Mining

BHP Billiton and Xstrata Coal have separately announced they will cut up to 900 coal mining jobs in response to falling commodity prices and the high Australian dollar.

The Australian Greens have proposed a five-year moratorium on coal seam gas developments so thorough research can be done to assess its impact on land and communities.

Two protesters have scaled drill rigs at the site of Woodside's proposed gas hub near Broome.

BC Iron managing director Mike Young has come out in support of Gina Rinehart and accused the federal government of twisting the Western Australian mining magnate's words.

Iron Road's cornerstone shareholder, The Sentient Group, has had to take up the lion’s share of the company's $40 million entitlement issue, after existing retail shareholders subscribed for just 8

The value of Western Australia’s listed companies was largely flat in August, despite growing concerns regarding the health of the energy and resources sector, new research says.

Gold miner Regis Resources is looking to consolidate on a solid financial 2012, after recording a $68 million net profit on the back of a 58 per cent spike in revenue from gold sales.

Shares in mineral sands miner Lynas Corporation have surged by more than 40 per cent after the rare earths miner was granted a temporary licence for its controversial rare earths refinery in Malays

NRW Holdings says Fortescue Metals Group's decision to defer $1.6 billion of capital expenditure in the Pilbara will result in a $100 million hit to its revenue.

Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has defended $5.5 billion in compensation being paid to the country's dirtiest power stations and dismissed a report that claims coal generators will actually be

The US Justice Department has has accused oil giant BP of "gross negligence and willful misconduct" in the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, court documents show.

Perth Surveying Services has won a $2.7 million contract with John Holland to work on the Wheatstone LNG construction village.

Flinders Mines says a steep fall in the iron ore price won't harm the company's prospects, as it heads towards first production.

BHP Billiton will push ahead with its $US1 billion ($A981.98 million) Eagle Ford petroleum expansion in Texas as it aims to boost worldwide production levels by eight per cent.

Australia's principal federal political leaders have rejected Gina Rinehart's suggestion local wages are too high and are holding back the nation's competitiveness.

Macmahon Holdings has become the latest WA-based engineering and construction contractor to say Fortescue Metals Group's deferall of expansion plans will have little to no effect on its bottom line

Chalice Gold Mines is cashed up and on the lookout for acquisitions after completing the sale of its Zara gold project in Eritrea to China’s SFECO Group and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation

Oil refiner Caltex has raised $550 million from investors to help fund a restructure that includes the overhaul of its Sydney oil refinery.

Shares in Fortescue Metals Group hit a three-year low today, despite the iron ore miner offloading the power station at its Solomon mine in the Pilbara for $US300 million ($A294 million).

The state government has a $7.5 billion black hole in pre-election commitments that it will find harder to plug because of falling iron ore royalties, the Labor opposition says.

More mining projects will be deferred as the nation leaves the heady days of the resources boom behind, Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford predicts.

Breakaway Resources has signed a joint venture agreement worth $8 million with Sandfire Resources, to explore the Altia base metals project in north-west Queensland.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged the mining industry to recruit Australians willing to work on projects rather than bring in temporary skilled migrants.

The head of iron ore miner BC Iron says China's demand for the steel making commodity will pick up again under its next head of government.

Heavily indebted iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has deferred $1.6 billion of spending on its expansion projects and cut “several hundred” jobs in a dramatic reaction to the sharp plunge in i

Petrol prices appear to have topped out after rising sharply over the past few months to a 13-week high, and could ease a little further over the next couple of weeks, Commonwealth Securities says.

Forge Group has won a $280 million contract to build a gas turbine power station for Rio Tinto at the Cape Lambert port in the Pilbara.

Gold miner Newcrest has renewed loans worth a total of $US2.5 billion ($A2.4 billion), extending its repayment dates for up to five years.

Hancock Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart caused a stir last week when she suggested the minimum wage be cut and called for people who are jealous of the wealthy to socialise less and work harder.

The Thai state-owned company responsible for the Montara oil spill off the coast of Western Australia three years ago has been fined $510,000 for its actions in relation to the disas

Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold has been fined $127,000 by the corporate regulator for failing to lodge required documents.

Neptune Marine has lodged a net loss of $39.9 million for the year ended June 30, after taking a goodwill impairment to the tune of $35 million following a review of the performance of its individu