October 11, 2012 Fortescue’s best paid exec suffers $35 million loss on slide in shares A recent plunge in Fortescue Metals' (ASE:FMG) shares has left the pockets of its best paid executive AUD$35 million lighter.
October 10, 2012 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.
October 10, 2012 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.
October 10, 2012 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.
October 10, 2012 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.
October 9, 2012 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.
October 9, 2012 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…
October 9, 2012 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.
October 8, 2012 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.
October 8, 2012 BHP cuts iron ore jobs BHP Billiton's efforts to control costs in the face of weaker demand for key industrial commodities has shifted to cutting jobs at its Australian iron ore operations, the biggest driver…
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
