BHP calls off sale of Cerro Colorado copper mine as buyer backs out

The Australian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said Tuesday the Rio Tinto's redundancy package for its Blair Athol coal mine discriminates against union members.

A new report published in Australia has found that coal mining communities around the world suffer from elevated levels of death, disease and birth defects.

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) announced Monday it was recognized for transparent climate change disclosure practices by the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Leadership Index for the third consecutive year.

A Chinese-joint venture in Australia has made a USD$73.4 million takeover bid for Queensland's Endocoal (ASX:EOC).

The opportunities that lie ahead will be volumetric as opposed to price-based

Aussie miner Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has announced the indefinite suspension of operations at its Sunnyside mine near Gunnedah in New South Wales. […]

If you're spending $33 billion you want to do it as efficiently as possible.

Australia’s Federal Government has seen sunnier days as reports revealed Thursday it has not collected any revenue in the first three months of its much-debated Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).

The lagging productivity of the Australian coal industry could render as much as a third of the sector's output unprofitable.