July 25, 2011 Australia’s carbon tax may slash coal industry value by $8.7 billion Australia’s planned carbon tax may reduce the value of the coal industry by about $8.7 billion as producers including Xstrata Plc and Anglo American Plc bear higher costs, according to…
July 25, 2011 Strikes hit BHP, Anglo, De Beers and Xstrata across three continents Bloomberg reports BHP workers in Chile voted Sunday to extend their strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Stoppages at BHP’s Australian coal operations may resume this week. Thirty thousand…
July 25, 2011 US default fears push Australia stocks sharply lower Australian share closed sharply lower on concerns the US government may default if an agreement cannot be reached on raising its debt ceiling.
July 24, 2011 Gold touches new high amid US debt jitters Gold surged to a new record this morning the political stand-off in the United States over the country's debt-ceiling fuelled fears about a default among investors. Gold for August delivery…
July 24, 2011 AusNiCo intersects nickel from drilling at Pembroke prospect AusNiCo has intersected 181 meters at 0.25% nickel from drilling at the Pembroke prospect, supporting extensions to its large low grade nickel sulphide mineralized system.
July 24, 2011 Xstrata buys cattle farm for coal mine A large Queensland pastoral farm used for wagyu cattle breeding is set to become a coal mine after Australian Agricultural Company (AAC) agreed to sell a property to mining company…
July 24, 2011 BHP losing $28m a day in strike The largest union at Chile's Escondida copper mine has voted to "indefinitely" extend a strike at the mine, which is controlled by BHP Billiton. Members of the 2350-strong Escondida Mine…
July 24, 2011 External recruiters in BHP plans despite email scam BHP Billiton will continue to source workers through external agencies despite a recent legal stoush over a rogue employment scam. The mining giant was forced to take legal action through…
July 24, 2011 Oz Court goes to Rio In the latest episode of a decade-long saga over third-party access rights to Pilbara iron ore infrastructure, Australia’s Federal Court has endorsed the decision of the Australian Competition Tribunal not…
July 24, 2011 Macroeconomic indicators – Baltic index continues losing streak Reuters reported that the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, remained negative for the ninth straight session as trading stayed subdued and a…
Critical minerals firm weighs plan to build US rare earth plant Atlantic Strategic Minerals is considering building the facility at its operations in Stoney Creek, Virginia. January 21, 2026 | 07:38 am
