February 1, 2012 Iron ore billionaire Gina Rinehart is “gonna be the whole shooting match” after raiding media group The richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, on Wednesday dropped $200 million in "loose change" to more than double her stake in Australian newspaper group Fairfax to add to…
February 1, 2012 World’s first mobile underground mine gas lab launched Queensland has unveiled the world's first mobile mine gas laboratory for mine emergencies.
February 1, 2012 London Mining makes first shipment from Sierra Leone Junior miner London Mining’s stocks (LON:LOND) went up almost five per cent today as the company announced two major milestones: the first shipment of iron ore from its Marampa project…
January 31, 2012 Westmoreland completes acquisition of Kemmerer Mine Westmoreland Coal Company (NasdaqGM:WLB) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Chevron Mining Inc.’s Kemmerer coal mine in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Total consideration for the purchase of the Kemmerer…
January 31, 2012 Vale, Aquila approve Eagle Downs coking coal project AQUILA Resources has formally approved the Eagle Downs coal project it has been fighting over in court with joint venture partner Vale.
January 30, 2012 Australia dumps trucks: Nov-Dec mining machinery imports dropped 62%, suggesting no-one’s immune Australia's mining machinery imports fell 62% in November and December, the biggest fall since the global financial crisis, according to one of the country's largest freight forwarders of heavy equipment.
January 30, 2012 Flood traps dozens in China mine A flood left dozens of workers trapped in a coal mine in northern China's Inner Mongolia region, the mine's owner said. The number of people trapped in the mine, which…
January 30, 2012 Siemens enters Africa with first wind orders The company will supply a total of 44 wind turbines for two wind power plants in Morocco to the customer Nareva Holding.
January 30, 2012 Vale makes promises to resettled Mozambicans Brazilian mining giant Vale has promised to solve within six months all the problems faced by households resettled from the area where Vale is now mining coal in Moatize district,…
January 30, 2012 Industrea renews its major mining services contracts, with Baralaba Coal the latest Completing the suite of renewals of its major mining services contracts, Industrea has signed a continuation of the whole of mine contract with Cockatoo Coal subsidiary Baralaba Coal for its…
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
