Topic: Commodities — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 14:11 UTC+10:00] [Western Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pressure grows on Alcoa over strip-mining of Western Australian jarrah forest, which also threatens Perth’s water supply
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[2026-05-15 14:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Chariot Resources has firmed up the company’s Nigerian lithium acquisition deal by adding a key lease in its Fonlo project area at no extra purchase cost, while extending the deal timetable. The company has also boosted its regulatory spend by converting three short-dated and small-scale mining licences into broader mining leases, offering a longer, more secure tenure and wider mining rights over those areas.
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[2026-05-15 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-15 13:32 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Could Delta Goodrem become Eurovision’s next golden child? She certainly looked the part on Friday, as she ascended into the air, glittering in a gold gown coated in thousands of Swarovski crystals.
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[2026-05-15 12:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dateline Resources has punched out another set of monster gold hits at its wholly owned Colosseum project in California, with drilling now extending to the northeast, well beyond the planned North Pit and outside the current mineral resource shell.
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[2026-05-15 11:31 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A woman who bought half a million dollars worth of bullion using funds from an alleged email scam has been nabbed in a dramatic arrest at a Sydney gold dealer after a bank tip-off.
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[2026-05-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa is keen to sign an FTA with Asean this year, as analysts predict two-way growth in sectors ranging from mining to manufacturing
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[2026-05-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa is keen to sign an FTA with Asean this year, as analysts predict two-way growth in sectors ranging from mining to manufacturing
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[2026-05-15 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Say, fellas, when you get a chance, do us all a favor and do absolutely nothing. It’s an ASAP matter, but it can wait.
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[2026-05-15 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A married couple landed behind bars in Florida Wednesday for allegedly stopping a mom from disciplining her misbehaving child — who’d just spit in her face.
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[2026-05-15 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Well, that escalated quickly...
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[2026-05-15 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Sparks’ Lisa Leslie celebrates after achieving two career milestones, scoring her 5000th point and scoring a career-high 41 points, during a WNBA basketball game against the San Antonio Silver Stars at Staples Center Sunday, June 25, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc, File)
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[2026-05-15 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A discovery straight out of a King Arthur legend recently unfolded in Norway, where a hiker unearthed a 1,500-year-old gold sword fitting hidden beneath a tree.
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[2026-05-15 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It is Halloween in Los Angeles, and the mansion scene is off the hook. Like in Beverly Hills, where one couple emerges from a throng of partiers. She’s in ’90s fly girl Gucci, he’s rocking a clock on a rope gold necklace. But these costumes are more than one layer deep.
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[2026-05-15 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Gold Coast mom has shared a heartwarming update after her toddler fell into a coma following a horror baking incident two weeks ago.
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[2026-05-15 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit and scheduled talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, rare earths, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and the Iran war expected to dominate the agenda. The visit may produce visible deliverables, but the larger test is whether either side can gain leverage while leaving the deepest disputes unresolved.
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[2026-05-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Stars of the Indian silver screen are out in force at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which began on Tuesday and runs until May 23.
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[2026-05-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China weaponising rare earths turned the tables on Trump, showing how unprepared Western governments and firms were for a full trade war
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[2026-05-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China weaponising rare earths turned the tables on Trump, showing how unprepared Western governments and firms were for a full trade war
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[2026-05-14 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: An investigation into Cameroon’s gold sector has uncovered more than 200 illegal artisanal mining companies, most of them foreign-owned, the country’s mines ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Sailing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Olympic sailing gold medallist Tom Slingsby first floated the idea of an Australian return to the America’s Cup as a 23-year-old rooming with teammate Glenn Ashby at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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[2026-05-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Podcasts] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Roman Mars’s pod 99% Invisible is a worldwide hit. Now he has teamed up with the BBC for new series A History of the United States in 100 Objects, an insight into the secret significance of everyday stuff
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[2026-05-14 16:34 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a shrewd play to grab more exploration ground in New Zealand, Critical Resources has lodged an application to expand its Croesus gold and tungsten project across the mineral-rich Barrytown granite pluton. The move comes as tungsten prices continue to rocket amid tightening Chinese export controls and growing Western demand for critical minerals.
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[2026-05-14 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Aurum Resources has delivered another step-up at its Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, lifting its total mineral resource by 6 per cent to 3.22 million ounces of gold and boosting indicated resources 24 per cent to 1.70 million ounces.
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[2026-05-14 15:37 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kilinochchi Crimes Investigation Division has arrested a 25-year-old man and his 20-year-old wife in connection with ten daytime house burglaries. The arrests were made following a crime prevention operation in Kilinochchi town, where police uncovered a massive haul of stolen property and gold jewellery valued at Rs. 7.5 million.
