BMA sells Gregory Crinum Mine for $100m
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a 50-50 joint venture between BHP and Mitsubishi Development, has agreed to sell the mothballed Gregory Crinum Mine in...
Thiess wins A$300m Sangatta expansion contract
CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has won a multimillion contract by Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) to help the company expand its operations...
Santos announces final investment decision on the Barossa gas project
Australian LNG exporter Santos will proceed with the development of the $4,7 billion Barossa project, located offshore the Northern Territory.
Barossa is an offshore gas...
Isaac Downs mining project to provide hundreds of jobs to Bowen Basin
Stanmore Coal's $90 million Isaac Downs mining project is set to provide hundreds of jobs and a regional economic boost to Central Queensland, after...
IMARC 2016 to put Melbourne on the mining spotlight
The Andrews Labor Government has launched Australia’s leading mining business event, the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), which will be held at the...
WA opens consultation for battery, critical minerals strategy update
The Western Australian Government has kicked off consultations for the renewal of its Battery and Critical Minerals Strategy, which will refocus the state’s initiatives to bolster the expanding local sector.
BHP offloads onshore US oil and gas assets for US$10.8bn
BHP has agreed to sell its onshore US oil and gas assets for a combined fee of US$10.8 billion.
The all-cash transactions will see BHP...
Diamonds from space could transform industrial production, scientists say
A group of researchers from Monash University, RMIT University, CSIRO, the Australian Synchrotron, and Plymouth University has discovered a new form of diamond found...
BHP Billiton achieves record production at ten operations
BHP Billiton has released its operational review for the nine months ended March 31st, 2014, which showed that the company has managed to maintain...
Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group finalise Matalco aluminium recycling deal
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group have successfully concluded their transaction to establish the Matalco joint venture in a move to address the growing demand from manufacturers for low carbon materials.