December 2, 2015 World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.
December 2, 2015 US Senators urge Obama to raise royalties on federal coal to account for climate change, end exports They want the President to use his executive authority to direct the Secretary of the Interior to significantly increase royalty rates to account for the social cost of carbon pollution…
December 2, 2015 Mining exports continue to support Australia’s growth Despite tougher market conditions, Australian miners have continued to drive record export volumes.
December 1, 2015 Glencore could sell its troubled South African Optimum coal mine Glencore's struggling South African unit, Optimum, which is currently embroiled in a dispute over the price of coal with power utility Eskom could be sold off, a firm appointed to…
November 30, 2015 Mining majors capitulate as metals rout continues World's five largest mining companies together have lost an astonishing $570 billion in market value since 2011–the worst period of performance since 1966.
November 30, 2015 Iran mining bigger opportunity than oil Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.
November 30, 2015 SPIE expands its footprint in Australia with a contract for QGC’s first project in the world to turn gas from coal seams into liquefied natural gas SPIE Oil & Gas Services Pty Ltd (formerly Plexal Group), will provide maintenance services to QGC (Queensland Gas Company), a BG Group business, to ensure a world class, lean and…
November 30, 2015 Up to 20,000 mining jobs gone in Australia by 2018 — report Mining investment in Australia is forecast to fall a further 58% the next three years.
November 27, 2015 Rio Tinto to go ahead with $1.9 billion bauxite project in Australia The Amrun mine is expected to open in 2019 and initially produce 22.8 million metric tons of bauxite a yera.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
