August 18, 2011 ENRC seeks to reassure on governance as profit climbs Kazakh miner ENRC said a keenly awaited governance review was on track to deliver a fully independent board that would take all stakeholder interests into account, when posting first-half profit…
August 17, 2011 EPA approves huge increase in production for WA mine company A mining company in WA's Mid West has just been given environmental approval to increase its production by over two thousand per cent.
August 17, 2011 Asia commodities markets insulated from crisis, but cautious Asia's commodities business is still largely insulated from looming fears of yet another global financial crisis, although new projects might face difficulties in getting financing.
August 17, 2011 Funds slash commodity bets Funds reduced bets on rising commodity prices by the most in any week since February 2010 on mounting concern that a weakening global economy will slow demand for raw materials.…
August 17, 2011 Rio Tinto halts operations at two Australian iron ore mines after death World no. two iron ore producer Rio Tinto announced on Wednesday it is suspending operations at two mines in Pilbara, Western Australia following the fatality of a worker. "Operations at…
August 17, 2011 Rio Tinto strikes it rich – at the box office The world's number two miner provided funding and logistical support as far back as March 2010 for Red Dog, a movie about a kelpie roaming the mining towns of the…
August 16, 2011 Rio Tinto agrees to union collective agreement first time in 20 years Mining union members have approved a three-year collective agreement with Rio Tinto, ending two decades of union exclusion from the company's Pilbara operations.
August 16, 2011 BHP profit to top $2.5 million per hour The market is expecting BHP Billiton to post record-setting annual profits of $US22.1 billion next week on revenues forecast to be a staggering $71.9 billion. BHP investors, whose stock has…
August 16, 2011 Rio Tinto plans to double Labrador mine output Mining giant Rio Tinto intends to increase production dramatically at the Iron Ore Company of Canada site in western Labrador.
August 16, 2011 Macmahon awarded several Australian mining contracts Contract mining and construction firm Macmahon Holdings has secured various Australian mining contracts worth $90m. The first contract involves predevelopment work adjacent to current operations at BHP Billiton Iron Ore's…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
