June 25, 2014 Australia’s newest uranium mine will lose money, won’t create any jobs Government is touting the Four Mile mine as “the most significant deposit found anywhere in the world in the last 25 years."
June 25, 2014 Australia slashes iron ore outlook on increased supply The world’s largest iron ore exporter has cut price estimates for this year and 2015.
June 25, 2014 BHP abandons planned Canada’s Jansen potash export facility The exclusivity agreement, which expired last week, would have given BHP the right to develop a potash port close to its Jansen project.
June 24, 2014 Nathan Tinkler’s $150 million Wilkie Creek coal mine on track The former billionaire denied media reports saying his $150 million agreement to buy coal mine could be delayed or derailed because he has not satisfied contractual financing conditions.
June 24, 2014 BHP mulls further job cuts Up to 3,000 jobs could be axed from BHP's flagship iron ore division, where 500 jobs have already been lost.
June 24, 2014 Aussie firm rejects claims of planning to mine for rare earth in Idaho There is an estimated 104,300 metric tons of thorium and rare earth element-rich veins in the area where MMG Limited has been granted exploration rights.
June 23, 2014 Mongolia says Rio Tinto owes $130 million in Oyu Tolgoi unpaid taxes The long-dragged dispute between Rio and the Mongolian government over a $6.6 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi has hit a fresh impasse.
June 23, 2014 Emerging markets firms to lead global mining sector: PwC Net profits from progressing economies-based miners reached $24 billion in 2013, compared to a net loss of $4 billion for developed market firms.
June 20, 2014 Iron ore price builds on rally But Chinese banks are starting to call in iron ore-backed loans to traders holding 38mt, forcing them to dump inventories onto already well-supplied market.
June 19, 2014 Australia’s mining jobs running dry as sector growth slow The country's mining industry has lost 6,600 workers in the three months to May.
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