January 20, 2012 WA government commits to Esperance port expansion The WA Government’s commitment to upgrading Esperance Port has been welcomed by industry as an important step in developing mining in the state’s south.
January 19, 2012 Coal mining manufacturing plant to be built in Mackay A new massive mining equipment facility will be built in Mackay.
January 19, 2012 Western Areas looks to expand in WA Western Areas says it is aiming to ramp up production in WA and become Australia’s second largest nickel miner.
January 19, 2012 Cracked coal ship on the Barrier Reef A ship carrying more than 67 000 tonnes of coal has been discovered to have a cracked hull.
January 19, 2012 Meth use on the rise in Australian mining camps A mine site drug tester says methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, is starting to make its way to mining camps around Australia.
January 19, 2012 BHP Billiton: Queensland coal rail-line on track BHP Billiton Ltd. BHP -0.59% is pushing ahead with plans for a dedicated rail line linking one of its mines in eastern Australia and the country's most northerly coal port.
January 18, 2012 OZ Minerals spends up big in SA OZ Minerals will spend nearly $100 million exploring for copper and gold in SA this year, hoping to build on the two deposits it already owns.
January 18, 2012 Due to European debt worries Oyu Tolgoi gets an additional US$1.8 billion shoring up Perceiving a cloudy future for world markets, Ivanhoe Mines (NYSE:IVN) announced that they had negotiated an additional US$1.8 billion bridge financing for Oyu Tolgoi.
January 18, 2012 BHP sees record iron ore output BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) (BLT.L), the world's biggest mining company, forecast record iron ore production this year after quarterly output jumped by a fifth, shrugging off predictions that growth in top…
January 17, 2012 Rio Tinto iron-ore production climbs to record Diversified resources giant Rio Tinto increased its iron-ore production to a record in the fourth quarter, as the miner pushed ahead with its expansion programme in Western Australia.
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