The state government should not waste taxpayers' money by joining a court challenge against the federal government's mining tax if there's no reasonable chance of success, state Opposition Leader M
BHP Billiton says growth in Chinese demand for iron ore appears to be flattening out but fellow mining giant Rio Tinto is expecting Chinese demand to outstrip supply over the next seven years.
Fortescue Metals Group is seeking legal advice on plans to challenge the federal government's new mining tax in the High Court, though the company has conceded there is no certainty it will pr
AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industries has extended its relationship with Gindalbie Metals, announcing its preferred supplier status had resulted in a $160 million structural and mechanical and piping
Forge Resources shares have jumped after it announced it had lined up $50 million in funding and signed a joint venture partner for its Balla Balla iron ore project near the Pilbara coast.
Minemakers has rejected reports that Indian state-owned miner NMDC is poised to buy all of its rock phosphate reserves, saying it is only in talks to sell half and for a lot more than flagged.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's mining tax looks set to pass the Senate tonight, after the Australian Greens signalled they would vote for the legislation even though their preferred amendments have
Hong Kong-listed Wah Nam International has declared its cash and scrip takeover offer for iron ore explorer Brockman Resources free from all remaining conditions.
Japan's Inpex Corporation announced today it had struck an agreement with Shell to purchase a 17.5 per cent interest in the Prelude floating LNG project, located off WA's northern coast.
Finders Resources has inked a deal with Standard Bank for the sale of up to 60 per cent of all copper cathode produced at its Wetar project in Indonesia.
Legal experts have suggested mining magnate Clive Palmer's promised High Court challenge against Labor's carbon tax may be nothing more than hot air that won't come to pass.
Rio Tinto has signed up another group as preferred contractor for its expansion of its iron ore operations in the Pilbara, inking a framework agreement with Downer EDI.
Fortescue Metals Group says the overnight doubling of its recent bond offering means that it doesn't need to tap US debt markets again to help pay for its $US8.4 billion ($A8.06 billion) iron ore p
Leighton Holdings subsidiary John Holland and construction firm Macmahon Holdings have won a $340 million contract for onshore work on Darwin's Ichthys gas project.
Nexus Energy has been approached by big energy companies seeking a slice of its Crux joint venture in Western Australia in order to secure future liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has awarded contracts collectively worth around $100 million to global power and automation technology group ABB, to construct 17 power distribution substations to support Ri
Mining and mining related businesses make up 20 per cent of the national economy and the sector is much larger than many people think, a Minerals Council of Australia report says.
Treasurer Wayne Swan has released draft laws to cut the corporate tax rate for both large and small businesses, amid opposition claims the proposed tax cuts are a con.
The Town of Port Hedland has approved BHP Billiton's amended proposal to construct a large temporary workers accommodation facility in Port Hedland, after the mining giant significantly reduced the
Carrick Gold says it is aiming to become the dominant gold explorer and developer in the northern goldfields, after acquiring Pioneer Resources' Mt Jewell gold tenements for $8 million.
