Minmetals Resources hunting in Africa

MINMETALS Resources says it will use the assets recently acquired through its takeover of Anvil Mining as the starting point for a wave of acquisitions through southern Africa.

The Australian | March 29, 2012 | 7:35 pm

Activist to sue mining billionaire Clive Palmer over CIA claims

An anti-coal seam gas activist says he intends to sue mining billionaire Clive Palmer for accusing him of treason.

The Australian | March 26, 2012 | 2:31 pm

Tin miners have success in the can

STAND by for a re-ranking of Australia's tin hopefuls. Peruvian mining giant Minsur recently put together a list of the world's top tin resources, China being No 1 with 60 per cent of the known tin.

The Australian | March 18, 2012 | 3:36 pm

WA’s main iron ore port closed for cyclone

The iron ore export port of Port Hedland is being evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Lua moves towards Western Australia's Pilbara coast.

The Australian | March 15, 2012 | 12:53 pm

Fortescue Metals to raise $US1bn for Pilbara iron ore expansion

Fortescue Metals Group today said it plans to raise $US1 billion ($947.7 million) with a high-yield bond offering to help fund the expansion of its iron ore operations in Western Australia.

The Australian | March 14, 2012 | 6:30 am

Miners in ore at the prospects of unearthing uranium

For more than four decades, geologist Wolfgang Leyh has studied the broad landscape around Broken Hill in western NSW, searching for its buried riches. Too many of his colleagues, he thinks, spend their days behind computers.

The Australian | February 19, 2012 | 3:59 pm

‘To buy gold or not to buy gold That is the question’

Former investment bank Mark Carnegie says gold would be a good hedge Source: The Australian TO buy gold or not to buy gold? That is the question. That may depend on how optimistic you are about the world economy emerging unscathed from its current...

The Australian | February 12, 2012 | 6:54 pm

Namibia uranium deal on the boil for Rio

Rio Tinto is eager to secure a joint venture with the likely new owners of the huge Husab uranium deposit in Namibia.

The Australian | February 8, 2012 | 11:42 pm

Chinese on a bullion binge

Over the past month they've been impossible to miss. On billboards across Hong Kong, throughout its subway network and all over its buses have been huge advertisements for little gold dragons.

The Australian | February 5, 2012 | 2:49 pm

Newmont Mining finds two suitors for coal tenements

Gold miner Newmont Mining is putting a final polish to the sale of its Queensland coal assets, with two overseas suitors vying for a resource estimated at more than 1.2 billion tonnes of thermal coal.

The Australian | February 2, 2012 | 1:44 am

Vale, Aquila approve Eagle Downs coking coal project

AQUILA Resources has formally approved the Eagle Downs coal project it has been fighting over in court with joint venture partner Vale.

The Australian | January 31, 2012 | 6:25 pm

South African coal glow grows

THE glow around South African coal is growing brighter for one Aussie miner. ASX-listed Universal Coal has begun talks with Chinese and Indian groups following approaches to invest in its Berenice-Cygnus coking coal project close to South Africas borde...

The Australian | January 22, 2012 | 11:17 pm

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