Shares in Lynas Corporation have surged 3.8 per cent as investors speculated that the rare earths miner will be granted the go-ahead on its lucrative Malaysian facility.
The federal government has vowed to pursue companies that exclude Australian steel manufacturers from bidding for work on massive resources projects by using foreign standards.
Woodside Petroleum has beaten its full-year production forecast after oil assets performed strongly, while high prices have boosted revenue by 15 per cent.
Perth-based oil and gas explorer WHL Energy says it will sell off its UK-based wind energy projects to focus on its Seychelles oil and gas assets, and its recently-awarded 33 per cent stake in a pe
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will write to Premier Colin Barnett about reports the builder of Australia's largest infrastructure project is being directed to import Chinese equipment and services.
Western Areas hopes to become Australia's second largest nickel producer through the expansion of its existing domestic operations and new mines in Finland and Canada.
OZ Minerals lifted gold output in the final quarter of 2011 while copper production fell but it still achieved full-year production in line with guidance.
BHP Billiton looks set to break its first-half profit records despite softer iron ore prices, with a surge in production giving the global miner confidence it will beat full-year targets for the st
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she's concerned about reports that Australian mining companies are being forced to buy Chinese equipment to secure minerals export contracts.
Manganese miner OM Holdings expects to post a loss of about $12 million for the 2011 calendar year, due to the high Australian dollar and several one-off costs.
Iron ore pellet producer Grange Resources has forecast a lift in full year output by as much as 15 per cent because of better conditions at its Savage River mine in Tasmania.
Fortescue Metals Group says it is confident it will find enough customers for its iron ore when it ramps up annual production to 155 million tonnes from next year.
The Town of Port Hedland has put the brakes on a BHP Billiton Iron Ore proposal to build a 6,000-bed transient workers camp, saying it will renegotiate with the miner to reduce the size of the faci
The owners of the Ichthys LNG project have today announced that the cost of the development will be US$34 billion, above most recent estimates for the long awaited project.
Leaders from foreign companies expected to build a giant gas project in Darwin are converging on the city amid speculation they are poised to seal the deal.
One of 2011's best stockmarket performers, Iluka Resources, has posted a 53 per cent jump in sales revenues in the December quarter, capping a year of strong growth in production and sales.
Zinc metals miner Kagara has described the 2011 December quarter as a challenging period for the company due to a continuing decline in both zinc and copper prices which has impacted significantly on
South African mining company Exxaro is set to buy African Iron, an Australian-listed company with iron ore operations in the Republic of Congo, for about $388 million.
The Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which will develop gas reserves off WA's northern coast, has moved closer to a final go-ahead after the partners finalised three new sales agreement
Gindalbie Metals today announced a 15-year contract, worth $23 million a year, to logistics group BIS Industries to manage tailings at its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
Mining company Atlantic has achieved first production at its wholly-owned Windimurra vanadium plant, and says it is continuing to work towards full production in early 2013.
The Miles Kennedy-chaired Resource and Investment NL (RNI) has struck a deal to buy the Fortnum gold project and surrounding exploration tenements for $35 million in cash and shares.
Moly Mines has postponed its US$720 million Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project in the Pilbara, admitting that the mine development was not commercially viable at current market prices.
