July 4, 2013 Whitehaven Coal receives final approval for its A$767 million Maule Creek project Production is expected by the second half of 2014.
July 3, 2013 Coal giants’ lay offs could be a boon to oversupplied Australia Major miners Glencore Xstrata and Peabody Energy made large cuts to their Australian coal operations last month, but in the long-term their actions may have a positive impact on the…
July 2, 2013 Rinehart’s Hancock loses bid to dismiss Wright mine claim The Supreme Court of Western Australia today told Wright to refile its complaint as it rejected Hancock’s argument that Wright’s case was filed too late.
July 2, 2013 CHART: Iron ore price resumes march on $120 Outlook for rest of the year and next also brighter.
July 2, 2013 Guide to surviving the global mining crisis launched Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.
July 2, 2013 Almost 30,000 mining jobs and $9.5bn in investments at risk in Australia Mostly affecting the country's coal sector, which lost over 1,000 jobs last week alone.
July 2, 2013 BHP Billiton to cut contractors at its iron ore operations The world’s largest miner is fast-tracking the modernization of its Pilbara iron ore division.
June 29, 2013 The pain of mining austerity: 7000 Queensland coal jobs gone ''Since Glencore merged with Xstrata last month, the company has demonstrated a ruthless and short-term approach to cost-cutting."
June 28, 2013 BHP’s cost cutting measures reach iron ore division So far the world's largest mining company has not laid off anyone from its iron ore workforce.
June 27, 2013 Glencore Xstrata cuts coal production at Aussie mines, slashes 450 jobs In total, over 1,000 coal jobs have been cut this week alone in Australia's mining sector.
Panama aims to make a decision on Cobre Panama dispute by June President Jose Raul Mulino also said that Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast has offered to help by providing support from three mining experts. January 15, 2026 | 07:29 am
