July 3, 2011 BHP eyes second share buyback BHP Billiton could be set to announce another share buyback, after the successful completion of its $US10 billion ($9.3bn) capital management program. UBS analyst Glyn Lawcock said a renewed capital…
July 3, 2011 Long path to Oakajee deal The proposed Oakajee project port facility site near Geraldton, WA. Source: The Australian VETERAN businessman Ken Court would love to be back at the centre of the decades-long dream to…
July 3, 2011 China Metal Acquisition Binge Led by Australian Rhodes Scholar Andrew Michelmore, the Rhodes Scholar who plotted China’s biggest metals takeover bid, said Beijing isn’t calling the shots when it comes to buying commodities for the world’s fastest-growing major economy.
July 3, 2011 Push to can coal puts 200,000 jobs at risk The Greens' push to shut down the coal industry could severely undermine the nation's economy and sacrifice 200,000 jobs, new economic modelling warns. As the party takes to Federal Parliament…
July 2, 2011 Mining strips quality of life TROY ROWLING IT WAS the first time Ken and Aileen Harrison (pictured) had experienced the "hospitality" of the mining industry. About a decade ago, a vehicle of coal workers drove…
July 1, 2011 Chinese snubbed in Australian open bauxite tender THE Queensland Government will call an open tender for the development of Aurukun's bauxite resources, snubbing the giant Chinese company Chalco.
July 1, 2011 Australia’s Cougar Energy charged over well rupture The Queensland government has laid charges against a mining company for allegedly contaminating groundwater with cancer-causing chemicals. The state's Department of Environment and Resource Management has laid charges against Cougar…
June 30, 2011 Tigers Realm Coal $400m IPO roadshow to kick off despite new listing doldrums Always a blue-sky kind of guy, Oxiana founder Owen Hegarty once said few things on this planet are more valuable than an Oxiana share. Investors can expect a similar level…
June 30, 2011 BHP Australia refinery resumes nickel production BHP Billiton said on Wednesday that production at its Kwinana nickel refinery in Western Australia had restarted as planned in early June. "In line with our previous guidance, production at…
June 30, 2011 Proto Resources: Government grants mining lease for new Tasmanian project The Directors of Proto Resources & Investments Ltd are pleased to announce that the Tasmanian Government has granted Mining Lease ("ML") 1872P/M over the area of the company's Barnes Hill…
Global Commodities Holdings launches trading in nickel premiums The LME lost the confidence of many users after a nickel crisis in 2022, but LME nickel volumes have recently rebounded. January 22, 2026 | 09:18 am
