Mining

Australia would miss out on a once-in-a-generation liquefied natural gas boom unless it reduced costs by up to 30 per cent, says a new report.

The head of global energy giant Shell says rising costs are a challenge for doing business in Australia.

Excessive wage demands are threatening major energy projects in Australia, a federal Labor minister says.

Australia faces a hiatus in new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects as buyers switch their focus to the United States.

Australia's oil and gas industry has defended its contribution to the economy, saying it will deliver $13 billion a year in taxes by the end of the decade.

Base metals exploration company Classic Minerals has become the 25th Western Australian company to list on the ASX this financial year.

Balamara Resources announced today that it would undertake a renounceable rights issue next month in an effort to raise $5.26 million working capital.

KBL Mining today announced a sweeping recast of its corporate strategy that may see the company looking to sell part of its Sorby Hills lead-zinc-silver project, located in the northeast Kimberley

 Both major Western Australian political parties fear Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will trigger a departure from onshore processing, slashing state royalties an

Gold futures have snapped to a one-week high as a slump in global equities markets and the US dollar drew investors in search of a refuge to the precious metal.

ASX-listed oil and gas companies currently report their reserves and resources in 33 different ways, research by Perth-based consulting group RISC Advisory has found.

It takes a special kind of wealth to lose more than $7 billion in a year and still top a list of the nation's richest people.

Global gold mining giant AngloGold Ashanti has announced changes to its executive leadership team that will see Rob Largent responsible for the company’s Australian operations.

Copper-gold producer Sandfire Resources has appointed former Fortescue Metals Group operations director Paul Hallam as a non-executive director.

Drilling services company Boart Longyear has released its third earnings downgrade in nine months, saying demand for its services has continued to weaken because mining companies are scaling back o

Almost $141 million has been wiped from the value of diversified contractor Transfield Services as cost cutting in the mining sector hit its earnings outlook.

Look carefully through the gloom of a sputtering local economy, mine closures, ballooning state debt and rising unemployment and you might catch a glimpse of the first signs of next year’s recovery

Chinese-backed miner Norton Gold Fields has opened its $40 million Enterprise base-load mine on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie.

Embattled lithium producer Galaxy Resources has announced a deeply discounted $47 million rights issue to give the company a much needed cash injection.

Shares in Santos closed 1.6 per cent higher after the company said oil production started ahead of schedule at its $490 million Fletcher Finucane project off the West Australian coast.

Construction giant Leighton Holdings says it's not concerned about the recent woes of mining services companies due to its diverse business interests and cyclical nature of the industry.

The Australian share market is higher as another Wall Street record buoys mining and banking stocks.

Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Julia Gillard after saying Australia would face the same problems as Greece if support for the mining industry was

The resources sector is being used like an ATM machine and Australia's record debt is unsustainable, mining magnate Gina Rinehart says.

Shares in engineering giant WorleyParsons plunged to four-year lows after it blamed a slowdown in Western Australia's mining industry for a profit downgrade.

Perth based aspiring miner Ferrowest has purchased a 60 per cent interest in the Yalyirimbi iron ore project from Ngalia Resources.

HOW does the managing director of an aspiring nickel miner remain positive amid weakening commodities prices and an equities market in decline?

It’s an old adage that some of the biggest fortunes have been made when business conditions are at their toughest.

The proposed Anketell Point port project in the Pilbara, which is unlikely to proceed for the foreseeable future, has been approved by federal Environment Minister Tony Burke, subject to 45 strict

Research consultants Wood Mackenzie have predicted that investment across Australia’s resource sector will be at record levels over the next three years.

The Australian market has opened slightly higher despite falls in resources stocks.

The shale gas industry doesn’t stack up commercially and companies that have invested in the sector are following a herd mentality, Woodside managing director Peter Coleman said today.