UK research to benefit Australian copper
By Samantha JamesRESEARCHERS in the UK have discovered a new way to find large copper deposits by identifying chemical markers in porphyry rock.A study...
Thor drops the hammer on Spring Hill
By Samantha JamesDUAL-listed Thor Mining has entered into an option agreement to sell the advanced Spring Hill gold project in the Northern Territory for...
FIFO makes no sense for WA
By Samantha JamesWA’s Pilbara region has long been a major resources hub for the state; a jump in fly in, fly out (FIFO) residents...
Coal export woes
By Samantha JamesA new report claims that a 5 per cent drop in Chinese coal consumption year on year, slow electricity demand growth of...
Miner obesity a growing problem
By Samantha JamesRESEARCH by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) claims that almost 80 per cent of miners are overweight or obese.The statistics, commissioned...
Stone Resources gains gold partner
By Samantha JamesA new binding heads of agreement will see Stone Resources Australia and MHM Metals jointly develop Stone Resources’ Brightstar gold project near...
Magnetite miner prepares for cuts
By Courtney Pearson
TASMANIAN miner Grange Resources has warned it may begin making redundancies due to low iron ore prices.Grange employs between 550 and 600...
Evolution secures WA strategy
By Samantha JamesEVOLUTION Mining has completed its takeover of Phoenix Gold after months of negotiations.The company made an initial bid for Phoenix in mid-August...
A watershed for Vital
By Samantha JamesJAPAN state-owned miner JOGMEC will forfeit its 30 per cent interest in Vital Metal’s development-ready tungsten Watershed project in Queensland.JOGMEC failed to...
Anglo American’s drastic downsizing
By Samantha JamesABOUT 85,000 Anglo American employees around the world will lose their jobs across the next three years as part of a planned...