July 25, 2012 Rinehart would pass government test for media ownership Mining magnate Gina Rinehart would pass a proposed public interest test for ownership of media outlets according to the Australia government's Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
July 25, 2012 Northern Iron surges as Indians fatten offer Shares in Australia's Northern Iron (ASX:NFE) surged by around 38% in Tuesday trading, on news that India's Aditya Birla Group had increased its takeover offer by 4%, bringing the bid…
July 24, 2012 Australia sees mass exodus of drillers to Africa Australia's drilling industry is in the doldrums following a large-scale exodus of companies to Africa in pursuit of surveying projects.
July 23, 2012 Australia mining boom death watch: Deloitte gives it two years "Mining companies are making it clear the current spike in investment is due to decisions taken a while back, whereas we are getting few new mining mega-projects across the line."
July 23, 2012 Iron mines imperil the Tasmanian devil Iron ore mines slated for development in Tasmania's Tarkine region could imperil the survival of the only robust Tasmanian devil population still left in the wild.
July 21, 2012 India’s Jindal employees in Bolivia arrested and equipment seized for alleged ‘breach of contract’ Two employees of India’s Jindal Steel and Power were arrested on Friday and equipment confiscated in Bolivia, after the company abandoned its $2.1 billion El-Mutun iron ore project five days…
July 21, 2012 No signs of the mining boom ending for Australia any time soon: studies There is no end on sight to the mining boom in Australia, a country which mineral resources sector value is expected to reach $122.6 billion by 2016, growing at an…
July 21, 2012 China’s Sino Iron mine in Australia just got $2 billon more expensive The cost of building China's CITIC Pacific’s first iron ore mine in Australia, Beijing’s largest investment in the Aussie mining sector, has increased to a shocking $8 billion.
July 19, 2012 Coal is down and petroleum products are way, way up: US rail traffic totals Look no further than rail traffic totals to see that the US is ditching coal and embracing natural gas.
July 19, 2012 Iron ore price spirals to 8-month low; traders draw 2008 comparisons Chinese import prices are now the lowest since November 8 2011, when the steelmaking ingredient was recovering from a crash in October. During that month iron ore shed $60 a…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
