January 17, 2013 Lucky Aussie prospector finds massive $260K gold nugget The piece is a 22-cm-long hunk of gold weighing 5.5 kg.
January 17, 2013 Poor decisions force Rio Tinto’s CEO departure, leaves the group with $14bn charge The giant miner will take about $14 billion of writedowns for failed deals in aluminum and coal led by Tom Albanese.
January 17, 2013 Surge in coal industry accidents spurs online safety initiative The Queensland coal sector saw a surge in mining-related accidents and injuries in 2012.
January 16, 2013 Fortescue eschews oil and gas exploration as iron ore spot prices rise Aussie miner Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) has opted to abandon plans to invest in an oil and gas explorer
January 15, 2013 Rio Tinto logs record output for iron ore in 2012 Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) produced a record amount of iron ore in 2012 with total annual output of 253 million tonnes beating the company's own guidance.
January 15, 2013 Chinese hope to snatch beleaguered Australian coal tycoon’s assets Nathan Tinkler's empire is crumbling.
January 14, 2013 Mining boss becomes a hero, dies rescuing students from drowning Australia's Tungsten Mining’s director Charlton William Kable, 62, was swept away in a current, while attempting to rescue six students.
January 14, 2013 China set to make biggest ever contribution to global growth in 2014 HSBC says the Middle Kingdom is replacing the United States and Europe as the driving force behind the world economy
Portugal’s Lifthium wins $210 million grant for lithium refinery Bondalti, Portugal's largest chemicals producer, already operates sites there and Lifthium aims to start operations by 2030. January 20, 2026 | 08:36 am
