August 13, 2011 China demand for resources to rise China will need large quantities of Australian raw materials as its industrialisation and urbanisation race ahead, despite concerns about weak global economic conditions, Australian Trade Minister Craig Emerson said on…
August 12, 2011 Peabody Energy to install LTCC technology at Australian coal mine Peabody Energy has entered into a new licensing agreement with Yanzhou Coal to install Longwall top coal caving (LTCC) technology at the Goonyella mine in Australia in order to improve…
August 12, 2011 Noble wrapping up acquisition of Territory Commodities trader Noble has reached a 90.5% ownership of ASX-listed Territory Resources, allowing it to proceed with the compulsory acquisition for the outstanding shares in the iron-ore miner.
August 12, 2011 Iron-ore explorer Royal almost doubles Razorback resource PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Royal Resources has almost doubled its existing Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) compliant inferred resource at its Razorback Ridge area, in South Australia, to 537.2-million tons,…
August 12, 2011 Peabody says it has FIRB approval for Macarthur Coal Peabody Energy says it's obtained approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) of its $15.50 per share bid for Macarthur Coal Ltd. Macarthur has advised shareholders to take no…
August 12, 2011 Australia $11bn mining tax hits another hurdle The Greens leader, Bob Brown, wrote to the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, this week demanding the information be made public before the tax is debated later in the year.
August 11, 2011 Indonesia’s Newmont to start gold, copper exploration project Indonesia's Newmont Nusa Tenggara, a unit of U.S. miner Newmont Mining Corp is to start exploration work on a new gold and copper block in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, a…
August 11, 2011 Workers deserve their share of the wealth, too Employer groups should be handing out concrete umbrellas to their members, given how often they predict the sky is about to fall in. First, the mining tax would ruin us,…
August 11, 2011 Xstrata launches prefeasibility study for large, open-pit, polymetallic mine at Mount Isa Xstrata has approved the commencement of an AUD47 million (USD50 million) pre-feasibility study into the development of a large multi-commodity open pit mine on the existing Xstrata Mount Isa Mines…
August 11, 2011 Peabody Energy and Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. enter into technology agreement to increase coal recovery from North Goonyella Mine Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today announced a new licensing agreement with Yanzhou Coal Mining Company for the installation of its Longwall Top Coal Caving (LTCC) technology to enhance recovery of…
Vale faces renewed safety concerns after mine water overflows The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said. January 26, 2026 | 01:57 pm
