August 22, 2011 Leighton Ngarda JV awarded contract for Rio Tinto The Leighton Ngarda Joint Venture, an unincorporated joint venture between Leighton Contractors and indigenous contractor Ngarda Civil & Mining, has been awarded a $104 million earthworks contract for Rio Tinto.
August 22, 2011 WPG Resources gets rid of Peculiar Knob for $346 million OneSteel Ltd has bought iron ore assets in South Australia including Peculiar Knob from WPG Resources Ltd for AUD 346 million, as it focuses more on iron ore exports.
August 22, 2011 Copper edged down on global economic concerns Copper edged down in late Asian trading hours on Monday, weighed down by lingering concerns about a slowdown in the global economy and debt problems in the Eurozone.
August 22, 2011 Canada proposes crackdown on coal-fired power Proposed standards would in effect ban coal-fired power stations without carbon capture capabilities The Canadian government has proposed long-awaited rules that could result in the phasing out of coal-fired power…
August 22, 2011 Australia miners taking another look at Uganda Four years after Hardman Oil sold its stake in Uganda's oil industry, Australian firms are taking a second look at the country with the appointment of an honorary consul to…
August 22, 2011 UK Coal evicts protesters UK Coal has successfully evicted a group of protesters from a proposed opencast site in Shropshire. The Doncaster-based company successfully secured an eviction notice against the campaigners, who have been…
August 22, 2011 Labour Disputes Permeate Copper Market The copper market has continuously been plagued with labour disputes for years, however, this year strikes have been especially prevalent with workers believing that they are entitled to larger pay…
August 22, 2011 Solomon Gold – Further drilling confirms significant gold and silver intersections at the 100% owned Kauffmans-Homestead Prospect An additional 18 holes have shown further encouraging high grade gold and silver results from the Kauffmans Prospect.
August 22, 2011 Namdeb strike leads to legal action, lockouts Namdeb is initiating legal action against a number of union officials and unionized workers. The step is the latest in a deteriorating battle between the diamond-mining firm and a group…
August 21, 2011 Sierra Leone Diamond Mining as an Inspration for Tea Pary Politicians and Republican Presidential Hopefuls The news this week has been mainly bad: more crashing stock markets, more idiotic statements from Republican hopefuls, more countries seizing the mines of the country. The saddest part is…
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm
