January 12, 2012 Desperate search for 10,000 mining jobs in WA Goldfields New analysis of upcoming resource and infrastructure projects in Western Australia indicates a desperate need for workers to fill job vacancies.
January 12, 2012 Record rains dampen Ranger uranium mine output Energy Resources of Australia says uranium production in the December quarter of last year fell significantly at its Ranger mine, compared to the same time a year ago, because of…
January 12, 2012 Norsk Hydro to cut 250 jobs in aluminium plant restructure Global aluminum supplier Norsk Hydro yesterday announced plans to cut the capacity of its Australian New South Wales-based Kurri Kurri smelter by 33 percent citing low metal prices as the…
January 12, 2012 Iron ore-spot hovers near 7-week high, Vale halts shipments Iron ore steadied near seven-week highs, helped by supply disruptions in top exporters Australia and Brazil although lean Chinese demand is limiting the impact of fewer available fresh cargoes.
January 12, 2012 Barrick Gold completes agreement Barrick Gold has completed its 20 million Australian dollars farm-in agreement with explorer Coppermoly to earn a 72 percent stake in the Nakru, Simuku and Talelumas projects on New Britain.
January 12, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia receives $30.1 million distribution from Exco Resources’ asset sale Robert Friedland, Chairman, and Peter Reeve, Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Australia Limited (TSX:IVA)(ASX:IVA), are pleased to announce the receipt of the $30.1 million distribution from Exco Resources Limited.
January 11, 2012 Heidi closes world’s biggest iron ore export terminal Tropical cyclone Heidi hit the west Australian coast early on Thursday packing winds up to 120 kilometres per hour, forcing seaside residents to flee rising tidewaters and closing the world's…
January 11, 2012 Keech mechanical bucket in underground mine trial A new mechanical bucket to be released in February 2012 by Keech Australia has been put to trial in the Newcrest Cadia East gold mine in Orange, New South Wales,…
January 11, 2012 Corruption commission investigating BHP’s FIFO camp The WA Corruption and Crime Commission is investigating allegations of misconduct over BHP Billiton’s plans to add 6,000 extra fly-in-fly-out workers to Port Hedland.
January 11, 2012 Three injured in underground mine accident Three miners have been injured at the Agnew underground gold mine.
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
