July 23, 2011 Chilean union will extend strike at Escondida mine The largest union at Chile's Escondida copper mine voted to "indefinitely" extend a strike at the mine, which is controlled by global diversified miner BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP, BHP.AU), union…
July 23, 2011 Australian carbon tax will hold back export industries – Rio Tinto Rio Tinto is disappointed with the Australian government's carbon tax proposal, warning it will inevitably hinder investment and jobs growth in Australia without reducing global carbon emissions. Rio Tinto believes…
July 23, 2011 Pilbara’s early expansion Rio Tinto is accelerating its iron ore expansion programme in the Pilbara region of Western Australia with US$676m of funding for early works and procurement.
July 23, 2011 BHP Billiton big in Australia BHP Billiton is good for the Australian pscyhe. Source: The Australian IN THE "good old days" a billion dollars used to be really worth, well, a billion dollars - these…
July 23, 2011 Calculating costs of the carbon tax There are opportunities in a de-carbonised economy - but even offset and renewable energy stocks have their drawbacks. For all the angst the tax on carbon is causing Julia Gillard,…
July 23, 2011 Santos says skills shortage yet to hit David Knox, Santos chief executive, says the expected skills shortage has not yet affected his company. Picture: Calum Robertson Source: News Limited SANTOS chief executive David Knox, whose company is…
July 23, 2011 Coal exploration fears Two weeks after the State Government ordered the permanent closure of an underground coal gasification (UCG) project at Kingaroy, information has emerged revealing UCG company Linc Energy lodged permits to…
July 22, 2011 Norseman Gold falls after it confirms full year losses of A$13m-A$14m Shares in Norseman Gold (LON:NGL) fell after it confirmed it will post a full year pre-tax loss of A$13m-A$14m - despite a significant improvement in the fourth quarter.
July 22, 2011 Combet says strong future for Qld coal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has promised that Queensland coal mines will be compensated for losses caused by a carbon tax, saying pollution intensive areas like Gladstone will receive significant…
July 22, 2011 Doray announces potential for substantial increase to high-grade gold project Doray Minerals Ltd (ASX: DRM) today announced several high-grade gold intersections from the company's 80% owned Andy Well project that have the potential to significantly increase the size of the…
Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners NOAA’s new rules, which take effect immediately, consolidate applications into a single, shorter review period. January 21, 2026 | 10:09 am
