April 5, 2012

Lynas rare earths plant in Malaysia gets momentary red light

Malaysia's Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has postponed granting a temporary rare earths mine operating license (TOL) to Australian miner Lynas Corp. (ASX:LYC) until an outstanding appeal by residents to…

April 5, 2012

Rio and BHP should team up: analysts

Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton could have more success selling their diamond assets if they team up, according to analysts from Nomura.

April 5, 2012

BHP’s coal supplies facing delays

Even with Central Queensland miners returning to the coalface, BHP cannot promise its international customers their coal will be delivered on time.

April 4, 2012

‘Shocking’ trade numbers have some Australians calling the end of the mining boom

The commodity price cycle peaked in the third quarter of last year.

April 4, 2012

‘King of mining’ to appeal charge of market abuse

Ian Hannam, better known as the "king of mining" after advising on some of the biggest deals in the past two decades, including BHP's London listing through its merger with…

April 4, 2012

BHP Australia coal mines vote to continue strike

Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (TYO:8058) in the Bowen Basin area voted to resume their strike, momentarily stopped this morning, right after…

April 3, 2012

Australian miners face explosions, acid sprays, gassings

Acid sprays, gassings, venomous snakes, and lightning strikes are just some of the risks faced by Queensland miners atop the threat of mine collapse and violent explosions.

April 3, 2012

Race on to dig new zinc mines as old ones run dry

With experts saying zinc could be in deficit by 2017 if not earlier, miners from Australia to Africa to the European Union are racing against time to attract investment in…

April 2, 2012

Fortescue chief sees iron ore price down 25% from current levels. Says it’s a ‘good thing’

Fortescue chief executive Neville Power also told The Australian newspaper that Chinese steel production growth will be lower over the next five years at about 4% – 5%, from 7%…

April 2, 2012

Australia to lure more U.S. construction workers to mining projects by reforming licensing rules

Australia is hoping to lure more American plumbers, electricians and construction workers to be employed on Outback projects in the burgeoning mining and gas industries by changing how their skills…