November 29, 2017 Western Australia’s gold royalty hike blocked again The Western Australian government’s second attempt at increasing the royalty rate for gold miners has failed to pass in Parliament.
November 29, 2017 SolGold on a roll in Ecuador with finds at Timbara, Porvenir projects The Ecuador-focused miner said it has discovered "promising" new copper prospects at the Porvenir and Timbara projects, with rock chip samples graded up to 4.27% copper.
November 28, 2017 Mine site restoration needs more time: Australian researchers They say the mining industry is being asked to achieve thousands of years of natural soil development in under a decade.
November 28, 2017 Iron ore will go back to $50, says Goldman Sachs Analyst Hui Shan said that Goldman’s projections see iron ore falling to $60 a ton in three months, $55 in six and $50 in 12.
November 28, 2017 BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6 billion in productivity gains at its iron ore, copper and coal units in the country over the next two years.
November 27, 2017 Adani hopes for govt coal mine loan fade after Australian election The Queensland state premier, who had originally supported Adani's application for a federally funded loan, now says her government will veto it.
November 27, 2017 Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.
November 27, 2017 Mineral Resources not surprised by Environment Minister’s rejection of its Western Australia project "This position has remained unchanged for a number of years," the miner said.
November 27, 2017 South32 to spin off South Africa coal business Process could lead to a listing of the business on the Johannesburg stock exchange, it said.
November 26, 2017 Clive Palmer’s $197m win revives nickel hopes Clive Palmer says he will look to use the proceeds from his $US150 million ($197.4m) legal victory over Chinese corporate giant Citic to reopen his shuttered Townsville nickel refinery in north…
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
