December 29, 2017 Silver-lead-zinc-mine to re-open in New South Wales The town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, will have something to shout about in the new year.
December 28, 2017 Aussie penny gold stock jumps nearly 30% on drill results Australian gold investors got a lift on Wednesday after Empire Resources (ASX:ERL) came out with some impressive new drill results at its Penny's Find gold mine.
December 22, 2017 Outback’s nascent gold rush hits speed bump on drill results The nascent gold rush in Western Australia’s remote outback hit a speed bump after a key player reported disappointing drilling results.
December 21, 2017 Flexible, autonomous dust suppression unit that’s ready to go Italian company EMiControls recently launched its latest model - the autonomous V12sm Dust Controller which is mounted to a specially designed trailer with integrated water tank.
December 21, 2017 Western Australia government rejects Mineral Resources’ iron ore project The decision is final and without appeal.
December 21, 2017 Ships in a bottleneck: China, Australia ports clogged as coal, iron ore demand soars With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years.
December 21, 2017 Australia’s BlueScope Steel raises half-year earnings forecast The steel maker said it expects higher earnings before interest and tax at A$460 million ($352.45 million), compared with earlier forecast of A$420 million.
December 20, 2017 Coal’s resilience today will prove its ultimate downfall: Gadfly For all the doom and gloom about the future of coal, the past two years have been a boom time for coal prices that's exceeded by their 2010 to 2012…
December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
December 19, 2017 Miners big and small bank on China’s hunger for high-grade iron ore China's aggressive campaign to clean its skies by clamping down on polluting steel mills has fuelled a need for high-grade iron ore.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
