July 19, 2012 Depressed coal prices force job cuts at Rio Tinto’s mine Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) is looking to reduce costs at its Australia’s Clermont Coal Mine, in central Queensland's Bowen Basin, driven by falling coal prices.
July 19, 2012 Credit Suisse boosts mining division by luring Morgan Stanley’s top expert Credit Suisse announced Wednesday it recruited David Hammond, the well-known mining banker from Morgan Stanley, to head up the mining and metals efforts of the Swiss bank worldwide.
July 18, 2012 Australian ‘coal girl’ back in court for $30k because motel ejected her "I know of women (prostitutes) who have bought Winnebagos and caravans – but even getting a booking at a caravan park is hard."
July 18, 2012 Australia’s Ambre Energy sued by US partner for mine mismanagement Australia's Ambre Energy is being sued by US partner Cloud Peak Energy (NYSE:CLD) for mismanagement of their shared Montana mine, as well as exceeding approved budgets and engaging in "self-dealing…
July 17, 2012 Here is China’s Bridge to Nowhere. It also happens to be the world’s longest Simply put, China has built too much, too quickly.
July 16, 2012 If you think Congo is unstable now watch what happens when you throw oil into the mix New oil reserves could also create new centres of power and in the context of a general oil rush in Central and East Africa, the lack of clearly defined borders,…
July 16, 2012 A historic window of opportunity in Mongolia Investor fears about mining stocks are misplaced especially if those companies are mining in Mongolia. The country home to the largest copper deposit and this Gold Report explains why there…
July 16, 2012 Mongolia’s new rulers may put world’s richest coal deposit beyond reach The Democratic Party which campaigned on sharing more of the spoils of mining with Mongolian citizens won the majority of seats while the junior partner in the new ruling coalition,…
July 16, 2012 The mining boom in Australia is over, or is it? This was the year for Australia’s mining boom Martin Ferguson hinted on Monday. The Resources Minister highlighted the end of the high commodity prices era that will force the country’s…
July 16, 2012 Australia’s mining success places Great Barrier Reef in peril The unprecedented success of Australia's mining sector, which enabled the country to successfully weather the financial crisis and has triggered a surge in the Aussie dollar, may have caused irreparable…
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