December 8, 2013 A radioactive acid spill at Australia’s Ranger Mine A crane attempted to block the hole, but was toppled when the tank gave way.
December 6, 2013 Mining jobs in Australia to stage a comeback Resource industry employment expected to grow 11% in the next five years.
December 6, 2013 Construction to begin at Queensland’s first oil refinery "Most of Australia's oil is generated and used in Queensland...Gladstone just felt like the place to be."
December 5, 2013 Worker dies at Newcrest’s Telfer in the Pilbara The man was reportedly crushed by polypipe.
December 4, 2013 Australian junior sets foot in Chile’s copper sector Mining Group is set to extract 5,000 tonnes of ore per month, subject to more than a few of conditions, including a monthly payment of $2,000.
December 4, 2013 Sino Iron ships first concentrate to China 4 years late And US$6 billion over budget.
December 3, 2013 Iron ore price blasts to 3-month high Chinese steel mills are humming and rapidly depleting domestic iron ore mines face tough new environment rules from Beijing translating into surging demand for imports.
December 3, 2013 Innovate or perish—Deloitte to the mining industry In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry…
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
