December 8, 2011 Xstrata workers strike for 24 hours Workers at Xstrata’s Ulan Coal project north of Sydney went on strike for 24 hours on the weekend after learning several electrical staff had been dismissed.
December 6, 2011 Anglo American OKs $1.7 billion Queensland project to triple its Australia met coal output Anglo American said on Tuesday its board had approved the $1.7 billion Grosvenor metallurgical coal project in Queensland, Australia, which is expected to produce five million tonnes per year over…
December 6, 2011 Xstrata Copper commences underground ore production at Ernest Henry Mining Initial underground mine production has successfully commenced at Xstrata Copper’s Ernest Henry Mining operation in north-west Queensland, marking the site’s transition from open pit mining, which is now complete, to…
December 6, 2011 Carabella Resources makes $24 million placement Coal miner Carabella Resources has carried out a successful $24 million placement.
December 4, 2011 Rio Tinto chief: one more year of $120-plus iron ore – then it’s over Tom Albanese says "assumptions that the floor price would not go much below $120 a tonne might be valid next year but not long beyond that."
December 4, 2011 Australia gold output dips 2.4% to 66 tons in September quarter World’s second largest gold producer Australia’s gold production hit 226.39 tons till August this year. Country’s gold output dipped by 2.4 percent to 66 tons in the Sepetember quarter, dropped…
December 2, 2011 Montezuma Mining continues high grade copper intersections at Butcherbird Montezuma Mining Company's current reverse circulation drilling program at the Butcherbird Copper Project continues to deliver investors a string of very high grade intersections.
December 1, 2011 India’s Aditya Birla Group joins bid for Australian coal miner New Hope India's leading aluminum and copper producer Aditya Birla Group confirmed Thursday that it has officially expressed an interest in bidding for Australian coal miner New Hope.
December 1, 2011 BHP Billiton strategy: get big or get out BHP Billiton’s avowed strategy is to only pursue enormous Tier 1 investment opportunities such as Pilbara iron ore and Bowen Basin coal. It comes as no surprise then to see…
Copper price: Global exchange stocks top 1 million tonnes first time in 21 years Copper stocks on the world's biggest metal exchanges have exceeded 1 million tons for the first time since 2004. February 16, 2026 | 12:35 pm
