July 20, 2011 BHP Billitons diamond production falls in past year BHP Billiton’s diamond production suffered a double-digit d rop in the fiscal year, the miner reported on Wednesday. The company mined 2,506,000 carats, an 18% year-over-year drop.
July 20, 2011 OZ Minerals: copper production on track, gold down OZ Minerals Ltd in its quarterly report announced Prominent Hill contained metal production was 28,017 tonnes copper and 44,219 oz total gold for the June quarter.
July 20, 2011 Chinese investor plans Meridian takeover NineMSN reports that shares in Meridian Minerals (ASX:MII)jumped after a Chinese state-owned entity, revealed plans to takeover: Shares in Meridian Minerals jumped after the junior explorer's largest shareholder, a Chinese…
July 20, 2011 WA announces uranium mining royalties The West Australian Government has announced it will levy a 5 per cent royalty on uranium and magnetite iron ore. By 2014-15 the State Government expects to reap more than…
July 19, 2011 Anglo American backflips on mining job loss claim DAYARNE SMITH Muswellbrook Shire mayor Martin Rush has urged Anglo American to tell the community if it no longer plans to pursue the Drayton South project. The company’s Drayton mine…
July 19, 2011 Federal government to help W. Australia plug skills gap Australia's immigration minister said Tuesday the country will adjust its immigration laws to help businesses recruit semi-skilled foreigners more quickly Australia will adjust immigration laws to help businesses in resource…
July 19, 2011 PM reassures coal workers on carbon tax Prime Minister Julia Gillard is reassuring NSW coalminers her carbon tax will not stop their sons from following in their footsteps. Ms Gillard is spruiking her carbon price package in…
July 19, 2011 Coal Services reduces workers’ compensation premium rates for NSW coal mine operators Coal Services today announced a reduction of 2.78% to workers’ compensation premium rates for the New South Wales coal mining industry, with the target premium rate set at 3.5% (3.6%…
July 19, 2011 OZ Minerals in $200m buyback Copper and gold miner OZ Minerals will return up to $200 million to shareholders through an on-market buyback, as booming prices for its products continue to generate cash. Photo of…
July 19, 2011 Xstrata earns science medal for fossil preservation Global miner Xstrata has joined the ranks of famous scientists such as naturalist Sir David Attenborough after being awarded the Riversleigh Medal for its support of the Riversleigh fossil project…
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
