February 2, 2012 BHP splashing $917 million on new iron ore port BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) has approved close to a billion dollars to construct a new port facility in Western Australia.
February 2, 2012 Newmont Mining finds two suitors for coal tenements Gold miner Newmont Mining is putting a final polish to the sale of its Queensland coal assets, with two overseas suitors vying for a resource estimated at more than 1.2…
February 1, 2012 Iron ore billionaire Gina Rinehart is “gonna be the whole shooting match” after raiding media group The richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, on Wednesday dropped $200 million in "loose change" to more than double her stake in Australian newspaper group Fairfax to add to…
February 1, 2012 World’s first mobile underground mine gas lab launched Queensland has unveiled the world's first mobile mine gas laboratory for mine emergencies.
February 1, 2012 Mining magnate prompts media ownership questions West Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart has doubled her stake in Fairfax Media to add to her shares in Channel 10 and that has prompted questions about why she has and…
February 1, 2012 BHP axes nickel operations in Western Australia BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company and the fourth-largest nickel producer, announced today that is decreasing mining operations at its West Australian locations by 30 percent.
January 31, 2012 Vale, Aquila approve Eagle Downs coking coal project AQUILA Resources has formally approved the Eagle Downs coal project it has been fighting over in court with joint venture partner Vale.
January 31, 2012 Iron ore hits a wall After staging an impressive comeback from October's lows, the rally in iron ore prices seems to have run out of steam.
January 31, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia appoints investment bank UBS to advise on its ongoing strategic partnership process MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2012) - Robert Friedland, Chairman, and Peter Reeve, Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Australia Limited (TSX:IVA)(ASX:IVA), are pleased to announce the appointment of UBS Investment…
January 30, 2012 Australia dumps trucks: Nov-Dec mining machinery imports dropped 62%, suggesting no-one’s immune Australia's mining machinery imports fell 62% in November and December, the biggest fall since the global financial crisis, according to one of the country's largest freight forwarders of heavy equipment.
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