The Australian Securities Exchange is evaluating stricter rules for the disclosure of reserves and resources by listed mining and oil & gas companies, in order to align Australian standards wit
Today’s confirmation that the coal miner, New Hope, has put itself up for sale follows yesterday’s capitulation by iron ore miner, Sundance, and begs the question: who’s next?
ERM Power and its joint venture partners Empire Oil & Gas and Wharf Resources have signed a gas supply agreement with Alcoa of Australia for gas from its Gingin West and Red Gully gas fields, o
THIS week’s good news on the resources front – the formal go-ahead of the $29 billion Wheatstone gas project – has quickly turned into a political stoush over the issue of local content.
Geraldton-based Centrals Civil Earthmoving and Mining Contractors has won two major three-year mining services contracts with MMG Golden Grove, which it says will create 40 new jobs in the Mid West
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has joined fellow Perth-based contractor NRW Holdings in signing a framework agreement with Rio Tinto that makes it a preferred contractor for the iron ore min
Rio Tinto has committed to spend a further $US833 million ($813 million) in the Pilbara, as part of its drive "to substantially increase iron ore production capacity".
Unlisted Perth company Global Advanced Metals (GAM) has announced a $US400 million acquisition that continues the revival of the two specialist minerals businesses that emerged from the a
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has won a court victory in its acrimonious native title battle with the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, which appears to pave the way for development
Mount Gibson Iron will issue its first dividend to shareholders after booking a net profit of $239.5 million for financial year 2010-11, an increase of 81 per cent on the previous year’s results.
Perth-based iron ore miner Grange Resources has signed an agreement with Shree Minerals which it says will pave the way towards increasing its Tasmanian iron ore pellet production by 150,000 to 300
Copper-gold and base metals explorer Mogul Resources has launched a $7.5 million initial public offering to fund the development of its extensive portfolio of Indian resources projects.
Police have brushed past a protest blockade to escort Woodside Petroleum contractors to the site of a proposed gas hub at James Price Point in the Kimberley.
Western Australian gold miners Focus Minerals and Crescent Gold have announced a merger plan that will result in the formation of one of Australia's top five gold producers with a market capitalisation of around $323 million.
Chalice Gold Mines has announced a joint ownership agreement with the Eritrean National Mining Corporation that it says will underpin funding for the development of the Zara gold project in Eritrea.
Crescent Gold says it has fast-tracked plans to begin mining operations at its Apollo deposit, near Laverton, after it announced a maiden gold reserve of 54,000 ounces.
Extract Resources has released an updated resource estimate for its Husab project in Namibia, which shows it is the fourth largest uranium deposit in the world.
Rio Tinto says a tie-up with Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, will give it unprecedented access to explore resource-hungry China for copper and other minerals.
The acquisition of Australia's Equinox Minerals by Canada's Barrick Gold has cleared a hurdle with authorities in Zambia, where its major copper projects are located.
A stand-off between Pankaj Oswal and his business partner, Norwegian company Yara International, has prompted Yara to halt its plans for a $US700 million ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula.
