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Western Australia a step closer to green-lighting uranium mine

The Western Australian government has issued a key approval for Toro Energy's Wiluna uranium project, bringing the proposed mine a large margin nearer to completion.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 11:32 pm

Argyle pink diamonds to run out inside a decade

Production at Rio Tinto's (ASX:RIO) Argyle mine in Western Australia's Kimberley region will soon come to an end as its rare deposits of pink diamonds approach exhaustion.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 11:05 pm

Xstrata begins coal job cuts in Australia

Xstrata Coal (LON:XTA) began to reduce its workforce across its Australian coal operations by firing its first 40 permanent employees out of the 600 announced cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 10, 2012 | 10:12 am

Tenders for coal, oil and gas rights trigger the ire of Queensland miners

The Queensland government's decision to auction licenses for oil, coal and gas exploration has triggered widespread complaint within the mining sector of the Australian tropical state.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 1:46 am

Rio to cut jobs on concerns over China slowdown

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced further retrenchments and cost cutting measures due to concerns that the slowdown in China's economic growth will be more pronounced than expected.

Marc Howe | October 9, 2012 | 11:37 pm

BHP sells first bond offering in Australia in over a decade

BHP Billiton sold Tuesday A$1 billion ($1.02 billion) of bonds in its first offering of debt in the Aussie market in more than a decade, as the company announces cutbacks at its iron ore mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 9, 2012 | 12:38 pm

BHP announces iron ore retrenchments on resource sector slowdown

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has announced retrenchments for its iron ore operations due to tepid prices and rising costs.

Marc Howe | October 9, 2012 | 2:13 am

Australia’s growth prospects downgraded by IMF on commodities dependence

The International Monetary Fund's 2013 growth forecast for Australia has been moderately reduced due to the country's significant exposure to international commodities markets.

Marc Howe | October 8, 2012 | 11:07 pm

Arrium spurned billion dollar bid on expectations of iron ore rebound

Aussie iron ore miner and steelmaker Arrium (ASX:ARI) has stated publicly that it spurned a $1 billion takeover bid from a Korean consortium due to expectations of a rebound in iron ore prices.

Marc Howe | October 8, 2012 | 1:44 am

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