July 26, 2011 Australia’s Whitehaven Coal expects FY’11 underlying net profit pre-items A$70 mln Australia's Whitehaven Coal reported a 48 percent rise in equity coal output in the June quarter versus the same period a year ago and said it expects to show a…
July 25, 2011 Macarthur coal exports plunge amid due diligence Macarthur Coal, the mining group that is the target of a $4.7 billion takeover bid by US energy company Peabody Energy and steel giant ArcelorMittal, has suffered a steep slide…
July 25, 2011 Test plant to examine a new cost-effective way to process nickel laterites A new cost-effective way to process nickel laterites known as the DNi Process will be thoroughly examined by a test plant currently being built in Western Australia.
July 25, 2011 We’ll buy iron ore from our own companies, Chinese warn Beijing has issued a veiled threat to Australia's long-term economic future. It has vowed to break the power of the big mining companies by sourcing 50 per cent of its…
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…
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
