December 19, 2013 Iron ore, met coal prices slump as Australia ramps up exports The price of iron ore slumped to a 7-week low and metallurgical coal traded at its lowest level since August on predictions of a massive spike in exports from top…
December 18, 2013 Rinehart’s Roy Hill project gets $1bn funding injection The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule.
December 17, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Becoming a mine engineer The career of a mining engineer - from education to salary information.
December 16, 2013 Rio Tinto says Chinese now make ‘much higher quality’ mining equipment The CEO of world number two miner Rio Tinto said the quality of Chinese mining equipment is catching up and in some instances surpassing that of the major US manufacturers.
December 16, 2013 Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."
December 16, 2013 Australian mining jobs sector still growing, but new skills needed, report finds Employment in the mining sector will rise by 7.4% over the next four years, with the oil and gas sector providing the largest number of new jobs
December 13, 2013 Chinese leaders rally the country behind economic reforms Statement after annual planning meeting warns of "downward pressure" on the world's second largest economy and the need to take "bold steps" to reform industry.
December 13, 2013 Suspicion grows over events that led Batista’s oil firm to bankruptcy Investors want federal authorities to examine the role of regulators and the stock exchange in OGX collapse.
December 12, 2013 Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
