July 1, 2012

Coal terminal may destroy bird habitat

INTERNATIONALLY recognised bird habitats will be destroyed if Newcastle's fourth coal terminal goes ahead, opponents of the proposal have said. The Newcastle Coal Terminal Action Group, which is made up…

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.