November 12, 2012 BHP Billiton coal mine goes on a two-week strike Supervisors at a BHP Billiton's subsidiary Illawarra Coal in the Australian state of New South Wales have voted to strike for up to two weeks over a pay dispute.
November 10, 2012 SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.
November 10, 2012 Mid West Chamber of Commerce says Mitsubishi’s Oakajee project not over yet Mitsubishi Corp. revealed earlier this week that it is shelving work on its Oakajee port and rail project in Western Australia, cutting jobs and spending at the site.
November 10, 2012 Zhongrun fails to acquire Australia-based Noble Zhongrun Fails to Acquire Australia-Based Noble.
November 9, 2012 Lynas looking to raise AUD 200 million to launch LAMP operations Lynas Corp. plans to raise up to AUD 200 million (USD 208 million) in order to help fund the start-up of operations at its LAMP site in Malaysia.
November 9, 2012 Aboriginal land council amenable to uranium mining in Western Australia The chairwoman of the Broken Hill Aboriginal Land Council has declared that she is open to possibility of uranium mining in the region.
November 9, 2012 Mitsubishi’s $6.7 billion Oakajee project scuppered by costs blowout and Chinese demurral Mitsubishi's AUD$6.7 billion Oakajee port and rail project in Western Australia has been put on hold as the company cuts costs in the face of adverse economic conditions and struggles…
November 8, 2012 ‘Mini gold rush’ hits Victoria A "mini gold rush" of amateur prospectors has hit the Australian state of Victoria, with families and retirees from state capital Melbourne traveling to Bendigo in the hopes of striking…
November 8, 2012 Australian miners find new ways of getting buzzed Australian miners in the western part of the country are allegedly turning to a new version of the synthetic drug known as Venom, which is made with chemicals imported from…
November 8, 2012 Lynas wins battle against activists, gears up to start rare earths production in Malaysia Australia's Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) won Thursday the latest of a series of long-dragged legal battles against activists, which took the company to court for allegedly causing major health and environmental…
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