November 18, 2011 Minmetals extends Golden Grove’s mine life to 2019 The company plans to exploit an open pit deposit above its Golden Grove underground copper mine in Australia to extend the life of the operation by two more years. An…
November 18, 2011 Western Areas starts new nickel mine ahead of schedule Western Areas' Spotted Quoll underground mine in Australia delivered its first nickel ore on Friday, two months ahead of schedule. Western Areas, Australia's third-largest nickel producer, said on Friday a…
November 18, 2011 Fortescue invests in new 14-strong Vermeer surface miner fleet Vermeer Corporation and subsidiary Vermeer Western Australia and Northern Territory have announced that Fortescue Metals Group has agreed to purchase 14 Vermeer Terrain Leveler surface excavation machines (SEMs) to be…
November 18, 2011 New power station for BHP Billiton’s Western Australia iron ore BHP Billiton has approved development of its Yarnima Power Station to secure future power supply for its Western Australia Iron Ore mining operations in the Pilbara. BHP Billiton will build,…
November 17, 2011 Vermeer accepts large order from Fortescue Vermeer Corporation and Vermeer Western Australia and Northern Territory are pleased to announce that Fortescue Metals Group of East Perth, Australia, has agreed to purchase 14 Vermeer® Terrain Leveler® surface…
November 17, 2011 Lifting ban on uranium exports to India will benefit Aussie miners: legal firm Australian legal firm Minter Ellison predicts that lifting the ban on Australian uranium exports could present significant opportunities for mining companies in Australia, as Indian and other foreign state-owned enterprises…
November 17, 2011 BHP to consider India uranium sales BHP Billiton says it will review its position on selling uranium to India if the Federal Government reverses its ban on sales to India.
November 16, 2011 Twenty-five-years-old and bringing home $200,000 a year The Wall Street Journal profiles a Western Australian mine worker who runs underground drills in remote mining towns.
November 16, 2011 BHP to invest $698m in new Australian iron ore mine BHP Billiton approved today a US$822 million (BHP Billiton share US$698 million) investment for the development of its Orebody 24 mine, located approximately 10 kilometres north-east of Newman, Western Australia.…
November 16, 2011 Former Pike River Coal CEO Mr Whittall faces 12 criminal charges The New Zealand Labor Department confirmed that Pike River Coal's former CEO Mr Peter Whittall faces 12 criminal charges over the 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 miners.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
