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Western Australia Iron Ore Overcoming Productivity Challenges

Immersive Technologies has released details on improvements their customers are achieving in Western Australia. Among the results reported are improvements in cycle times, production, time between machine failure and savings in training time.

Immersive Technologies | December 9, 2015 | 9:25 am

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law

The 2012 emails from an investor in Florida-based deep sea mining firm Neptune Minerals Inc. were forwarded to Clinton by her son-in-law and hedge fund partner Marc Mezvinsky.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 4:06 am

Chinese commodity demand: Crisis. What crisis?

In volume terms Chinese imports of commodities led by iron ore and copper surged 17% in November, the best month in nearly two years.

Frik Els | December 8, 2015 | 12:13 pm

Anglo American to cut 85,000 jobs, dividend and assets in sweeping restructuring

The job cuts, part of a major overhaul, are far greater than the 53,000 positions the miner said it would cut in July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 7:54 am

Rio Tinto axes spending forecast by $1.5 billion

Once again the world's second largest mining company has cut its spending forecast for 2016, as iron ore hit new lows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 4:45 am

Iron ore price reaches Sam Walsh ‘fantasy land’

Back in February RIo Tinto's CEO said an iron ore price in the $30s could never happen.

Frik Els | December 7, 2015 | 11:45 am

Adani wants opposition to its coal mine in Australia to be over by law

The company wants an "indisputable and final" go-ahead for Carmichael, considered Australia’s largest thermal coal project ever.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2015 | 10:29 am

More than 400 jobs to go at South32 manganese mine in South Africa

The country's largest mining union said it had received notice from South32 about the planned cuts and wants the government to intervene.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2015 | 6:05 am

Glencore axes jobs, coal output at Australia’s mine as price collapses

The company will start cutting nearly 80% of its workforce at its Collinsville coal mine in March next year, as it dials back mining at the site.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2015 | 4:01 am

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