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Australian rail workers postpone coal haulage strikes as cyclone looms

Aurizon's 4 major railways in the Bowen Basin of Queensland, the world's largest coking coal export region, carry coal from mines owned by BHP Billiton , Glencore , Anglo American and Peabody Energy.

Reuters | December 14, 2018 | 9:25 am

Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle

The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2018 | 4:57 am

Capturing the value of veterans in mining

Capturing the diverse skills and talents of highly-trained defence force…

Macmahon | December 13, 2018 | 11:09 am

Australian rail workers plan strikes that could hit key coal haulage tracks

Coal railway workers at Australian hauler Aurizon Holdings Ltd are…

Reuters | December 13, 2018 | 10:09 am

Kirkland Lake drills high grade extensions at Fosterville

The company expects to produce at least 330,000 oz. gold…

Northern Miner Staff | December 13, 2018 | 9:30 am

China wants to take over the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore project

A private group of Chinese magnates is planning to take away Guinea’s Simandou, the world's largest undeveloped iron ore project, from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2012 | 4:04 pm

New Chinese iron ore trading platform debuts tomorrow

The new China Beijing Metals Exchange (CBMX), the country’s first physical iron ore trading platform is set to debut Tuesday, with the major producers of the commodity BHP Billiton (NYSE:RIO), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) as members.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2012 | 1:34 pm

Rio risks losing lease on prize iron ore project

Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese has moved to assure Australian investors that the miner will not over-commit its expansion spending to iron ore but news from London highlights the difficulty the company may face responding to various pressures.

Australian Financial Review | May 6, 2012 | 4:50 pm