June 8, 2012 Anglo American’s $1.7 billion Grosvenor coal mine given state go-ahead The London-based diversified miner wants to triple production of met coal in Australia over the next 8 years.
June 7, 2012 Kloppers clobbers capex: Forget Olympic Dam and Jansen, BHP is now even cutting back iron ore “The economics of some of these projects has changed,” he said. “I think for the next two years, 18 months perhaps, we will just wait and see how things develop.”
June 7, 2012 10-year review critiques the mining industry’s sustainability The IIED report urges the sector to move from improving its standards in principle to actually implementing them in practice.
June 6, 2012 Round two: Queensland coal mine vs Great Barrier Reef A delegation from the Australian state of Queensland will meet federal environment minister Tony Burke on Thursday to hammer out a deal on a massive coal project led by India's…
June 6, 2012 Global mining industry profits and shares went different ways in 2011: PwC Consulting firm says the top 40 global mining firms earned a record profit of $133 billion last year driven mainly by iron ore, however their market capitalization fell by 25%.
June 5, 2012 Huge setback for Rinehart and Reddy empires Australian environment minister Tony Burke decided on Tuesday to "stop the clock" on Hancock Prospecting and GVK's Alpha coal project despite approval from the state of Queensland given last week.
June 5, 2012 Lion One Metals Limited: drilling commences at Tuvatu Gold project, Fiji The project is expected to run for three months and consists of a combination of infill and step out holes, totaling 5,000 meters of diamond drilling near Nadi on the…
June 4, 2012 Australia chooses mining terminal over coral reef Australia’s Queensland government has snubbed a United Nations report demanding Australia act to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
June 3, 2012 Australia’s coal bed LNG export expansion plans falter Confidence in Australia's coal seam gas industry, one of the nation's brightest economic prospects, has begun to flicker.
June 3, 2012 T4 coal-loader could cost between $4 billion and $5 billion PORT Waratah Coal Services has authorised the spending of another $60million on its planned T4 coal-loader on Kooragang Island.A company spokesman said the $60million authorised by the PWCS board took…
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
