August 4, 2011 ERA counts costs of Ranger suspension Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has published half-year losses thanks to an extended suspension of production at the Ranger uranium mine. It has also cancelled a heap-leach project and slashed…
August 4, 2011 Rio Tinto investors wake up Thursday $10 billion poorer Rio Tinto reported a surge in profits due to strong demand in Asia and higher metals prices on Thursday but shares in the company spiked lower in New York, opening…
August 4, 2011 New Gold profit jumps, keeps cash costs at $400/oz New Gold, which owns mines in Mexico, the US and Australia, and is also developing projects in Canada and Chile said second-quarter earnings rose to $49.8 million from a year-earlier…
August 3, 2011 New $3.9 billion Australia coal export terminal faces more delays, ballooning costs A new coal terminal proposed for Gladstone port's Wiggins Island in Queensland has met with delays for the third time this year, as the project's 16 coal company shareholders including…
August 3, 2011 AngloGold Ashanti seeks new mine in Australasia “We would like to be getting ourselves up to 1 million ounces,” AngloGold executive vice president for Australasia Graham Ehm said in an interview on Wednesday. “That means to bolt…
August 3, 2011 Google says Australia’s internet is worth as much as its iron ore – they may want to check with Gina Rinehart first The internet is fast growing into one of the Australia's strongest economic drivers, with a new report commissioned by search giant Google showing it had contributed more than $50 billion…
August 2, 2011 Yanzhou Coal buys two Australian coal mines for $202 million Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. China's fourth-largest coal producer, yesterday acquired two Australian coal producers, Syntech Holdings Pty Ltd and Syntech Holdings II Pty Ltd, for A$202.5 million in cash.
August 2, 2011 Australia push for third Pilbara line Atlas Iron managing director David Flanagan says just 12 million tonnes of annual iron ore production is needed to underpin construction of a third Pilbara railway line running into Port…
August 2, 2011 Australia’s Beijing bind Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan may soon have another foreign investment headache on his hands, as a Chinese entrepreneur says he has Beijing's backing to step around Australian investment rules and…
August 1, 2011 Australia mining boom has two speeds Call it the two-speed mining boom. On the one hand, there are all the active miners and explorers attending Diggers & Dealers in Kalgoorlie who - provided they have a…
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
