September 8, 2011 Rio’s carbon tax warning In the latest of a series of public attacks Rio Tinto has intensified its opposition to Australia's carbon tax, urging Prime Minister Julia Gillard to go back to the drawing…
September 7, 2011 Europe and China want to ape Australia carbon scheme The Canberra Times reports Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme – which will evolve from the carbon tax being implemented next year – has won praise from Beijing, where it will…
September 7, 2011 Paladin Energy Ltd.-Kayelekera Mine, Malawi; update on start-up-1 week delay PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - Paladin Energy Ltd ("Paladin" or "the Company") (TSX:PDN)(ASX:PDN)wishes to advise that plant commissioning of the Kayelekera upgrades commenced 29 August as planned…
September 7, 2011 Australian coal miners face more flood forecasts (Argus) — Australia's coal miners are bracing for more floods during the next wet season, after the government's weather forecaster said there was an increased probability of another wet Christmas.…
September 7, 2011 Fortescue reports 1.54Bn ton reserve at Chichester Hub PERTH (miningweekly.com) Iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals has reported that current reserves at its Chichester Hub operation, in Western Australia, suggested a 19-year life of mine, based on a production rate…
September 6, 2011 Newcastle Port third phase coal expansion approval BHP Billiton has approved a further US$367 million (BHP Billiton share) investment for the third stage of development of the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group’s (NCIG) coal handling facility in Newcastle,…
September 5, 2011 Carbon cap revival led by Gillard called stupid by Xstrata Julia Gillard, determined to join efforts to reduce global warming, intends to revive cap and trade as Europe puts curbs on the United Nations-run emissions credit market and the U.S.…
September 5, 2011 Former BHP boss takes aim at ‘woeful’ productivity Former BHP Billiton chairman Don Argus has blasted the Gillard government's tax reform agenda as token and piecemeal and joined the chorus of big-business figures calling for the renewed deregulation…
September 4, 2011 Australian firm begins mining for coal in Dar for power generation The Australian-based Intra Energy Corporation (IEC) has started coal mining in Mbalawala Mine, Ngaka coalfield in Tanzania, targeting both the domestic and export thermal coal markets of Kenya, Mauritius and…
September 4, 2011 Miners throw down gauntlet on super-profits tax A Deloitte Access Economics analysis, commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia and to be released today, estimates the industry's tax burden was about 50 per cent higher than Treasury…
Viridis targets US, Europe rare earth deals amid China pushback The negotiations include setting a minimum price for output from Viridis’s $360 million Colossus project in the state of Minas Gerais. January 19, 2026 | 12:27 pm
