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Liberty Mutual puts Australian coal project on hold

US insurer will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for the Baralaba South project, missing a deadline as it weighs alternatives for the proposed mine.

Reuters | April 30, 2021 | 8:34 am

BHP’s Mt. Arthur bind illustrates mining’s coal dilemma

As BHP Group looks at options to spin off or…

Reuters | April 30, 2021 | 8:19 am

Risks to Great Barrier Reef could thwart tycoon’s coal plans

A final decision on rejecting or approving Clive Palmer’s plans…

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2021 | 6:37 am

Glencore’s board approves pay package for Nagle

74% of the company's shareholders supported the compensation plan for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2021 | 5:49 am

Fortescue third-quarter shipments flat as weather issues weigh

The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner said it shipped 42.3…

Reuters | April 28, 2021 | 4:03 pm

Aussie penny gold stock jumps nearly 30% on drill results

Australian gold investors got a lift on Wednesday after Empire Resources (ASX:ERL) came out with some impressive new drill results at its Penny's Find gold mine.

Andrew Topf | December 28, 2017 | 1:33 pm

Outback’s nascent gold rush hits speed bump on drill results

The nascent gold rush in Western Australia’s remote outback hit a speed bump after a key player reported disappointing drilling results.

Bloomberg News | December 22, 2017 | 10:38 am

Western Australia government rejects Mineral Resources’ iron ore project

The decision is final and without appeal.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 21, 2017 | 11:30 am

Ships in a bottleneck: China, Australia ports clogged as coal, iron ore demand soars

With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years.

Reuters | December 21, 2017 | 10:46 am

Coal’s resilience today will prove its ultimate downfall: Gadfly

For all the doom and gloom about the future of coal, the past two years have been a boom time for coal prices that's exceeded by their 2010 to 2012 peak.

Bloomberg Opinion | December 20, 2017 | 4:16 pm

Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017

More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.

Frik Els | December 20, 2017 | 3:43 pm

BHP says likely to quit global coal lobby group

BHP said it would seek responses from the World Coal Association over policy differences before making a final decision on whether to quit in March 2018.

Reuters | December 19, 2017 | 8:28 am

Ecuador expects $1 billion in mining revenues for 2018

Back in September, the expectation for 2018 was of $488 million in revenues from industrial mining.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 18, 2017 | 4:05 pm

This map shows the top immigrant population in each country

If the world’s migrant population formed a new nation, it would be fifth largest. What are the top immigration populations, how does this look mapped out?

Western Union | December 18, 2017 | 3:34 pm

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