August 23, 2018 Australia faces increased blackout risks this summer as coal plants age The risk of blackouts in Australia's upcoming summer has grown from last year as ageing coal-fired power plants have become less reliable.
August 23, 2018 Australia’s South32 annual profit jumps on robust manganese, alumina demand Australia's South32 Ltd posted a 16 percent rise in its annual underlying earnings, as healthy demand for manganese and alumina helped offset tepid output at its Illawarra coal project.
August 22, 2018 No matter how many leaders Australia knifes, renewable energy will still win: Russell The problem for Australia is that this isn't something being imagined, it's the reality of a country that can't find political and social consensus on climate politics and the role…
August 22, 2018 Gold output in key countries to slump to ‘generational’ lows — report Bullion production grew for nine consecutive years to reach an all-time high in 2017.
August 22, 2018 Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.
August 21, 2018 Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.
August 20, 2018 BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.
August 20, 2018 L&M Coal Holdings wins $40m NZ high court action against Bathurst Resources LMCH successfully argued that further payment for West Coast coal assets that it sold to Buller in 2010 in a deferred settlement agreement was due because Buller had triggered agreed…
August 20, 2018 Aussie miner ready to export first rare earths from Kimberly region The Browns Range heavy rare earths pilot plant was officially opened late last month and will make Northern Minerals the only significant dysprosium and terbium heavy rare earth producer outside…
August 19, 2018 Australian iron ore miner Fortescue’s annual profit halves Fortescue Metals said that its annual profit halved as prices for its lower quality iron ore fell.
Vale faces renewed safety concerns after mine water overflows The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said. January 26, 2026 | 01:57 pm