September 13, 2012 More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.
September 13, 2012 Australia and Chile sign mining deal Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Chile's Ministry of Mining have signed an agreement to improve education, safety, and research and development in the global mining industry.
September 12, 2012 BHP scraps plans to dominate Olympic Dam area BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.
September 12, 2012 Australian mining entrepreneur convicted and jailed by Indonesian court Australian businessman Dennis Connell has been convicted by an Indonesian court of embezzlement in relation to a botched business deal.
September 11, 2012 Australia’s new tax hike angers miners and may hit projects Australia’s mining giants are threatening both the government of Queensland and the federal authorities with dropping all of their new projects in response to the state’s surprise increase in coal…
September 10, 2012 Australian coal industry to slash 900 jobs Australia's coal miners are slashing 900 jobs against a backdrop of declining commodities prices and higher costs.
September 10, 2012 Further signs of stimulus plans from a slowing China China is showing further signs that stimulus spending to prop up its slowing economy could well be on the way with President Hu Jintao evincing a commitment to economic growth…
September 7, 2012 Gold breaks out; jobs report is weak In anticipation of the job's report, the markets and gold jumped yesterday, but there was no good news for President Obama as Friday's report shows the US added a paltry…
September 7, 2012 Rio Tinto creates virtual mine to teach block caving Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has teamed up with Sydney's University of New South Wales to create the world's first virtual mine for the purpose of teaching block caving
September 7, 2012 Rio cuts jobs at aluminum operations in Australasia Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto has announced major job cuts at aluminum operations in both Australia and New Zealand.
Algeria opens 600-mile railway to tap vast iron ore deposit The step gives the green light for the first shipments of ore from the Gara Djebilet mine in the western desert near the Moroccan border. February 01, 2026 | 04:42 pm
