July 1, 2012 Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes affect as the country's largest polluters will now pay A$23 for every tonne of greenhouse gas they…
July 1, 2012 It’s gold, silver and bronze for Rio’s mine Anna Wiley remembers stacks of white plastic buckets, each containing copper buttons, at Rio Tinto's Kennecott copper refinery.
June 29, 2012 Chalice Gold shareholders approve Eritrea sale Chalice stock jumped 7.3% on the ASX in Sydney on the news.
June 29, 2012 Mawson West announces management and board changes Announced today David Frances has resigned as President and CEO. Mark Stowell is to act as an interim CEO until further notice.
June 27, 2012 Asbestos found at Rio Tinto’s iron ore mine in Australia The West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum is investigating evidence of asbestos contamination at Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine, in the Pilbara region.
June 27, 2012 Cascadero signs option agreement with OZ Minerals Ltd. Cascadero has entered into an option agreement with OZ Minerals, the agreement enables OZ to earn up to a 75% interest in Cascadero's Centenarito claims
June 26, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia cuts 50 jobs to $10 million Copper and gold focused Ivanhoe Australia announced Tuesday that it will cut 50 jobs from its Queensland operations to save around $10 million.
June 25, 2012 Chinese burn fingers in the Pilbara “This is no longer about commercial goals. It is about Chinese machismo. They have plonked down too much money to pull out now.”
June 25, 2012 Coal prices sink again as Chinese storage yards near capacity Analysts are now saying that the world's second largest economy may not be the "long-term structural importer of thermal coal" suppliers have been betting on.
June 24, 2012 New mines set to boost gold production A combination of new mines and the recycling of old operations is tipped to end the recent trend of falling gold production.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
