South Boulder Mines has announced a plan to raise $9.5 million from North American investors to fund the development of its Colluli potash project in Eritrea.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has increased his stake in the iron ore miner to just over 32 per cent, contrary to market speculation he was set to tip nearly $300 million into the
Rialto Energy has appointed global engineering, fabrication and construction specialist Petrofac to perform front end engineering and design for its Gazelle oil and gas field off the coast of Cote
Atlas Iron has appointed mining contractor MACA as its civil construction, mining and crushing services partner for its Mt Dove iron ore project in the Pilbara, after receiving final environmental
The families of some of the Sundance Resources directors who were killed in a plane crash en route to the company's West African iron ore project have launched legal proceedings against the firm.
Fortescue Metals Group says it can beat the federal government's mining tax in a legal challenge that will thrash out the century-old states versus Commonwealth rights debate.
Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto will not be affected by new laws in the United Kingdom requiring firms to list their greenhouse gas emissions because they say they already do so.
Engineering contractor RCR Tomlinson has increased its profit expectations for this financial year, tipping a 15 per cent jump on previous predictions.
Greens MLA Giz Watson has applauded a move by the state's Mining Warden's Court to reject three bauxite exploration licenses in the tourist-haven southwest region.
Rio Tinto and its partners have agreed to spend $US5.2 billion expanding their massive iron ore operations in the Pilbara, with Rio saying the demand outlook is positve and that competing supp
Embattled miner Atlantic has confirmed it is in discussions with the state government regarding a deferred payment of royalties for its Windimurra vanadium project in the Mid West.
Grange Resources is seeking to sell a 30 per cent stake in its $2.57 billion Southdown iron ore project near Albany, and has appointed Deutsche Bank to assist with the process.
An Indian-based mining giant has been accused of short-cutting the visa approval process by using foreign workers for a $10 billion coal mine in central Queensland.
Engineering firm Downer EDI has won a $71.7 million contract to install power lines and substations at BHP Billiton's Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Global energy giant Chevron Corporation is to sell 8 per cent of its interest in the Wheatstone liquefied natural gas processing facility and ten per cent of the project's gas fields to Japan's Tok
Integra Mining says production will take a hit at its Randalls gold operation near Kalgoorlie, after mechanical issues required the plant to be shut down for four days.
Ampella Mining says it is no longer looking for a suitor after its advisers Macquarie Capital and Gresham Advisory Partners failed to find a suitable takeover partner.
Western Australia’s environmental regulator has given Sinosteel Midwest Corporation conditional approval to develop two open pits and associated infrastructure at its $2 billion-plus Weld Range iro
The red-dust iron ore export town of Port Hedland may not be everyone's idea of a scenic stop-over, but it is becoming increasingly popular with cruise ships, according to its port authority.
