September 20, 2012 South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent A bad choice of words.
September 20, 2012 BHP ditches another three coal projects BHP Billiton has added three new names to its growing list of shelved coal mine projects as it defers its Red Hill and Saraji East coal projects.
September 20, 2012 Freeport asked to up Indonesian royalties to 10% Freeport currently pays 3.5% for mining copper in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and 1% for gold.
September 20, 2012 Once again Canada leads worldwide mining M&A Takeovers and mergers in the global mining sector has slowed radically this year as a result of lower commodity prices, but Canadian companies continue leading worldwide mergers and acquisitions.
September 20, 2012 How depressing is Australia’s official 2013 iron ore and coking coal chart Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics don't buy recent iron ore and coking coal rallies.
September 19, 2012 Alpha Natural closes eight coal mines, retrenches 1200 workers Alpha Natural Resources has announced the closure of eight coal mines in Virginia and Pennsylvania as well as the reduction of its workforce by 1,200 heads.
September 19, 2012 China displays continued appetite for Australian minerals with Western Desert bid China's Meijin Energy Group has launched a USD$457 million bid for Australia's Western Desert Resources (ASX:WDR).
September 18, 2012 Rio Tinto cuts more jobs at coal operations Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced more job cuts across its coal mines in Queensland as the state raises its royalty rates.
September 18, 2012 BHP boss tops list of Australia’s best-paid CEO’s yet reported earnings fail to tell the full story BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) head Marius Kloppers has topped a recent list of Australia's best-paid corporate bosses for 2011 yet inadequacies in reporting requirements means much CEO income remains undisclosed.
September 17, 2012 China’s biggest bank dials down Aussie resource sector lending China's ICBC has announced a reduction in its lending to Australia's resource sector due to concerns that the mining boom is nearing an end.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
