July 21, 2011 New Zealand coal mine boss acknowledges problems The boss of a New Zealand coal mine where 29 people died in an explosion last year has acknowledged the mine faced difficulties with finances, personnel and safety. In testimony…
July 21, 2011 Gillard gutless, says coal protest COAL seam gas protesters have accused the prime minister of being too gutless to talk to them about an industry they say is a threat to Australia's food security. Julia…
July 21, 2011 Tetra Tech to acquire Australian engineering and mining firm Tetra Tech has entered into an agreement to buy virtually all of the assets of mining engineering company Proteus EPCM Engineers of Perth, Australia. The acquisition is expected to close…
July 21, 2011 Silver Lake Resources gold production cash costs just A$432 per ounce at Wombola Silver Lake Resources ( ASX: SLR ) is set to commence gold production at the Wombola Dam open pit in September 2011, which forms part of the company's larger Mount…
July 20, 2011 NRW Holdings wins multiple contracts for Fortescue Metals’ iron ore operations NRW Holdings, leading provider of civil and mining services to the resources sector in Australia, in joint venture with the Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi Foundation Ltd (NYFL) and Eastern Guruma Pty…
July 20, 2011 Global Mineral Resources IPO offer opens Global are focussed on developing advanced gold, base metal, tin and tungsten exploration projects in the Northern Territory and New South Wales, and the company's flagship Mount Porter gold project…
July 20, 2011 Black Range Minerals’ Jorc resource is up 51% to 90.9 million pounds of uranium at Hansen/Taylor Ranch uranium project Black Range Minerals announced on Wednesday that the indicated and inferred resource for the combined Hansen/Taylor Ranch Uranium Project comprises of 68.9 Mt at 0.060% U3O8 for 90.9 million pounds…
July 20, 2011 The economies of BHP and Woolworths BHP Billiton and Woolworths exactly capture the two faces of our 21st century economy and the challenging - mostly - pluses but also minuses posed right now and into 2012.…
July 20, 2011 Only one mines inspector for whole of NZ, inquiry told Updated at 7:24 pm on 19 July 2011 A health and safety inspector for the Department of Labour says it is not possible to fully service all mines, tunnels and…
July 20, 2011 Coal output higher, but BHP still hit by floods Coal output increased at BHP Billiton (BLT) in the last quarter, but the mining giant's Australian business is still being affected by flooding. The company's output of steel-making or coking…
China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday. January 21, 2026 | 10:50 am
