November 5, 2012 Mining industry eschews mega projects to boost shareholder returns at consumers’ expense Mining executives have given a clear indication that they plan to slash capital spending and reduce supply in order to improve shareholder returns at the expense of consumers.
November 4, 2012 Australia’s Greens call for $26bn in mining tax revenue over next four years The leader of the Australian Greens party say the incumbent Labor government should revise its original mining tax plan to lift revenue generated by the tax from AUD$9 billion to…
November 3, 2012 Mining boom’s second wind to arrive in 2020 The head of the Australian Stock Exchange says the country should prepare for another mining boom in around a decade's time by providing exploratory tax concessions to resource juniors.
November 2, 2012 ‘The mining boom is bust’: Caldwell The international resource sector faces rough waters ahead according to an industry insider who has just completed a round-the-world tour of key mining regions.
October 31, 2012 Leading Chinese economist says China should lower GDP target to 7% An economic researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says China must give up the breakneck growth rate it's maintained since the turn of the century
October 31, 2012 Fat wages threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects High wages and a shortage of skilled workers in Australia threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects according to the founder […]
October 30, 2012 Oldest nuclear plant in US on alert as Hurricane Sandy lifts water levels The Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey was placed on alert on Monday night as Hurricane Sandy sent water rising 6 feet above sea level.
October 30, 2012 Yuan’s rise to historic highs could lend impetus to China’s overseas buying spree The Chinese yuan hit historic highs against the US dollar on the inter-bank spot market on Monday, rising to RMB6.2371 per dollar […]
October 28, 2012 Is the United States turning into a Petro-state? Matt Stroller at Naked Capitalist asks whether the United States is gradually transforming into a resource extraction economy with a more oligarchic […]
October 28, 2012 French scientists transform H20 into gold Scientists from France's Ecole Polytechnique have developed a remarkable new technology which extracts trace amounts of gold from industrial waste water.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
