Shares in base metals and gold miner Bass Metals have been suspended from trading as it may not be able to meet debt repayments amid concerns its Tasmanian operations are becoming financially margi
Australia's biggest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, has reported a 20 per cent drop in quarterly gold production compared with the prior corresponding December quarter.
Toro Energy expects its Wiluna project will receive final government approval this year before a state election when the opposition Labor Party hopes to ban new uranium mines if elected.
Newly-installed state Labor Leader Mark McGowan has confirmed the party will support the introduction of Sunday trading and will not revoke any approvals for uranium mines in Western Australia, in
A Chinese nuclear company has moved a step closer to bidding for Australian uranium explorer Extract Resources but the target says it is still seeking alternative suitors.
Junior iron ore producer BC Iron is hunting for acquisitions and has achieved positive quarterly cashflow for the first time after beating its production guidance.
The state government has formally committed to an expansion of Esperance Port, potentially increasing its export capacity by 20 million tonnes per year.
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.
