Tag: Australian resources
Rio Tinto’s first rough diamond tender for 2014 delivers strong results
A record number of participants and bidders have attended Rio Tinto’s first rough diamond tender for 2014, which saw the unique combination of 124...
Australian solar-tech company wins major China contract
RayGen Resources has signed a major investment and distribution agreement with China’s ZhuoZhou Intense Solar which will see the Melbourne based company source its...
Esso Australia and Chevron win big at APPEA 2014 Conference
Esso Australia and Chevron Australia have received major honours at the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Conference & Exhibition, the largest annual...
BHP Billiton discusses the global outlook for coal at CEDA
President of BHP Billiton’s global Coal business, Dean Dalla Valle, spoke yesterday at CEDA’s Energy and Resources series in Brisbane about the global outlook...
Adapting to a rapidly changing climate
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II yesterday released its Fifth Assessment Report, which examines the vulnerability of natural systems to...
First Solar close to signing agreements to supply mines in Australia
First Solar Inc., the biggest U.S. solar-panel manufacturer, is closing in on agreements to supply its technology to mining projects in Australia to help...
Cokal accepts funding package for BBM
Global metallurgical coal group Cokal Limited has announced that it has accepted the proposal for a funding package of up to US$150 million from...
WA iron ore success story underlines need for MRRT repeal
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry Bob Baldwin has congratulated Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) at the opening of the Kings Mine in the...
Gippsland Food Plan to help Victorian food manufacturers capitalise on growing demand from Asia
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan and member for Narracan Gary Blackwood have launched on Friday the Gippsland Food...
130 jobs affected with impending closure of Glencore mine
Glencore Xstrata will be closing down its Ravensworth underground operation in NSW September, blaming  "increasingly difficult" economic conditions for its decision.
A spokesman for the company said “Continued...