September 23, 2015

Ultra-class: How BHP drives haul-truck efficiency

Bigger blasts, crib huts and hot seating.

September 23, 2015

BHP Billiton contributed $7.3 billion in payments worldwide, shows first related report

The mining giant acknowledged it used a Singapore marketing hub to minimize its tax expenses, but added it is paying its fair share worldwide.

September 22, 2015

In short, it’s ugly out there.

But the best opportunities are born when, as the saying goes, “there’s blood in the streets.”

September 21, 2015

This is the scariest mining chart you’ll see today

We're only halfway into mining bear market says new report.

September 20, 2015

Baltic Dry Index jumps most since ’09 on speculated ship shortage

London-based index rises 18 percent on a two-day roll.

September 18, 2015

BHP calls miners to challenge anti-coal movement

BHP’s coal chief believes the commodity is likely to remain under pressure for a while.

September 18, 2015

Prospecting the Gold Colonies

Prospecting is of course the integral first step in the process of discovery, walking the bush and hammering rocks means boots on the ground. It's people walking through the bush…

September 17, 2015

True giants of mining: World’s top 10 iron ore mines

Number five is a single pit that produces 77 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

September 16, 2015

China: not the “be all and end all” for WA trade

A report released today (Wednesday 16 September) by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) has emphasised the need to diversify Western Australia’s exports and widen our trading partnerships beyond China…

September 16, 2015

Aussie miners press new Prime Minister for reforms

The Minerals Council of Australia asked Turnbull to use his advocacy skills and economic know-how to help the struggling mining sector.