August 19, 2011 ASX plunge wipes out $30 billion The Australian sharemarket has plunged nearly 3 per cent at the open wiping about $30 billion off the value of shares after renewed fears for the global economy sent global…
August 18, 2011 Newcrest wants all of billion tonne Wafi-Golpu Mining Review reports Newcrest Mining CEO Greg Robinson told reporters on Friday it would acquire Harmony Gold Mining’s 50% stake in their massive Wafi-Golpu joint venture in Papua New Guinea…
August 18, 2011 Bauxite mine expansion boosts Australia far north jobs The company proposing to expand a bauxite mine in Cape York in far north Queensland says Cairns is in a good position to provide a 300-strong workforce during the construction…
August 18, 2011 Expansion of Cerrejon Coal: BHP to spend US$437 million BHP Billiton today announced approval of a US$437 million (BHP Billiton share) investment to expand the Cerrejon Coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. BHP Billiton’s investment represents one third of…
August 18, 2011 Forrest faces complaint on sex claims Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's comment that young Aboriginal girls in the Pilbara are offering men sex for cigarettes has prompted a complaint to Australia's human rights watchdog. Five women from…
August 18, 2011 Protesters disrupt NSW mining conference Tensions over mining and coal seam gas (CSG) exploration have boiled over at a mining conference in Sydney, with activists warning rural NSW could soon resemble an industrial wasteland. As…
August 18, 2011 BHP plans rail line in threat to its biggest supplier Global miner BHP Billiton is looking to build a new rail line between some of its inland Australian coal mines and the coast in a move that could threaten dominant…
August 17, 2011 Kalimantan Gold – Jelai update As announced on February 15, 2011, Kalimantan Gold Corporation Limited (TSX VENTURE:KLG)(AIM:KLG) (the "Company") executed a definitive option agreement (the "Deed") with Tigers Realm Minerals Pty Ltd. ("Tigers") an Australian…
August 17, 2011 EPA approves huge increase in production for WA mine company A mining company in WA's Mid West has just been given environmental approval to increase its production by over two thousand per cent.
August 17, 2011 Green lobby seeks coal mine ban for Cape Powerful green lobby group The Wilderness Society will pressure Labor and the LNP to rule out coal mining in Cape York ahead of the next Queensland state election. The environmental…
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
