September 21, 2011 Striking uranium workers ‘defeat logic’ A strike appears imminent at Rio Tinto's Rssing Uranium Mine in the Namibian-Naukluft Park (pictured) after workers unhappy over production bonuses on Wednesday voted unanimously in favour of industrial action…
September 21, 2011 BHP’s China sales jump, but weaker growth a risk China's position as the world's economic engine is being reinforced as expectations for growth in developed markets wane, but so is the risk a decline in its appetite for metals…
September 21, 2011 BHP chief’s pay rises to $US11.6 million BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers’s annual pay grew by 8.5 per cent in the last financial year, to $US11.6 million ($11.37 million). The pay rise (in US dollars) came…
September 20, 2011 Canadian stocks rise; Goldcorp rallies 6 pct Canada's main stock index gained nearly 1% Tuesday, recovering the prior session's losses, as gold mining stocks rallied alongside a surge in gold futures.
September 20, 2011 Rio on track to mine 240m tonnes of iron ore; analyst downplays oversupply concerns An $85 billion expansion of the iron ore industry in Australia will not depress the price of the crucial steelmaking ingredient because the major producers will simply curtail their outputs.…
September 20, 2011 Mongolia eyes changes to Oyu Tolgoi copper deal The Mongolian government is discussing possible changes to a 2009 investment agreement for the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit, media reports quoted Mongolia's finance minister, S. Bayartsogt, as saying Tuesday.…
September 20, 2011 Rough diamond demand growth to hit record this year Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key US market and robust…
September 19, 2011 BHP facing more work stoppages at Queensland coal mines Reuters reports BHP Billiton will face work stoppages at all its Queensland, Australia coal mine operations next week ahead of an employee vote on a contract, a workers union said…
September 19, 2011 BHP is looking for robotics exec to dig world’s biggest open pit Adelaide Now reports BHP Billiton wants to "future-proof" its massive Olympic Dam project, including using driverless haulage trucks and this week put out a recruitment ad for an executive to…
September 18, 2011 Industry must live with tax: Rio Tinto The Daily Mercury reports Rio Tinto executive director Sam Walsh says the mining industry has to live with the new resources tax as the best deal that could be done…
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