September 13, 2012 More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.
September 12, 2012 Xi’s elusive whereabouts trigger grave concern on eve of China’s leadership transition The absence of Xi Jinping from several key occasions of state this month has triggered grave concerns about the well-being of China's presumptive heir to power on the eve of…
September 11, 2012 Senior Project Engineer job posting – John Davidson and Associates Pty Ltd John Davidson and Associates Pty Ltd is a small international EPCM Company that identifies mining opportunities globally with the aim to turn […]
September 11, 2012 Australia’s new tax hike angers miners and may hit projects Australia’s mining giants are threatening both the government of Queensland and the federal authorities with dropping all of their new projects in response to the state’s surprise increase in coal…
September 11, 2012 Teck confesses to a century of US river pollution Diversified mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) has confessed to polluting the upper reaches of Columbia River in Washington State for nearly a century with effluent discharge from one of…
September 10, 2012 Continental Coal shares soar Shares rose almost 20% in London on Monday over the news that the junior miner is poised to sell its South African thermal coal mining assets.
September 10, 2012 Australian coal industry to slash 900 jobs Australia's coal miners are slashing 900 jobs against a backdrop of declining commodities prices and higher costs.
September 10, 2012 Further signs of stimulus plans from a slowing China China is showing further signs that stimulus spending to prop up its slowing economy could well be on the way with President Hu Jintao evincing a commitment to economic growth…
September 9, 2012 Ministerial ping-pong led to hasty vetting of coal applicants’ credentials Minutes of crucial screening committee meetings raise several questions.
September 8, 2012 Why a former metals trader is leaving China for good after 16 years "The result is the biggest property bubble in history, which when it pops will sound like a thousand firework accidents."
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
