September 16, 2011 WA mining jobs grow as manufacturing haemorrhages staff Western Australia’s manufacturing sector is losing nearly 150 jobs per day as workers chase high wages in mining.
September 15, 2011 Australia’s first potash miner wants to break Canadian grip on market Encouraged by test work that revealed extraction potential using its own technology at one of the world’s largest known glauconite deposits, Perth-based Potash West on Wednesday expanded it exploration tenure…
September 15, 2011 Rio Tinto puts $833m, further expands in Pilbara Rio Tinto is to invest US$833 million (Rio Tinto share US$706 million) in major power and fuel supply projects as part of its drive to substantially increase iron ore production…
September 14, 2011 Rio Tinto has a problem with crabs The Australian quotes a Rio Tinto spokesman on Wednesday saying the discovery of a species of freshwater crab and a never before recorded shrimp near its Weipa mine would not…
September 14, 2011 ABB wins $11 million mine hoist order from Xstrata Copper in Australia ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, recently won an $11 million order to supply a complete ore hoisting solution for Xstrata Copper's Ernest Henry Mining (EHM) copper-gold operation…
September 14, 2011 Dispute halts New Caledonia nickel ore exports to South Korea A dispute in the north of New Caledonia has stopped the export of nickel ore from the SMSP site to its South Korean partner, Posco. Members of the Kaala-Gomen tribe…
September 14, 2011 UGL secures $88M of rail contracts Engineering company UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) says it has secured two new orders valued at $88 million to supply and maintain new rail freight locomotives in Australia.
September 13, 2011 Queensland mine workers ready to strike Hundreds of workers at the New Acland mine are readying themselves for protracted strike action with management at New Hope Coal attempting to keep the WorkChoices era at their mine…
September 13, 2011 Vista Gold shares jump 19%, company declines comment Vista Gold (AMEX:VGZ) had no comment on why its share price jumped on Monday. Shares were up from $3.70 on Friday to $4.41 by the end of Monday, a 19%…
September 13, 2011 China warns of Australia mining boycott over new rules Chinese business leaders have warned of an investment strike over a decision by Treasurer Wayne Swan to impose a two-stage foreign approval process for resource exploration and mining.
Column: Nickel market plays the Indonesia’s numbers game Nickel prices have been on an explosive rally as the market bets that Indonesia, the world's largest producer, will hit the brakes on its runaway output growth. January 25, 2026 | 06:54 am
