July 9, 2012 Rinehart commits $26 million to train locals and avoid unions increasing criticism Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is pouring $26 million to local training in the face of an increasing opposition to the company's workforce plans to hire foreign workers.
July 9, 2012 Mining companies committed to UN human rights principles: study New research released Monday indicates that listed mining and resources companies across the world are keen to comply with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were…
July 8, 2012 Video: Rolling out a ‘smart camp’ in Pilbara A Youtube video shows how Australia's communications utility goes about deploying its hosted 'Smart Camp' entertainment system at a new BHP Billiton iron ore camp in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
July 8, 2012 Life at BHP: it’s a soup opera The Australian Financial Review reports instructions for "nibble food" consumption and the display of work-related awards feature among "a bewildering array of dos and don'ts" for 3,000 BHP Billiton office…
July 8, 2012 Steel industry fears demand has plateaud Sunday's Financial Times asks the question: Has the age of “peak steel” – in which world steel annual output and demand reaches a plateau at about its current level of…
July 7, 2012 Massive new Brazil mine will pipe iron-water slurry 420 kilometres to coast Hong Kong's Honbridge Holdings plans to build a 420 kilometre pipeline to move iron-ore from Brazil's Minas Gerais state to the coast in stead of building a railway line for…
July 6, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.
July 5, 2012 Australia won’t get in the way of Glencore-Xstrata Australia's antitrust regulator has decided it would not oppose commodities trader Glencore's $26 billion takeover of miner Xstrata.
July 5, 2012 Rinehart sells $50 million worth of shares in Fairfax Media The fifth richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, has sold $50 million worth of her shares in Australian newspaper group Fairfax as she continues to push for a seat…
July 4, 2012 Nationalization worries in South Africa, rating agencies may downgrade On Wednesday, a day after after all three major global ratings agencies – Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's – placed South Africa's credit rating on negative outlook, home affairs…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
