyana operations

Gold in ground evaporates and Smarts Underground timeline slips

17 May 2021

PRECIOUS METALS

Saturn looks for Apollo II

WA gold explorer steps up regional search on fertile belt

16 May 2021

RESOURCE STOCKS

Mt Ida Strikes Higher with Baldock

Phase 1 infill drilling confirms high-grade gold and strengthens Mt Ida’s growth

RESOURCE STOCKS

ABM: Big Gains at Oval & Maikhan Uul

Key outcomes from metallurgical testing at Oval and exploration growth at Maikhan

RESOURCE STOCKS

Mt Malcolm Secures CIL Gold Mill

Inside the strategy behind Mt Malcolm’s 500,000 TPA CIL mill acquisition

RESOURCE STOCKS

Mt Ida Delivers Again

Ballard Mining discusses the latest Mt Ida regional drilling results and what comes

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