August 17, 2011 Rio Tinto halts operations at two Australian iron ore mines after death World no. two iron ore producer Rio Tinto announced on Wednesday it is suspending operations at two mines in Pilbara, Western Australia following the fatality of a worker. "Operations at…
August 17, 2011 Rio Tinto strikes it rich – at the box office The world's number two miner provided funding and logistical support as far back as March 2010 for Red Dog, a movie about a kelpie roaming the mining towns of the…
August 16, 2011 Rio Tinto agrees to union collective agreement first time in 20 years Mining union members have approved a three-year collective agreement with Rio Tinto, ending two decades of union exclusion from the company's Pilbara operations.
August 16, 2011 BHP profit to top $2.5 million per hour The market is expecting BHP Billiton to post record-setting annual profits of $US22.1 billion next week on revenues forecast to be a staggering $71.9 billion. BHP investors, whose stock has…
August 16, 2011 Macmahon awarded several Australian mining contracts Contract mining and construction firm Macmahon Holdings has secured various Australian mining contracts worth $90m. The first contract involves predevelopment work adjacent to current operations at BHP Billiton Iron Ore's…
August 16, 2011 Macarthur says coal expansion on track Takeover target Macarthur Coal says it remains in a strong position to double its 2009 production levels by the 2014 financial year. The company said it was on track to…
August 16, 2011 OZ Minerals reports revenues of $632.7 million in its half year financial results Oz Minerals reported its half year financial results on Monday. Highlights were revenue of $632.7 million, and reported net profit after tax of $113.9 million with underlying net profit after…
August 16, 2011 Sheffield declares maiden resource at WA mineral sands project PERTH (miningweekly.com) ASX-listed Sheffield Resources has declared a maiden resource estimate for its Yandanooka heavy mineral sands project, in Western Australia. The project is now estimated to host around 1.84-million…
August 16, 2011 Jack Hills iron-ore expansion gets EPA approval The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given the nod for the proposed expansion of ASX-listed Murchison Metals’ Jack Hills project. The EPA determined that the proposed mine expansion,…
August 16, 2011 Toro looking for JV partners for Wiluna uranium project PERTH (miningweekly.com) Uranium hopeful Toro Energy on Tuesday said that it was looking at various options to fund its A$300-million Wiluna project, in Western Australia, including introducing a joint venture…
CMOC raises $1.2 billion in convertibles deal The notes mark the largest convertible-bond deal by a Chinese miner since Zijin’s $2 billion issuance in 2024. January 20, 2026 | 07:12 am
