July 27, 2011 Xstrata to build new zinc mine Xstrata Zinc has announced construction will begin immediately to develop the $246 million Lady Loretta mineral deposit located 140 kilometres north west of Mount Isa.
July 26, 2011 New $1.5 billion nickel mine can start dumping waste in PNG ocean Australia's Highlands Pacific and China Metallurgical Group can now power on their $1.5 billion Ramu nickel project in Papua New Guinea after a judge threw out the environmental challenge to…
July 26, 2011 Downer wins Xstrata coal contract Downer EDI Ltd has secured contract worth more than $400 million with mining giant Xstrata Coal for development of a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) at its Ravensworth North…
July 26, 2011 Xstrata Zinc to develop Lady Loretta deposit in AUD246m project Xstrata Zinc announces the commencement of construction to develop the high grade zinc-lead-silver Lady Loretta deposit in north-west Queensland, Australia, as a new greenfield underground mine.
July 26, 2011 Zijin Mining buys A$27.67m stake of Norton Gold ZIJIN Mining Group Co agreed to buy a minority stake in Australia's Norton Gold Fields Ltd for A$27.67 million (US$30 million) to boost gold reserves. China's leading gold producer said…
July 26, 2011 Fy 2011 underlying net profit of A$70m expected – Whitehaven Coal According to the Australian coal miner, FY 2011 underlying net profits, before significant items are likely to come in at A$70m, boosted by a strong output performance in the June…
July 26, 2011 Auzex Resources infill drilling hits more high grade gold at 2Moz Bullabulling JV Project Auzex Resources ( ASX: AZX ) has expanded the phase two reverse circulation (RC) resource drilling program at the 2 million gold ounce Bullabulling Gold project to 90,000 metres, intersecting…
July 26, 2011 Aussie stocks brush off US debt woes The Australian stockmarket remained firm by early afternoon, despite the failure by the US to resolve its debt-ceiling stalemate.
July 26, 2011 Union power in Pilbara boosted by ruling A landmark victory in the Federal Court looks set to give unions more power to bargain on behalf of workers at Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton iron ore operations in…
July 26, 2011 Fortescue can still make profits at US$70/t, new CEO says The bubble that is keeping iron ore prices at historic highs may be about to burst, and when it does, iron ore giant Fortescue Minerals will still be making money,…
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
