Mining

The majority of employees across Rio Tinto's energy business in Australia will not receive salary increases this year as the miner aims to “secure the long-term strategy” of the division.

International engineering and construction firm CSE Global has announced that its telecommunications subsidiary, which has major operations in Perth, has won $60 million worth of contracts for Inpe

TNG has appointed Perth-based engineering firm Arccon Mining Services to complete a definitive feasibility study for its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project in the Northern Territory.

Celsius Coal has announced a $10 million financing arrangement with Singapore-based Blumont to fund its exploration and development programs in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is backing away from a draft coalition discussion paper proposing incentives and beneficial tax rates to encourage people to move to northern Australia.

Leighton Holdings subsidiary John Holland has won a $186 million contract extension for work on an iron ore port being built for Rio Tinto in the state's north.

Gina Rinehart may have fought in court to keep details of her finances private but now the life of Australia's richest woman is reportedly coming to television.

BHP Billiton has told workers at its Olympic Dam project about further losses as the global miner seeks to slash costs.

Australia faces a tough period of economic adjustment as China's demand for coal and mineral exports decreases, a leading economist says.

The federal government will continue to rely on legal advice to defy opposition and Greens moves to make public how much money is being collected from Labor's mining tax.

Mining giant Rio Tinto says its future iron ore operations are secure after it struck a land-use agreement with an indigenous group in the Pilbara.

IMX Resources has appointed Azure Capital to explore the company's options regarding its Mt Woods magnetite project in South Australia.

Focus Minerals shares have dipped on the ASX after the company announced a half year net loss of $27.4 million and the resignation of its chief executive, Campbell Baird.

Frontier Resources spinoff Torque Mining has launched a $4 million initial public offering to fund exploration activities at its gold and metals projects in Tasmania.

Atlas Iron says estimates for its Pilbara iron ore reserves have increased by 21 per cent to almost 500 million tonnes over the past seven months.

Australia's services sector contracted for the 12th consecutive month in January amid slowing activity in the mining sector and soft retail sales.

The decision not to re-release an oil and gas exploration permit near the Rowley Shoals Marine Park shows the offshore Kimberley region is proving difficult for the sector, an analyst says.

Motorists can expect further price rises at the petrol bowser over the next couple of weeks, reflecting rising world oil prices, Commonwealth Securities says.

The state government has given the green light to Rio Tinto to go ahead with a planned $3 billion expansion of its iron ore mine and power generation infrastructure in the Pilbara.

Prominent mining identity Joe Gutnick will join Blackham Resources as its new chairman after providing it with a $13 million financing package for the Matilda gold project near Wiluna.

Aquila Resources shares slumped today after the company disclosed that it would continue to restrict spending at its ambitious West Pilbara iron ore project to "minimum" levels for the rest of the

Tanami Gold has announced a $65.3 million capital raising at a massive discount to its current share price, in order to repay its debts and complete a definitive feasibility study at its Central Ta

Fortescue Metals has agreed to stop work on the development of Iron Ore Holding's Iron Valley deposit in Western Australia.

The administrators of Griffin Energy Group have welcomed key state government regulatory moves designed to clear the way for the sale of Bluewaters power station to Japanese companies Sumitomo Corp

Resource Equipment shares have slipped on the ASX, after the company announced that weak market conditions would result in the company experiencing zero profit growth in financial year 2013.

Canyon Resources has announced a $2.2 million capital raising to fund exploration programs at its Tao and PInarello gold projects in Burkina Faso.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has chosen former foreign minister Alexander Downer as her second representative on the board of oil and gas explorer Lakes Oil.

Northern Minerals has announced $58 million in financing arrangements to fund the completion of a feasibility study at its Browns Range heavy rare earths project near Halls Creek.

Aquila Resources has received the green light from the state government to develop Anketell Port as part of its $6 billion iron ore project.

Navigator Resources has sourced an additional $3 million in working capital from major shareholder Au Mining, to cover a funding shortfall created by operational issues at its Bronzewing gold mine

Gryphon Minerals says its Banfora gold project in Burkina Faso will cost $US208 million to develop, with first production from the mine to occur in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Gina Rinehart has held on to the top spot on Forbes Asia's annual Australian rich list despite falling iron ore prices eating into her billion (.41 billion) mining fortune.