Mining

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.

It might be too early to crack the champagne but junior miners are certainly celebrating the weakening of the Australian dollar, which had lost its traditional connection with commodity prices and

Perth-based mining contractor Barminco has refinanced its existing debts through an issue of high-yield notes in the United States.

Perth-based explorer Bauxite Resources has announced it is buying back up to 10 per cent of its issued stock over a 12 month period.

Mining services provider Macmahon Holdings' shares have shot up by more than 20 per cent after it detailed positive growth in a "changing and challenging environment".

West African gold miner Noble Mineral Resources has halted surface mining operations at its Bibiani project in Ghana, as it evaluates funding options for an underground development.

New Zealand's $NZ22-billion Superannuation Fund has pulled nearly $NZ2 million worth of investment out of Barrick Gold, the world's biggest gold miner citing its human rights and environmental reco

Junior mining stocks Orinoco Gold and Peak Resources have bolstered their coffers with capital raising that will raise a total of $6.1 million.

There are even less inflation hurdles for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut the cash rate further, if need be.

Fortescue Metals Group is trying to boost its permanent Aboriginal workforce as the company moves from a construction phase into production.

Workers at a Rio Tinto subsidiary in NSW are threatening industrial action to protect job security and protest against "anti-union proposals".

Greater demand from miners and the New Zealand dairy industry has helped explosives and chemicals supplier Orica increase its profits by six per cent.

Fortescue Metals Group has officially opened its Firetail iron ore mine in the Pilbara today, part of a wider $3.2 billion development.

The federal opposition doubts new revenue projections for Labor's mining tax, after an independent body said it would raise just $800 million in its first year.