May 1, 2012 Australian Lynas to shut down Malaysian opponents with lawsuit Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC), has filed a defamation action against Malaysian protestors and opponents over their criticism of the company's rare earth plant (LAMP), which will process…
April 30, 2012 Rio Tinto should fill its 6,000 vacancies with Australians: Government Australia's Federal Skills Minister, Chris Evans, said Rio Tinto (LON and NYSE: RIO) should focus on local workers when filling its 6,000 mining jobs, in what is considered the largest…
April 30, 2012 Veteran broker accuses BHP Billiton of destroying own wealth with bad decisions From aborted takeover attempts for Rio Tinto and Potash Corp and what is seen as a disastrous successful one for Petrohawk, BHP Billiton is accused of making many bad decisions…
April 30, 2012 Iron ore billionaire plans to rebuild the Titanic and run against Deputy Prime Minister Clive Palmer, who made his fortune through securing access to 160 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves in the Pilbara Ranges, plans to rebuild the Titanic and contest the seat…
April 29, 2012 New high-grade uranium mine granted 10-year lease Alliance Resources and Quasar Resources, joint venture partners in a South Australia uranium mine, have been granted a 10-year mining lease on the property located 550 kms north of Adelaide.
April 29, 2012 Mutiny Gold discovers Deflector extension after high grade gold strikes Mutiny Gold ( ASX: MYG ) has discovered additional high grade near surface gold at the Deflector Gold Deposit in Western Australia, which importantly delivers another positive for the economics…
April 27, 2012 Mines vs rainforest: Showdown looming in Tasmania The Australian reports on a potential clash of visions in the Tasmanian rainforest, where 10 new mines are proposed and 58 exploration licences active.
April 27, 2012 Xstrata pulls out of Donkin Mine project in Eastern Canada Australian miner Xstrata Coal is pulling out of the Donkin Mine project, which promised to employ as many as 300 people in Cape Breton, Eastern Canada, by 2014.
April 27, 2012 Give me those 6,000 skilled workers – Rio Tinto Mining giant Rio Tinto launched today an aggressive recruitment campaign to fill 6,000 vacancies across its 30 operations in Australia.
April 24, 2012 Vote of no confidence: Rio pulls out of $9 billion coal port expansion "Global economic markets have shifted to a period of significant uncertainty and we continue to see both a sustained upward pressure on costs and long timeframes for regulatory approvals."
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