April 1, 2012 Coal blockade stops Newcastle harbour Hundreds of people took to Australia's Port of Newcastle in kayaks and canoes on Sunday when protest group Rising Tide held its seventh annual blockade of the harbour.
April 1, 2012 Miner in a hole as project binned A small-time Queensland resources company whose plans to mine the fertile farming soils of the state's Darling Downs region were rejected by the incoming state government is at risk of…
March 30, 2012 Australia: Future Fund leader launches missile at carbon, mining taxes David Murray, the man charged with running the Future Fund for the past six years has used his last day in the job to lambast the carbon tax, labelling it…
March 30, 2012 Uranium market stable despite Japan’s pending decision on nuclear reactors Long term uranium market fundamentals remain strong, despite worries over what Japan will do with 53 of its 54 nuclear reactors, which are currently rest shut down for maintenance or…
March 30, 2012 Rio Tinto follows Vale and joins Chinese iron ore trading platform The move will allow the London-listed miner to sell non-contracted iron ore directly into China through the electronic trading platform.
March 30, 2012 BHP iron ore chief quits Ian Ashby, BHP Billiton's Iron Ore President, is stepping aside after 25 years with the world's biggest miner.
March 30, 2012 Harmony Gold digs out of 52-week deep hole as it awaits ‘game-changing’ Wafi-Golpu pre-feasibility Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) traded today at a new 52-week low of $10.58. So far today approximately 1 million shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume…
March 29, 2012 Aussie mining boom is ‘first taste of Asia’s rise’ Australia's mining boom is just the "first taste" of Asia's ascendancy, Treasurer Wayne Swan said yesterday, with the region's new prosperity expected to transform the global economy.
March 29, 2012 World’s largest money manager losing confidence in BHP Billiton "They need to clearly indicate to the market what their strategy around Olympic Dam is, around shale gas, all of these things, to return confidence that they're not spending huge…
March 28, 2012 Workers for rival miners brawl at pubs A Port Hedland pub has banned patrons from wearing work uniforms due to rising tensions between the workers of rival Pilbara mining companies.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
