The responsible entity for takeover target Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund has stuck by its recommendation that securityholders accept an offer from Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA).
BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has agreed to forgo his annual bonus after announcing US$3.29 billion in write-downs, mostly on one of its American shale gas assets but also its Nickel
Allied Gold has revealed that its claim against GR Engineering Services is actually for $47 million, up from the figure of $25 million disclosed in June by the engineering contractor.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has dismissed suggestions it has already decided to delay its $19 billion Port Hedland harbour expansion for at least two years.
Activists campaigning against Woodside's planned gas hub at James Price Point in Western Australia's Kimberley region say they have blocked access to the project site.
Australian iron ore company Sundance Resources says its suitor Hanlong Mining has received provisional approval from Chinese regulators for a takeover.
Wayne Swan has every right to attack rich mining magnates for acting in their own interests, Australian Workers Union national secretary Paul Howes says.
BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has defended the global mining giant's track record, saying it has outperformed its peers over the past six months, as rumours spread of BHP contractors
Intrepid Mines shares have surged 27 per cent after the company agreed to allocate around five per cent of its shares to Indonesian media mogul Surya Paloh.
Northern Star Resources has capped a bumper year with a solid lift in earnings, with its full year profit before tax jumping to $31.4 million, up from $20 million in financial year 2011.
Only a quarter of Australia's mining companies are looking to invest in major projects this year, further fuelling concern the mining investment boom is over.
Shares in Campbell Brothers have slumped after the chemicals company warned its earnings growth was expected to slow in the second half of its financial year.
Investors in Sundance Resources face a nervous wait of at least 24 hours to find out if the company's sole project has crucial financial backing from China.
Former CSIRO chief executive Roy Green has been appointed by the state government to investigate more than 200 appeals received regarding the environmental watchdog's recommendation to approve the
The Australian sharemarket has opened higher as investors increase their exposure to risk while waiting to see if stimulus measures in Europe and the US will spark growth.
Flinders Mines says it can now start developing its flagship $1.1 billion Pilbara iron ore project with no commercial impediments after a takeover bid for the miner by a Russian steel-maker fell th
Two Broome grandmothers who chained themselves inside a van to protest Woodside Petroleum's proposed $30 billion Kimberley gas hub have been fined $500 each and given spent convictions.
Western Australia's environmental regulator has placed a stringent set of conditions on the Anketell Point port proposal near Karratha, but has recommended the project for approval by the state gov
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay the legal costs of three of her children who are seeking to oust her as trustee of the multibillion dollar family trust.
Doray Minerals is targeting the middle of next year for first output from its Andy Well gold project near Meekatharra, after giving the development the final investment go-ahead today.
Mark Creasy-backed Sirius Resources was one of the biggest movers on the ASX for the second day running, as the company released an update on its new Fraser Range nickel discovery.
