November 1, 2012 Australia’s mining workforce up 65% over five year period 69,667 more Australians joined the mining industry from 2006 - 2011
October 31, 2012 BHP introduces robot fleet in Pilbara BHP will in time set up similar facilities for its Queensland coal mines and at its Escondida copper mine in Chile.
October 31, 2012 Canada’s economy drops as mining and oil plunge Canada’s economy shrank 0.1% in August, the first drop in six months, driven mainly by depressed manufacturing and energy sectors, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
October 31, 2012 EU delays Glencore-Xstrata merger verdict The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions…
October 31, 2012 Leading Chinese economist says China should lower GDP target to 7% An economic researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says China must give up the breakneck growth rate it's maintained since the turn of the century
October 31, 2012 Rex Minerals expects AUD$900 million Hillside mine to be ‘best open pit project in Australia’ Rex Minerals (ASX:RXM) has released the prefeasibility study for its proposed copper project at Ardossan indicating that the mine would cost AUD$900 million to construct and generate $11 billion over…
October 31, 2012 Fat wages threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects High wages and a shortage of skilled workers in Australia threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects according to the founder […]
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October 30, 2012 US mining fatality, injury rates fall to all-time low Industry achieves safety and health records
October 30, 2012 China deeply vested in Canada, with more to come Imagine for a moment that you have a credit card with a limit of a few trillion dollars but with one caveat: you need to use those funds exclusively to…
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
