November 7, 2011 Fly-in, fly-out ‘coal girls’ find rich pickings in Australia’s remote mining towns The CourierMail reports fly-in, fly-out "working girls" travelling from as far away as New Zealand to the remote mining regions of Queensland and Western Australia are making as much as…
November 7, 2011 Port Hedland sees lower iron ore shipments in October Iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland slipped to 19.9 million tonnes in October from 20.0 million in September, according to data released by the port authority on Monday. Iron…
November 7, 2011 BHPB approves Caval Ridge coal project BHP Billiton has approved development of the Caval Ridge mine project as well as an expansion of the Peak Downs mine in the northern Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, Australia.
November 6, 2011 ‘Coal girls’ hit paydirt at mines Fly-in, fly-out "working girls" travelling from as far away as New Zealand to the resource-rich regions of Queensland and Western Australia are making as much money in one or two…
November 4, 2011 Tata Steel said to be bidding for Australian coal miner New Hope India's largest business group is considering making a bid for New Hope Corp. (ASX:NHC) in what could be the largest coal deal since Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) bought Massey Energy…
November 4, 2011 Canada’s largest gold coin steps out The Royal Canadian Mint displayed its $1-million face value, 100 kg Gold Maple Leaf Bullion coin at Richmond Hill on Thursday. It […]
November 3, 2011 Five mining permits for New Zealand West Coast Crown Minerals has granted five gold mining permits, one gold prospecting permit and one coal prospecting permit on the West Coast in the last month.
November 2, 2011 Rio Tinto boosts driverless truck fleet for use in Pilbara World #2 iron ore miner Rio Tinto has reached a deal with Komatsu to buy 150 driverless truck over the next four years. The new trucks, which will start arriving…
November 2, 2011 Crashing iron ore prices and a rising Australian dollar send OneSteel’s stock down 18% OneSteel (ASX:OST), an integrated steel manufacturer and iron ore miner based in Australia, dropped 18% to 98.5 cents a share after the company gave a gloomy financial forecast as it…
November 2, 2011 LNP to ban coal, CSG mining in Scenic Rim Coal and coal seam gas (CSG) miners may be banned from southeast Queensland's Scenic Rim district under a Liberal National Party (LNP) government.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
