September 1, 2011 BHP pays $344m to expand Newcastle port A cashed-up BHP Billiton will spend $US367 million ($A344.31 million) expanding its coal handling operations in Newcastle. The world's biggest miner, which recently delivered an Australian record full-year profit of…
September 1, 2011 Gold stalls as government intervention looms Gold prices held steady Wednesday as hopes for further government intervention to boost the economy and stave off a double-dip recession left investors with less reason to buy the haven…
September 1, 2011 Al Gore calls oil sands the dirtiest fuel on the planet Al Gore's latest blog entry reads: The leaders of the top environmental groups in the country, the Republican Governor of Nebraska, and millions of people around the country – including…
September 1, 2011 Pilot Crushtec provides test plant for Rio Tinto’s next major coal project in Mozambique Sedgman SA recently purchased a Pilot Modular plant on behalf of its client, Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique (RTCM) (originally Riversdale Mining, which has been taken over by Rio Tinto and…
September 1, 2011 QR National open to cooperation on rival rail plan Australia's largest coal freight company, QR National , says it will cooperate with BHP Billiton and other mining companies seeking to set up their own rival rail operations.
September 1, 2011 Sedgman wins order for Daunia coal mine CHPP Sedgman has been awarded a A$123 million Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) design and construct contract at Queensland’s Daunia mine. The contract is the second, and larger, contract Sedgman…
August 31, 2011 Exxaro’s Grootegeluk Medupi expansion project to start production in latter half of 2012 Diversified miner Exxaro Resources is eyeing its next major coal project as it forges ahead with bringing home the Grootegeluk Medupi expansion project (GMEP), in Limpopo.
August 31, 2011 Amid oil sands growth, a boom for natural gas The rapid growth of Canadas oil sands is expected to dramatically increase its consumption of natural gas over the coming decade, a prospect that stands to help Albertas gas industry…
August 31, 2011 Rodney Cooper: Bullish on iron ore and copper Rodney Cooper, a senior mining analyst with Dundee Capital Markets in Toronto, has some rather bullish forecasts for iron ore and copper prices. But given the worldwide economic malaise and…
August 31, 2011 NYMEX-U.S. crude ends shade lower, monthly decline sharp US crude futures ended a choppy session slightly lower on Wednesday, slipping late as equities markets pared gains and as government data released earlier showing a big rise in crude…
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
