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…

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…