Mining

The price of silver has plunged quicker than that of gold since Federal Reserve boss Bernard Bernanke's positive comments on the US economy three weeks ago.

The corporate watchdog will monitor analysts' briefings during the upcoming reporting season after launching an investigation into Newcrest Mining's disclosure of a $6 billion writedown.

Mining entrepreneur David Flanagan has been named as the fifth chancellor of Murdoch University, adding yet another resources player at the top of governance of Perth's tertiary education sector.

Atlas Iron will start work on a new Pilbara iron ore mine after the company's board approved the $146 million project.

Independence Group will cut jobs and halt exploration at its Stockman project in Victoria due to tough economic conditions.

Oil prices have fallen following recent rallies over Middle East supply worries after Egypt's army overthrew and detained President Mohamed Morsi.

Forge Resources has picked up $8.5 million by selling a part of its stake in the Balla Balla magnetite iron ore project in the Pilbara to its joint venture partner, New Zealand’s Todd Corporation.

Woodside Petroleum will produce less oil and gas in 2013 than previously forecast because of shutdowns and maintenance.

Rail operator Aurizon will develop and provide infrastructure to two Pilbara iron ore projects under a deal with explorer Brockman Resources.

Oil and gas major Shell plans to build more floating LNG plants after developing its world first Prelude project off the coast of Western Australia.

Gold futures have ended lower, after two straight sessions of gains, as a US stronger dollar and the swift recovery saw some investors sell their holdings to lock in profits.

Mining giant BHP Billiton says its new remote operations centre and trial of driverless trucks will boost productivity without sacrificing jobs.

Australia's export commodity prices fell in June, the third monthly fall in a row, following a run of three rises.

The Browse Basin is pivotal to the nation's future gas production amid expectations that global demand will double within 17 years, a senior energy figure says.

Embattled drilling company Boart Longyear's shares have plunged to four-year lows after it issued a second profit downgrade in two months.

The future of the stalled multi-billion dollar Browse gas project will be discussed when the joint venture partners meet for talks on Monday.

Community opposition to coal seam gas projects in NSW has forced mining giant Santos to trim its operations, environmentalists and local activists say.

Gold futures have dipped below $1,200 a troy ounce amid continued worries about a coming end to Federal Reserve stimulus measures.

Perth technology boffins tinkering away in their parents' garages had a good year in 1993, if iiNet and Immersive Technologies are any guide.

Peter Blackburn had to dig deep to turn his 'great idea' into a successful business.

Two years ago, Viento Group was a battling property investment company treading water.

Difficult to define but becoming impossible to ignore, the Australian METS sector – made up of mining equipment, technology and services companies – has emerged from the mining boom as a leader in

Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's comments about an end to the mining boom are destructive and could be self-fulfilling, the chairman of iron ore exporter Atlas Iron says.

For a business exposed to the ups and downs of commodity prices and the costs of the manufacturing sector, Civmec has had a good year.

New growth opportunities will be few and far between for mining contractors, who are under pressure to trim their rates.The irony was inescapable.

The two big mining contractors that dominate the underground sector have very different recent histories, but face similar challenges.

Have we got the intellectual muscle to ride the cyclical downturn?

The world's largest gold mining company Barrick has slashed 65 jobs in Western Australia due to increasing costs and a weaker gold price.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has laid out a coalition government's plan for the resources sector while mocking the government's controversial mining tax as an act of "economic self-harm".

West African gold developer Papillon Resources has announced positive news regarding its flagship Fekola gold project in Mali.

Shares in Moly Mines have surged more than 20 per cent after the company agreed to sell output from its producing iron ore mine in the Pilbara to fellow miner Mineral Resources for about $38 millio