BHP Billiton appoints new Chairman
Former Amcor executive Ken MacKenzie has been appointed as BHP Billiton’s next chairman, effective 1 September.
Mr MacKenzie, who has been a Director of BHP...
Glencore tables US$2.55bn bid for Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied
Commodities giant Glencore is looking to hijack Yancoal’s US$2.45 billion takeover deal for Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied, offering US$100m more that the Chinese-controlled...
Australian exploration tool tipped to save millions for the global mining industry
The global mining industry could soon benefit from an Aussie-made technology that provides new knowledge on orebodies and mineral systems.
Developed by CSIRO, the...
Rio Tinto and Minmetals to discuss exploration collaboration
Rio Tinto and Minmetals have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to ‘discuss opportunities for potential collaboration’ in mineral exploration.
It comes three months after...
Fortescue wins top honours at Platts Global Metals Awards
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) has won high recognitions at the Platts Global Metals Awards which recognise top performers, industry leaders and innovators across 14...
Government announces new areas for offshore petroleum exploration
Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan has announced the latest offshore petroleum exploration areas identified in the 2017 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.
Speaking at the...
Northern Minerals commences construction of its Browns Range Pilot Plant
The Board of Australian heavy rare earths developer Northern Minerals has approved the development of the company’s 100%-owned Brown Range Heavy Rare Earths Pilot...
Flinders University, BHP Billiton to develop technique for cost-effective recovery of copper from low...
Flinders University has teamed up with mining giant BHP Billiton to work on a new technique for extracting low-grade copper in an affordable and...
Fortescue, academia announce China-Australia collaboration on mining sector innovation
Four universities from China and Western Australia have joined forces with Fortescue (FMG) to work on a project aimed at increasing cooperation and innovation...
Shell Australia to invest $500m in new gas project in regional Queensland
Shell Australia has announced intentions to drill up to 161 new wells in regional Queensland to both boost gas supply to local customers and...
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