November 4, 2013 Australia’s mining slowdown will set off ‘wave of consolidation’ New report predicts Australian mining sector growth to fall sharply through 2017 and pressure of weakening mineral prices will spark industry consolidation.
November 4, 2013 Queensland coal ports operating under capacity; BHP scraps $5bn terminal plan 'As the mining investment boom turns to bust, Queensland’s port capacity has already shifted from a shortfall to a surplus.'
November 3, 2013 Australia’s to-be largest coal mine approved Construction is expected to start in 2015 with first coal being produced in 2018.
November 1, 2013 Polemic Tasmanian iron ore mine to begin operations Shree Minerals’ Nelson Bay River mine was officially opened Thursday.
November 1, 2013 BHP miners rescued, Chinese still trapped Both mines will remain closed until security probes are complete.
November 1, 2013 Glencore Xstrata sells 80% stake in copper project The Frieda River project in Papua New Guinea is one of Asia-Pacific's largest copper deposits.
October 31, 2013 Barrick has had enough: stops construction of Pascua-Lama, mulls stake sale Delivering its Q3 results, the debt-laden gold miner said it is temporarily suspending all construction activity at its $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project.
October 31, 2013 Mine water to threaten Great Barrier Reef: Aussie Greens "The Newman government continues to ignore UNESCO's warning that the reef could be added to the list of World Heritage sites."
October 30, 2013 The Dalian effect? Benchmark iron ore price slides to 3-month low Impact of first ever domestic Chinese iron ore futures are being felt on pricing of the steelmaking raw material.
Australia’s iron ore hub resumes operations after tropical cyclone Mitchell While the Port of Port Hedland has resumed operations, the ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier, and Varanus Island remain closed. February 08, 2026 | 05:17 pm
