June 27, 2012 Cascadero signs option agreement with OZ Minerals Ltd. Cascadero has entered into an option agreement with OZ Minerals, the agreement enables OZ to earn up to a 75% interest in Cascadero's Centenarito claims
June 26, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia cuts 50 jobs to $10 million Copper and gold focused Ivanhoe Australia announced Tuesday that it will cut 50 jobs from its Queensland operations to save around $10 million.
June 25, 2012 Chinese burn fingers in the Pilbara “This is no longer about commercial goals. It is about Chinese machismo. They have plonked down too much money to pull out now.”
June 25, 2012 Coal prices sink again as Chinese storage yards near capacity Analysts are now saying that the world's second largest economy may not be the "long-term structural importer of thermal coal" suppliers have been betting on.
June 24, 2012 New mines set to boost gold production A combination of new mines and the recycling of old operations is tipped to end the recent trend of falling gold production.
June 24, 2012 Doubts on Xstrata’s involvement MINING industry-owned Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal has selected four miners for its second-stage expansion.
June 24, 2012 BHP Billiton provides $1b silver lining The flagging fortunes of Australia's manufacturing industry have meant the Illawarra region has had a pretty rough trot over the past couple of years. Front and centre was the decision…
June 24, 2012 Rio Tinto appoints new MD of the Argyle diamond mine Rio Tinto Diamonds appointed Kim Truter as managing director of the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia, effective from July 1.
June 22, 2012 Fortescue takes the Federal Government to court Fortescue Metals has lodged a challenge in the High Court of Australia against the Federal Government's Minerals Resource Rent Tax on constitutional grounds.
June 21, 2012 The secular commodity supercycle explained in just one chart Commodity bulls point to the massive build out in the developing countries to buttress their argument that the long-term outlook for metals is bullish—and the party has only just begun
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
