August 1, 2011 ArcelorMittal, Peabody bid for Macarthur Coal turns hostile The Peabody-ArcelorMittal combine has offered a bid of AUD 15.50 per share plus a dividend of 16 cents per share, following the rejection of their conditional offer for an increase…
August 1, 2011 Australia’s Norton Gold sees China’s Zijin increasing stake Australian miner Norton Gold expects its top shareholder, China's Zijin Mining , to lift its stake to 19.9%, using Norton to expand offshore, Norton's chief executive said. Zijin, China's top…
July 31, 2011 SKM’s role in Cape Lambert iron ore upgrade and IPCC Global projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), presented on the company’s role in Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Upgrade at the recent Iron Ore Conference in Perth, Western Australia (July 11-13).
July 31, 2011 Let’s get political: Olivia Newton-John raises alarm over fracking near Byron Bay A grassroots movement opposed to coal-seam gas (CSG) mining got a boost of star power on Saturday, when 70s pop singer Olivia Newton-John panned the controversial practice. The Australian singer,…
July 31, 2011 BHP Australian Miners Resume Strikes Ahead of Further Talks Workers at BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP)’s coking-coal mines in Australia, the world’s largest exporter of the steelmaking ingredient, resumed strikes Saturday as labor unions prepare for the last two rounds…
July 31, 2011 Rio eyed as a season highlight The June-balance profit reporting season gains pace this week, with key results from the mining, infrastructure, healthcare and education sectors giving an early steer on current-year sentiment and the impact…
July 31, 2011 Samancor Manganese approves expansion of GEMCO mine Reuters reported that the world's largest manganese mine, the GEMCO operation in northern Australia, is set to boost annual output to 4.8 million tonnes from 4.2 million from late 2013.
July 30, 2011 VDM wins BHP nickel job Contractor VDM Group has signed a $40 million contract with BHP Billiton at its Kambalda nickel operations.VDM's Perth-based subsidiary Cape Crushing and Earthmoving Contractors will handle the five years of…
July 29, 2011 No unanimity on the issue of ceiling on iron ore Tags: Goa, Digambar Kamat Panaji: Policy makers and environmentalists are gradually moving towards a consensus that there should be ceiling on the iron ore tapped from Goa's soil. Goa government,…
July 29, 2011 Pilbara workers reject $190,000 pay offer Forklift drivers, crane operators and other waterside workers in the North West have gone on strike, rejecting proposed salary packages of more than $190,000 a year.As unions flex their muscles…
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
