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Generation Steel signs PPA with BHP for Collie steel mill
Generation Steel has signed a power purchase agreement with BHP to power its proposed new steel mill in Collie, Western Australia.
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Court to hear $1.5M battle over ousted Callide administrators’ fees
The former administrators of Callide Power Station are locked in a dispute with IG Power over their remuneration, with a court hearing that only very minor concessions had been made to close a $1.5 million gap between them.
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AkzoNobel says Inpex can’t ‘shoehorn’ in bid to up damages by $1B
AkzoNobel is back in court after trial concluded in proceedings over the protective coating used on the Ichthys LNG project, claiming Japanese oil company Inpex's bid to have a double discount issues determined by the court could increase any damages owed by $1 billion. 
MinRes’ Chris Ellison loses bid to strike out lawyer’s dismissal claim
Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison has lost his bid to strike out an unfair dismissal claim by a former in-house lawyer for the company, who told the court Ellison said “just get rid of her” in a 2024 meeting.
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Octopus to acquire 93-turbine Victorian wind farm for $2B
Renewables developer Octopus Australia has reportedly agreed to put down $2 billion to acquire the Golden Plains wind farm near Geelong, one of the southern hemisphere’s largest wind projects.
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Woodside sells off stake in Sunrise LNG joint venture for $285M
Woodside Energy has shed its interest in the Sunrise LNG project, entering into an agreement with Timor GAP to exit the joint venture for $285 million (US$200 million).
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Sibayne Stillwater unit obliged to reopen Mt Lyell mine, court told
A subsidiary of civil construction company Ian Harrington Group wants to revise its defence to a $3.6 million case by Sibayne Stillwater’s Copper Mines of Tasmania, arguing it has no obligation to rehabilitate a quarry at the shuttered Mt Lyell mine.
Sandvik defeats patent challenge over mining drill technology
Engineering group Sandvik Mining and Construction has prevailed in defence of a patent application for rotary drill technology used for underground mining.
Judge slams disclosure failure over sibling funding deal in CuDeco case
A judge has blasted the lack of disclosure about a sibling relationship between the litigation funder and solicitor for a class action against directors of collapsed mining company CuDeco, and has ordered the parties to explain themselves.
BHP, Rio Tinto lose bid to strike out discrimination class actions
Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have failed to declass group proceedings over alleged failures to protect female employees from discrimination, but a judge struck out victimisation and sexual assault claims.