September 16, 2012 Mining giants cut jobs Coal miners are cutting 900 jobs in Australia, in the latest sign that falling commodities prices and rising costs are taking their toll on the mining sector.
September 16, 2012 Canada lost mining jobs over the last ten years: NDP Peter Julian, Canada's natural resources critic, claims that the mining sector has lost jobs over the last 10 years and would like to right the resource sector by pushing it…
September 14, 2012 Wrong again Dr Copper: The best indicator of Chinese growth has slowed to 3.6% The recent spike in the price of copper speaks of overoptimism.
September 14, 2012 Rio Tinto CEO: China steel production to reach 1 billion metric tons by 2030 Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese told reporters in Beijing that the company is optimistic about China's long-term steel production, predicting that Chinese steel output will increase by 40% to reach…
September 14, 2012 Trolex searching for models for its ‘Miners Rock!’ 2013 calendar UK-based environmental and equipment monitoring system provider Trolex is on the hunt for people in the coal mining industry to pose for a ‘Calendars Girls (and Guys!)’ calendar in aid…
September 13, 2012 Anglo Pacific: Increase to coal royalty rate in Queensland to impact Kestrel and Crinum Mines Anglo Pacific Group PLC announced that the proposed changes to royalty rates, which were announced by the Queensland Government on September 11, 2012, are also expected to apply to the…
September 13, 2012 Mining jobs in Australia fall for first time in three years Who said the boom was not over?
September 13, 2012 SouthGobi Resources fires CEO Alexander Molyneux SouthGobi Resources Ltd. today announced the termination of President and Chief Executive Officer Alexander Molyneux effective September 12, 2012.
September 13, 2012 Unions reject BHP Billiton Limited’s latest coking coal mine labor agreement A spokesman representing unions engaged in an ongoing labor dispute with BHP Billiton Limited, at its coking coal mines in northeastern Australia, […]
September 13, 2012 Malema calls for general mining strike and nationalization Julius Malema, the ex-leader of the Youth League of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), called on the government to nationalize the country's mines in a radio…
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