Mining

Talga Gold has announced a $2.3 million capital raising plan to continue development at its suite of graphite, iron ore and gold projects.

Energy and Minerals Australia has been granted mining leases for its Mulga Rock project, days after settling litigation that had stymied development.

Asciano has struck a fresh deal with Bluescope Steel and Arrium to continue providing them with rail linehaul services across Australia.

GE and Chevron have signed a $600 million long term service agreement over the Gorgon Project.

Matilda Zircon has appointed MSP Engineering as its front end engineering and design (FEED) contractor for its Keysbrook mineral sands project south of Perth.

Perth-based iron ore explorer Equamineral Holdings has been admitted to the ASX after completing a $2.5 million initial public offering.

Construction and property development firm Diploma Group has announced a $44 million contract win with Rio Tinto, to build a 244-person camp at Paraburdoo.

Shares in oil and gas producer Santos have shot up by more than two per cent after it released higher quarterly production and sales revenue results.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan concedes falling iron ore prices could hit the revenue raised through the mineral resources rent tax (MRRT).

The timeline for the state's planned first uranium mine has slipped following a rigorous environmental assessment phase.

Woodside Petroleum has increased its full year production target after enjoying a 43 per cent surge in the second quarter.

One of the world's biggest energy companies says Australia's skills shortage is worrying and the government needs to do more to address it.

 Anti-uranium protesters will make the "symbolic gesture" of bashing a bull pinata, representing Toro Energy, outside a uranium conference while the firm's chief is addressing delegates.

Domestic labour will be favoured in the hunt for more than 5000 workers for Chevron's $US29 billion ($28. billion) Wheatstone gas project, the state government says.

BHP Billiton is expected to face a challenging few months as risk-averse investors abandon the stock despite positive production numbers.

Australia's largest gold producer Newcrest has a new executive general manager for projects, the company announced.

Former Greens senator Bob Brown has traded in his political hat for a pair of sea legs by joining the crew of the Sea Shepherd for an anti-gas hub campaign.

Anti-nuclear activists say six people have been arrested during protest action at the Olympic Dam uranium and copper mine in South Australia's north.

Rio Tinto has awarded a $317 million contract to build its driverless high tech train that will haul iron ore to port to Ansaldo STS Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group says its exports will continue to grow, despite lower iron ore prices and global jitters about a slowdown in China.

Western Australia’s mining towns have dominated a list of the richest localities in Australia, ranked by personal and household income.

Motorists are set to pay up to five cents a litre more for unleaded petrol in the next fortnight as global oil prices rise on a more stable outlook for the world economy, an economist says.

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the proposed $30 billion liquefied natural gas hub at James Price Point, imposing 29 strict conditions on the proposal.

Iluka Resources managing director David Robb has defended his decision to surprise the market with a sales downgrade and dire short-term outlook for the global economy.

Australia blew the last mining boom and can no longer rely on high commodities prices, federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says, as China's economy continues to slow.

Paladin Energy says it is reviewing three seperate proposals for joint venture or asset sale agreements, after reporting a high level of interest in the company by outside participants in the urani

Hundreds of companies hoping to win contracts on Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project were clamouring to hear how they could improve their chances during recent roadshows.

Energy company AWE has publicly attacked its far bigger joint venture partner Origin Energy after the latest cost blow-out at the troubled gas project in Bass Strait.

Pipeline Partners Australia looks set to succeed in its $1.23 billion takeover bid for energy infrastructure investor Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF).

Leighton Contractors has set up a new indigenous joint venture to deliver infrastructure works for the state government’s $517 million Ord River irrigation scheme.

Greedy resource companies are lying about the need to import foreign workers into Australia, outspoken federal independent MP Bob Katter says.