April 18, 2013 Australia aims to be largest LNG exporter in 5 years The country's production will approach 90 million tonnes a year by 2018.
April 18, 2013 BHP Billiton announces new leadership team Company said the changes were necessary to drive its productivity agenda.
April 17, 2013 New silicon chip could blaze a trail for quantum computing Engineers at Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) are using the nucleus of a single silicon atom as the base for […]
April 17, 2013 BHP keeps production guidance despite falling prices and bad weather Harsh weather during the first three months of 2013 wasn't enough to knock the mining giant off course.
April 17, 2013 Rio Tinto coal mine extension turned down in Australia Court cites environmental and social concerns for overruling approval.
April 16, 2013 Rio Tinto copper output hit hard by Utah landslide, to fall 20% The giant miner revealed, however, a spike in first-quarter production, which sent the shares up 1.9% to 3,028p in London and received a pre-market gain estimated in 4.6% to $46.40…
April 15, 2013 Mining benefits for Australia highly exaggerated: report Study claims most Aussie mining and gas companies gloss over the environmental and health costs of major projects to gain the necessary approvals.
April 15, 2013 Australia leases ports for $5.3bn to private consortium The two sea gateways handle many commodities, including coal, steel, natural gas, oil and petroleum.
April 14, 2013 It’s been a good run: commodities traders out-earned the big banks 2003-2013 No matter what happens to the 'supercycle', it's been a great decade for major commodities traders.
April 13, 2013 High Australian mining wages attract dubious workers Australia offers the highest mining sector wages in the world.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
