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…

August 16, 2011

India keeping more iron ore at home

India’s iron ore exports, which fell for the first time in a decade last year, could halve over the next five years as the country feeds the expansion of its…