June 9, 2013 Photo of the day: two scrapers cool off "That's the best place for single engine open bowl scrapers."
June 9, 2013 BHP Billiton offloads its interest in $45 billion LNG project to PetroChina BHP sells its $1.7 billion interest.
June 7, 2013 Pacific Ocean rich in gold, rare earths Geologist says the deposits are better than on land.
June 7, 2013 Newcrest Mining free falling takes firm to a nine-year low Australia's top gold miner writes down $6bn in assets and will cut about 100 jobs.
June 7, 2013 BHP closes $1.63bn stake sale in Aussie gas venture to PetroChina The news comes less than two months after operator Woodside shelved the project in its current form.
June 7, 2013 Barrick Gold axes jobs in Australia The world’s largest gold company said there might be more job losses in the coming months.
June 6, 2013 Australian pub bans mining workwear: fighting down, business booming "It was getting to the stage where it was absolutely ridiculous."
June 6, 2013 Australian miner seeks loan from Montana for coal operation Ambre Energy wants to refurbish the Decker mine to bump up exports to Asia.
June 6, 2013 CHART: Oversupply pushes thermal coal price to 2009 levels Indonesia, South Africa and Australia show no signs of slowing down exports despite prices at 3-and-half year lows and heading lower still.
June 6, 2013 Iron ore mine faces fresh charges of risking Tasmanian devils Mining in the region would imperil the survival of the only robust Tasmanian devil population still left in the wild.
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am