Global engineering firm The Weir Group has bettered a takeover offer by rival FLSmidth for Brisbane mining equipment manufacturer Ludowici.

The Zimbabwe Government has raised mining and licence fees by between 500 and 5,000 per cent, according to state-controlled local media the Sunday Mail.

The CFMEU has vowed to continue rolling strikes at BMA's coal mines in the Bowen Basin. It comes after the mining unions and BHP Billiton, the joint venture operator of BMA coal mines, believed they had taken a step forward in negotiations.

About 30 miners were forced into rescue chambers after an underground fire broke out in the Fosterville Gold Mine in central Victoria on the weekend.

Queensland miners and the DERM are facing community ire over water discharges.

The WA Government has announced a major shakeup to how the state's industrial ports are managed.

The Northern Territory has received a number of proposals for exploration of the seabed off the coast.

One of the most vocal opponents to Lynas Corporation's plans in Malaysia says it is "outraged and appalled" by the Government's decision to grant Lynas a temporary operating licence.

Queensland has unveiled the world's first mobile mine gas laboratory for mine emergencies.

The Indonesian Government has revoked the exploration licence of the partner of Arc Exploration following violent protests by locals that have left two people dead. Locals have been protesting the development of Sumber Mineral Nusantara, Arc Exploration's local partner, for around two years over its gold mining development.

The West Australian EPA has given conditional approval to BHP Billiton's plans for an outer harbour development at Port Hedland.

New West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan has announced a major policy shift on uranium mining in an effort to boost the party’s poor polling numbers.