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[2026-05-14 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Fortescue] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation label federal court ruling against mining giant’s Solomon Hub iron ore operation ‘unsatisfactory’
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[2026-05-14 14:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Larvotto Resources has made gravy from the overlooked leftovers at its Hillgrove antimony-gold project in New South Wales, confirming it can successfully recover valuable antimony and gold from a 1.4 million-tonne pile of historic tailings at the soon-to-be operational project.
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[2026-05-14 14:42 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a savvy move, Locksley Resources has added serious exploration firepower to its New South Wales portfolio, locking up a binding option agreement to buy 100 per cent of the high-grade Iron Duke copper and gold project.
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[2026-05-14 14:33 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An Aboriginal group awarded more than $150 million for cultural and economic losses in a legal battle with mining giant Fortescue has welcomed findings by the court that ruled the company liable, but took aim at the WA government for not adopting a neutral position on the case.
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[2026-05-14 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Daimen Hardwick says Mark Opie will continue his duties with the club this weekend. (ABC: Marcus Kennedy)
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[2026-05-14 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Gold Coast players will wear their Chargers-inspired retro jersey for the first time at Magic Round. (Supplied: Gold Coast Titans digital)
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[2026-05-14 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Flagship Minerals has muscled its way into the multi-million-ounce club, tabling a monster 2.1-million-ounce JORC-compliant resource for its newly named Isidora Norte gold porphyry deposit in northern Chile.
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[2026-05-14 09:08 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prominent surgeon Dr Reza Adib, the partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has had his case heard in a Gold Coast court for the first time.
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[2026-05-14 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining Environmental Issues
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[2026-05-14 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At 41, Roshan Rajoo is chasing a new peak. The former school champion has returned to the runaway with clear intent. He seeks medals on the international Masters stage and working hard to reach that goal in this season. Rajoo, a product of St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala first made his mark in 2003 when he won the high jump gold at the National School Games and National Sports Festival with a district standard that still stands in Kurunegala.
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[2026-05-14 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Tourism, has announced measures to crack down on gold being traded for money laundering and financing terrorism.
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[2026-05-14 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gabon said it was moving to acquire a stake in Eramet, the international company whose subsidiary, Comilog, mines manganese in Moanda in the east of the country.
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[2026-05-14 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Eurovision 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Delta Goodrem, rappers on scooters and a Lion spray-painted silver from head to toe … as Europe’s pop circus returns amid protests and pyrotechnics, we pick the songs set to dominate this year’s grand final. Bangaranga!
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[2026-05-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, will fight elements of a complex court ruling that found two rival mining dynasties were entitled to a share of the spoils from some of the billionaire's prized iron ore assets.The Western Australian Supreme Court last month ruled the wealthy heirs of mining pioneer Peter Wright and engineer Don Rhodes were entitled to some of their claims for royalties from the massive Rio Tinto-operated Hope Downs mining complex, in WA's ore-rich Pilbara region.Hancock Prospecting, of
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[2026-05-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A saleswoman shows off gold necklaces inside a jewelry store in Kolkata on Jan. 28. Dealers are reeling now that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to curtail purchases of the precious metal.
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[2026-05-13 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Curacao head coach Dick Advocaat watches from the sideline during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against El Salvador, on June 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez, File)
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[2026-05-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits takes a look at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX last week, led by Haranga Resources and followed by NexGen Energy and GreenTech Metals, with results spanning gold, uranium and platinum group elements.
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[2026-05-13 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: PLC Resources is about to put the drill bit into the company’s Rochefort gold prospect in Western Australia’s prolific Murchison region for the first time, with a maiden reverse circulation (RC) program set to test its prime Abbott’s North real estate.
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[2026-05-13 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 15-strong squad are in Izu City for the four-day Track Cup and have been training with their Japanese counterparts ahead of the tournament
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[2026-05-13 15:10 UTC+10:00] [Vincent Lau Wan-yau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 15-strong squad are in Izu City for the four-day Track Cup and have been training with their Japanese counterparts ahead of the tournament
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[2026-05-13 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One day after vehemently denying speculation that India plans to raise duties on gold and silver imports following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's urging people to avoid buying gold for a year due to the impact of the Iran war, India did in fact raise import tariffs on gold and silver in an attempt to defend its currency, a surprise move as the country races to limit the damage from the Middle East war and to shore up foreign-exchange reserves.
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[2026-05-13 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India, the world's second-largest gold consumer, has raised import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to curb bullion purchases for a year as overseas purchases pressure the rupee.
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[2026-05-13 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Gold Coast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Surfers Paradise development has been abandoned with Altus Property Group and the Trump Organization blaming each other
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[2026-05-13 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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