July 9, 2012 Rinehart commits $26 million to train locals and avoid unions increasing criticism Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is pouring $26 million to local training in the face of an increasing opposition to the company's workforce plans to hire foreign workers.
July 8, 2012 Video: Rolling out a ‘smart camp’ in Pilbara A Youtube video shows how Australia's communications utility goes about deploying its hosted 'Smart Camp' entertainment system at a new BHP Billiton iron ore camp in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
July 8, 2012 Australia’s Queensland to join mining tax challenge -report Australia's northern Queensland state plans to challenge the federal government's mining tax in the High Court, saying the tax unfairly discriminates against the resource-rich state, The Australian newspaper reported on…
July 8, 2012 Life at BHP: it’s a soup opera The Australian Financial Review reports instructions for "nibble food" consumption and the display of work-related awards feature among "a bewildering array of dos and don'ts" for 3,000 BHP Billiton office…
July 7, 2012 Australia mine strikes near end as BMA, unions agree to framework deal The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, or BMA, and coal worker unions agreed to framework July 6 that would end an 18-month dispute and potentially keep fourth-quarter benchmark metallurgical coal prices…
July 6, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.
July 5, 2012 Crossland/Pancontinental accelerate program to enhance, expand, and de-risk the Charley Creek rare earth project The companies have begun a program to rapidly enhance, expand, and de-risk the Charley Creek rare earth mining project in Australia.
July 5, 2012 Australia won’t get in the way of Glencore-Xstrata Australia's antitrust regulator has decided it would not oppose commodities trader Glencore's $26 billion takeover of miner Xstrata.
July 5, 2012 Name this American president who made his fortune as a gold miner in Australia Hard to believe, but an American president's road to the White House actually began in Perth, Australia, working as a young and saavy mining engineer.
July 5, 2012 Rinehart sells $50 million worth of shares in Fairfax Media The fifth richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, has sold $50 million worth of her shares in Australian newspaper group Fairfax as she continues to push for a seat…
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
