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 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 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…
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…
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
