$850m resource project edges closer to reality
Australian metals company TNG Limited has signed a key Project Facilitation Agreement (PFA) with the Government of the Northern Territory for the development of...
BHP Billiton teams up with Pemex to develop deep-water oil find in Mexico
BHP Billiton has signed an agreement with oil giant Pemex to complete work on the significant Trion discovery located in the deep-water Gulf of...
Metso invests A$2.4m to expand screening media manufacturing capacity
Leading industrial machinery company Metso will invest approximately A$2.4 million in three new injection presses to expand its global manufacturing capacity for rubber screening...
Resolute Mining given nod for expansion of Ravenswood gold mine
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has given the go-ahead for the $167 million expansion of Resolute Mining Ltd’s Ravenswood Gold Mine...
Israeli drone company selects Australia as its first international location
Industrial drone company Airobotics has set up its first overseas entity in Perth, WA, to service customers in Australia’s mining and resources sector.
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Chevron to explore for oil and gas in WA
Oil giant Chevron has paid $3 million for a cash bid permit to secure the right to explore an area off the Western Australian...
BHP Billiton announces Board changes
BHP Billiton announced the appointment of Grant King as an independent Non-executive Director, effective as of 1 March 2017.
Mr King is a former Managing...
BHP Billiton to invest $2bn in Mad Dog Phase 2 project
BHP Billiton will spend US$2.2 billion for its share of the development of the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Located...
Macmahon Board urges shareholders to snub CIMIC’s takeover offer
The Board of Perth-based mining firm Macmahon has advised its shareholders to “take no action” in relation to CIMIC’s off-market offer to acquire all...
BHP Billiton achieves record WA iron ore production
BHP Billiton announced that it has achieved a record iron ore production from its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) mines during the second half...