November 6, 2012

Australian miners take battle against tax to High Court

The Australian resources sector has taken its battle against the Gillard government's contentious new mining tax to the nation's High Court.

November 5, 2012

Lofty bonus for doctor at an Australian mine

Australian gold company Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is offering a $200,000 bonus to any oncologist willing to spend two years close to the mine area providing radiation therapy to children…

November 4, 2012

AngloGold could spin-off assets into separate regional entities

The CEO of AngloGold Ashanti said the company is considering the creation of separate regional entities in South Africa, Colombia and Australia via the spin-off of assets in order to…

November 4, 2012

Australia’s Greens call for $26bn in mining tax revenue over next four years

The leader of the Australian Greens party say the incumbent Labor government should revise its original mining tax plan to lift revenue generated by the tax from AUD$9 billion to…

November 3, 2012

Mining boom’s second wind to arrive in 2020

The head of the Australian Stock Exchange says the country should prepare for another mining boom in around a decade's time by providing exploratory tax concessions to resource juniors.

November 2, 2012

Australian gold miner receives highest military honor as soldiers desert army for resources sector

The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Corporal Daniel Keighran, a gold miner who has previously done tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan

November 2, 2012

‘The mining boom is bust’: Caldwell

The international resource sector faces rough waters ahead according to an industry insider who has just completed a round-the-world tour of key mining regions.

November 1, 2012

CNOOC to become China’s biggest owner of LNG assets in Australia

Deal is one of China's biggest investments in Australia

November 1, 2012

Australia’s mining workforce up 65% over five year period

69,667 more Australians joined the mining industry from 2006 - 2011

October 31, 2012

BHP introduces robot fleet in Pilbara

BHP will in time set up similar facilities for its Queensland coal mines and at its Escondida copper mine in Chile.