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NSL’s Australia thermal coal project permit granted

NSL Consolidated (ASX: NSL) announced Monday it has been formally granted the first of its four thermal coal exploration tenements, EPC 2198, in the Eromanga Basin in southwest Queensland, Australia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 13, 2012 | 3:37 pm

Archeologists uncovered treasures at Rio Tinto coal mine

Some of the oldest aboriginal artifacts have been discovered at Rio Tinto's Warkworth coal mine in Australia’s Hunter Valley.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2012 | 3:16 pm

Sinking coal prices force major job cuts in Australia

Xstrata Coal confirmed Monday it has cut a number of jobs from its coal mining operations in Australia, due to sinking prices for both coking and certain kinds of thermal coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2012 | 1:09 pm

Open-cut gold mine triggers worries for Australia’s Wombat forest

Environmentalists and the local community of central Victoria, Australia, are angry at the Department of Primary Industries for allowing Queensland-based company Fortitude Mining to go ahead with its gold exploration plans in the Wombat State Forest.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2012 | 12:27 pm

Myanmar is open for business and ready for a gold rush

Myanmar —until recently called Burma— is slowly but steadily starting to attract foreign investment, driven mainly by international resource firms eager to tap into the mineral-rich South East Asia's country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2012 | 12:17 pm

Analysts say dump Lynas

Analysts from Foster Stockbroking told investors to purge their shares in rare earths miner Lynas Corporation as there is no end in sight for the ongoing problems that have forced the company to halt operations in Malaysia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2012 | 12:25 pm

Mine Site Technologies opens new global headquarters in Sydney

Mine Site Technologies (MST) has officially opened its new global headquarters facility in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Mine Site Technologies | August 9, 2012 | 3:38 pm

Xstrata to lavish $260,000 on every resident of tiny Australian town

Wandoan, with a population of less than 380 people, could get about $106 million from mining giant Xstrata if the Swiss company decides to go ahead with its $6 billion coal project bordering the local community.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2012 | 1:28 pm

Rio Tinto banking on China rebound as profits drop 34%

Giant miner Rio Tinto is closing down its Blair Athol coal mine in Australia as the company considers whether to limit spending on new projects next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 8, 2012 | 5:53 pm

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