September 19, 2011

BHP facing more work stoppages at Queensland coal mines

Reuters reports BHP Billiton will face work stoppages at all its Queensland, Australia coal mine operations next week ahead of an employee vote on a contract, a workers union said…

September 19, 2011

BHP is looking for robotics exec to dig world’s biggest open pit

Adelaide Now reports BHP Billiton wants to "future-proof" its massive Olympic Dam project, including using driverless haulage trucks and this week put out a recruitment ad for an executive to…

September 18, 2011

Industry must live with tax: Rio Tinto

The Daily Mercury reports Rio Tinto executive director Sam Walsh says the mining industry has to live with the new resources tax as the best deal that could be done…

September 18, 2011

India coal deal takes Rinehart a step closer to $100 billion personal fortune

India infrastructure giant GVK on Saturday said it would pay $1.3 billion for Australia's Hancock Prospecting coal, rail and port projects and spend a further $10 billion developing them as…

September 17, 2011

Hannans Reward kicks off drilling targeting manganese at Jigalong project

Western Australian minerals exploration company Hannans Reward Limited has commenced a combined RC and Diamond drilling program at its 3,000 square kilometer Jigalong project in the South East Pilbara region…

September 17, 2011

Southern Cross shares soar on Rio deal

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering shares spiked more than 8% after the company landed a preferred contractor agreement with Rio Tinto for works at Cape Lambert as part of the mining…

September 16, 2011

Paladin Energy Ltd.-Kayelekera mine, Malawi-production resumes after plant upgrade

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 16, 2011) - Paladin Energy Ltd ("Paladin" or "the Company") (TSX:PDN)(ASX:PDN)is pleased to advise that uranium production has recommenced at Kayelekera as scheduled on the…

September 16, 2011

Paladin restarts production at Malawi uranium mine

The Australia-based miner has restarted uranium production at its Kayelekera mine in Malawi as scheduled following upgrade work. (Reuters) - Uranium producer Paladin Energy Ltd said on Friday production had…

September 16, 2011

Aphrodite launches scoping study for WA gold project

PERTH (miningweekly.com) - The board of ASX-listed Aphrodite Gold has approved the start of a scoping study at the Aphrodite gold deposit, in Western Australia. The scoping study would examine…

September 16, 2011

Ivanhoe Australia to raise up to A$150 million net proceeds

As highlighted in today's market update "Ivanhoe Australia – Moving from Explorer to Producer", further details on expected production and costs for the Osborne Copper-Gold, Merlin, Mt Dore and Mt…