February 14, 2012 Australia’s NSW state overturns 26-year-old uranium ban Uranium exploration in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW) may soon become a reality after Premier Barry O'Farrell's cabinet checked off on a proposal to reverse a 26-year-old…
February 14, 2012 Boom wins $100m BHP contract Crane logistics provider Boom Logistics has signed a five-year deal to provide services to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam maintenance operation in South Australia.
February 14, 2012 Teck buy-in rumour has Fortescue shares jumping 5% Fortescue Metals was up 5% Monday on rumours that Canadian coal and copper/zinc miner Teck Resources is making a play for the third-largest iron ore producer in Australia.
February 13, 2012 Indian group plans Qld’s biggest coal mine An Indian conglomerate is planning to build Queensland's biggest coal mine near Rockhampton in the state's central region, including a new town, runway, railway and port facilities.
February 13, 2012 Australian mines desperate for skilled workers Mining companies in Australia are considering to fly foreign workers directly to their operations as the country, particularly the north-east state of Queensland, struggles to fill massive job shortages, reports…
February 12, 2012 Rio Tinto loses appeal on worker agreements Mining giant Rio Tinto has lost a bid to appeal to the High Court over an employment agreement with its Pilbara iron […]
February 12, 2012 BHP Billiton not ruling out production cutbacks GLOBAL mining giant BHP Billiton yesterday warned that it could scale back production at unprofitable operations as commodity prices softened due to economic uncertainty. But BHP chief Marius Kloppers said…
February 12, 2012 ‘To buy gold or not to buy gold That is the question’ Former investment bank Mark Carnegie says gold would be a good hedge Source: The Australian TO buy gold or not to buy gold? That is the question. That may depend…
February 12, 2012 Rio Tinto’s Diamond Income +6.6 pct in 2011 Heavy rains at Argyle (above) in 2011 led to lower production and a need to add $0.5 billion to the underground project (IDEX Online News) – Rio Tinto diamond revenues…
February 10, 2012 Golden age for Newcrest as it rakes in net profits at a rate of $110 million per month When asked if shareholders could be rewarded with a special dividend Newcrest chief executive Greg Robinson said such a move was ''always on the cards'' in times of plenty.
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
