September 23, 2011 Mining jobs in Australia to more than double in next 20 years Job growth in mining and mining-related work in Australia is expected to increase by over 100% by 2031, outpacing other sectors of the economy, The Courier-Mail is reporting. The website…
September 23, 2011 WA Premier won’t extend Oakajee deadline PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett reportedly refused to extend a December 31 deadline for a final decision on the development of the multi-billion-dollar Oakajee port and rail…
September 22, 2011 Big 3 profits threatened as iron ore to begin first price drop since 1982 Iron ore's 20-year price run is likely to come to an end in the next three years, according to new data from Bloomberg, with a surge in supply set to…
September 22, 2011 ASX slumps on global fears About $30b was wiped off the value of shares after the Australian sharemarket plunged more than 2.5 per cent mid-session after big falls on Wall Street amid global economic uncertainty.
September 22, 2011 GVK in talks with Indonesian firm to divest coal mines stake – report GVK group, of which GVK Power & Infra is a part, is in talks with Indonesia's PT Kideco Jaya Agung for divesting part of its stake in the coal mines…
September 21, 2011 Global miner Rio Tinto says customers asking for commodities shipment delays Global mining giant Rio Tinto plc says some of its customers are asking the company to delay shipments of iron ore and other metals as the global economy slowdown is…
September 21, 2011 Macarthur Minerals increases its Snark and Drabble Downs direct shipping hematite mineral resource by 46% to 14 million tonnes Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSX VENTURE:MMS)(OTCQX:MMSDF) ("the Company") is pleased to advise of a 46% increase in the Hematite Goethite Mineral Resource estimate for its Snark & Drabble Downs potential DSO…
September 21, 2011 China, India vie in tough race to acquire big chunk of Australian coal fields Three years before it has yet to really produce coal, the northern Galilee Basin is already fully booked to Indian and Chinese coal mining companies. The Australian Newspaper said India's…
September 21, 2011 BHP chief’s pay rises to $US11.6 million BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers’s annual pay grew by 8.5 per cent in the last financial year, to $US11.6 million ($11.37 million). The pay rise (in US dollars) came…
September 20, 2011 Rio on track to mine 240m tonnes of iron ore; analyst downplays oversupply concerns An $85 billion expansion of the iron ore industry in Australia will not depress the price of the crucial steelmaking ingredient because the major producers will simply curtail their outputs.…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
