Gina Rinehart's youngest daughter has been refused leave to seek to have her family's multimillion-dollar trust fund battle dealt with through mediation.
Beadell Resources has secured an additional $10 million in financing from Macquarie Bank as the company nears completion of construction of the processing plant at its Tucano gold mine in Brazil.
Wah Nam International is shrugging off the gloomy outlook for iron ore and pressing ahead with planning for development at its Marillana project in the Pilbara, targeting first production in 2016.
Shares in coal miner ZYL have jumped after it announced an $18 million financing arrangement for its Mbila and Kangwane Central projects in South Africa.
Iron ore and coal miner Aquila Resources has reported a net loss of $238,000 for the year ended June 30, down from a $3.1 million profit in financial year 2011.
BHP Billiton and Xstrata Coal have separately announced they will cut up to 900 coal mining jobs in response to falling commodity prices and the high Australian dollar.
The Australian Greens have proposed a five-year moratorium on coal seam gas developments so thorough research can be done to assess its impact on land and communities.
BC Iron managing director Mike Young has come out in support of Gina Rinehart and accused the federal government of twisting the Western Australian mining magnate's words.
Iron Road's cornerstone shareholder, The Sentient Group, has had to take up the lion’s share of the company's $40 million entitlement issue, after existing retail shareholders subscribed for just 8
The value of Western Australia’s listed companies was largely flat in August, despite growing concerns regarding the health of the energy and resources sector, new research says.
Gold miner Regis Resources is looking to consolidate on a solid financial 2012, after recording a $68 million net profit on the back of a 58 per cent spike in revenue from gold sales.
Shares in mineral sands miner Lynas Corporation have surged by more than 40 per cent after the rare earths miner was granted a temporary licence for its controversial rare earths refinery in Malays
NRW Holdings says Fortescue Metals Group's decision to defer $1.6 billion of capital expenditure in the Pilbara will result in a $100 million hit to its revenue.
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has defended $5.5 billion in compensation being paid to the country's dirtiest power stations and dismissed a report that claims coal generators will actually be
The US Justice Department has has accused oil giant BP of "gross negligence and willful misconduct" in the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, court documents show.
BHP Billiton will push ahead with its $US1 billion ($A981.98 million) Eagle Ford petroleum expansion in Texas as it aims to boost worldwide production levels by eight per cent.
Australia's principal federal political leaders have rejected Gina Rinehart's suggestion local wages are too high and are holding back the nation's competitiveness.
Macmahon Holdings has become the latest WA-based engineering and construction contractor to say Fortescue Metals Group's deferall of expansion plans will have little to no effect on its bottom line
Chalice Gold Mines is cashed up and on the lookout for acquisitions after completing the sale of its Zara gold project in Eritrea to China’s SFECO Group and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation
Shares in Fortescue Metals Group hit a three-year low today, despite the iron ore miner offloading the power station at its Solomon mine in the Pilbara for $US300 million ($A294 million).
The state government has a $7.5 billion black hole in pre-election commitments that it will find harder to plug because of falling iron ore royalties, the Labor opposition says.
Breakaway Resources has signed a joint venture agreement worth $8 million with Sandfire Resources, to explore the Altia base metals project in north-west Queensland.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged the mining industry to recruit Australians willing to work on projects rather than bring in temporary skilled migrants.
