December 9, 2012 From farms to mines: China’s rise brings broad changes to Australia and other trade partners Tony Clift’s family has plowed the rich black soil of Australia’s Liverpool Plains for six generations. The thought of selling never crossed his mind — until a Chinese company came…
December 9, 2012 Millionaires hit coal gold Travers Duncan (middle) and his lawyers leave the commission at lunch time. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Source: Brian Flannery leaves court. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Source: THEY are among the country's wealthiest…
December 9, 2012 VIDEO: Port goal to move more than coal MENTION the commercial activity that goes on in the Port of Newcastle and most people, not surprisingly, will think of coal.
December 7, 2012 General Electric expands mining equipment holdings with $0.7 billion acquisition New acquisition follows GE's purchase of Fairchild International earlier in the year
December 7, 2012 High mining wages deprive the South Pole of workers Venerable Antarctic work program forced to extend deadline due to lack of applicants
December 7, 2012 China lifts outlook for mining sector in 2013 with accelerated infrastructure spending Chinese economy to recover via investment in infrastructure and property
December 7, 2012 Fee FiFo Flam – transient mine camps under attack again The latest academic report on Fly in Fly out mining camps in Australia suggests that some are hotbeds of crime and drug and/or alcohol abuse and like concentration camps –…
December 6, 2012 Mining machinery sits idle as Australia prices itself out of projects Leading equipment provider reports that third of units sit unleased as project opportunities dry up
December 5, 2012 Crusader Resources obtains license for Posse iron ore Long-awaited iron ore project finally obtains approval
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
