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Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest invests in giant solar farm

Sun Brilliance has been working on a 100-megawatt solar farm at Cunderdin since 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2019 | 4:24 am

Barminco’s remote system operates loaders 1,000 kilometres away

The subsidiary of fellow Australian company, Perenti, successfully piloted its…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 5, 2019 | 6:15 am

Australia’s Panoramic rejects Independence’s ‘opportunistically timed’ takeover offer

Shareholders also should wait to see if a superior offer…

Reuters | December 4, 2019 | 9:54 pm

Buying iron ore is getting more like shopping on Amazon

The world’s biggest iron ore miners are looking for novel…

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2019 | 3:30 pm

Vale aims to boost nickel production by 70%

The company will divest its New Caledonia operation, eyes Indonesia…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2019 | 4:45 am

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World’s top fund manager: relax about emerging markets

But dependence on China makes today's emerging market turmoil different from other periods.

Frik Els | March 25, 2014 | 9:26 pm

Mark Lackey: What happens to a mine deferred?

The shuttering of huge copper and iron ore projects gives the Street the blues, but the resulting squeeze in supply can lead to explosive price hikes.

The Mining Report | March 25, 2014 | 9:12 pm

Rio Tinto, Russians to begin work at massive Canadian potash deposit by 2017

KP405 is said to have enough of the fertilizer ingredient to sustain a mine for decades.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2014 | 11:50 am

SouthGobi hit badly by coal prices slump, seeks funding to avert default

The Vancouver-based miner said it expected coal prices to remain weak.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 3:05 pm

Gas sector to replace mining as Australia’s main growth driver

Together with other four key industries, gas could add $250 billion to the economy over the next two decades, shows a new study.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 10:40 am

‘Inevitable large surplus’ to crush iron ore price to double digits

Iron ore price is already down 17.% this year, but supply ramp up of cheap ore will result in further falls in the second half of 2014 says new research report.

Frik Els | March 23, 2014 | 10:18 am

Rio Tinto demands carbon capture progress, but doesn’t want to pay for it

The miner's energy division chief, Harry Kenyon-Slaney, said current climate change policy debate is idealistic and too focused on renewable energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2014 | 3:57 pm

Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project gets much needed $7.2bn fund injection

After 18 months of negotiations the firm has pulled off a seemingly unachievable total of $10 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2014 | 4:49 pm

Miners among most productive, happiest workers in the world: study

Reveals cross-industry survey, which analyzed responses from over 30,000 professionals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2014 | 2:44 pm

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