August 28, 2012 China’s push for end to Aussie iron ore boom Jeffrey Wilson of Murdoch University's Asia Research Centre examines China's pivotal role in the boom and possible bust of Australia's iron ore sector.
August 27, 2012 Nathan Tinkler loses $4.2 million a day on Whitehaven Coal: report Australian electrician turned mining magnate Nathan Tinkler is reportedly losing $4.2 million a day on his stake in Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC), the country’s largest independent coal producer by market value.
August 27, 2012 Australian coal miner targeted for high metal levels in water streams Higher than usual mercury levels discovered in water sources in Western Australia by Griffin Coal are prompting calls for an immediate Government investigation.
August 27, 2012 Alpha miner downplays coal price impact The developers of the massive coal mine in central western Queensland say falling coal prices will not impact on the viability of the project.
August 27, 2012 BHP sells Australia’s mammoth uranium deposit BHP Billiton (LON/ASX/NYSE:BHP) took Monday another step away from resource expansion in Australia, particularly in the uranium sector. The world's number one miner announced it's selling one of the country's…
August 27, 2012 Back to the drawing board for Olympic Dam expansion The final fate of BHP Billiton’s (ASX:BHP) Olympic Dam mine expansion remains fraught with uncertainty in the wake of the company’s announcement last week that it was shelving the project…
August 27, 2012 Experts deny Aussie mining boom at an end Following Martin Ferguson’s rash declaration last week that Australia’s mining boom had come to an end several leading economic experts have publicly refuted the Australian Resource Minister’s dire prognosis.
August 27, 2012 Design & Build are opening a Perth office in September Directors Neil Colquhoun and Matt King today announced the launch of the Design & Build Perth office, with the doors of the St Georges Terrace office officially opening on Monday…
August 26, 2012 A pity prosperity depends on mining Reducing mining investment is not collateral damage from the carbon tax: it is integral to achieving its objective of shrinking the carbon […]
August 26, 2012 Iron Ore-Slump extends; ore below $100, Shanghai rebar at record low Shanghai steel futures stretched their losing streak to a 10th day on Friday, hitting a record low and giving steel producers more […]
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