September 10, 2015 BHP Billiton and SaskPower Partner to accelerate development of carbon capture and storage BHP Billiton would contribute to the establishment of a global knowledge centre to help promote research and reduce the cost and risk associated with new CCS projects.
September 10, 2015 Australia’s struggling unemployed GEOs ask for visa crackdown to protect jobs The high rate of unemployment among the geoscientists responsible for Australia’s ongoing mineral wealth discoveries has led to an implored plea to the Federal Government to protect local jobs with…
September 9, 2015 Queensland’s ‘enough is enough’ job campaign gains momentum Queenslanders are standing up for resource sector jobs through an online petition that has kick-started a campaign to close the legal loopholes that are tying up projects in red tape.
September 8, 2015 Major banks’ commodities revenue down 25% in first half Revenue earned by leading banks from commodity trading, selling derivatives to investors and other activities in the sector fell to $2.6 billion from $3.5 billion in the same period of…
September 8, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: Most Assets Hurting, but one stock market has bucked the trend Deutsche Bank recently provided a graphical snapshot that covers the returns of a wide span of assets both YTD and since the mid-August meltdown.
September 8, 2015 Judicial battlefront: Environmentalists look to the air to keep coal underground Though the on-the-ground efforts of groups like the Sierra Club have played a major role in tripping up coal companies actively mining or seeking new areas to mine, environmentalists' air…
September 8, 2015 South African president to broker talks on mining job cuts Mining employs about 440,000 in South Africa and makes up more than half of its exports.
September 7, 2015 Campaign to save Australia’s coal sector heavily mocked in social media The PR campaign praising the “endless possibilities” of coal in providing “light and jobs” has triggered a massive reaction among social media users.
September 7, 2015 Glencore fights back — to slash debt by $10bn, halt copper mines in Africa Mounting pressure from investors has forced the firm to come up with a $10 billion package of debt-reduction measures.
September 6, 2015 India’s Modi Tells Coal Power Plants to Subsidize Solar Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has ordered some of India’s oldest coal-fired power plants to help make solar farms more competitive
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
