“Happy accident” proves a saviour

WITH its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum-copper project yet to get off the ground, dual-listed resources company Moly Mines has turned its focus to the adjacent...

No deflection for copper-gold find

MUTINY Gold has obtained financial backing from a North American investor that will enable the Perth-based miner to develop its Deflector copper-gold deposit into...

Expert mapping company aims for beauty and function

AN innovative new map series has been released by RACAD Cartography that covers the major Queensland and NSW coal basins and Northern Queensland’s potential...

Premier gold region to unearth another legend

Kalgoorlie is the premier gold producing region of Australia, with a long history of mining and discovery of substantial gold deposits. The region’s ‘golden...

Trade show reaches out to the home front

THE Goldfields Mining Expo (GME) bills itself as the premier trade event for the mining industry in WA, and the biennial exhibition continues to...

No growth pains for iron ore major

THE last two years have been largely favourable for Perth-based Grange Resources, with the miner going from strength to strength in terms of production...

On track to deliver diversification

DESPITE potential softening in the resources market, Centennial Coal has been on a buying spree of rolling stock during the past year. The NSW-based...

Copper moving to the beat

As part of the Aditya Birla Group and backed by Indian metals powerhouse Hindalco, Aditya Birla Minerals enjoys a strong position in the Australian...

Shipping forecast shines through

SUPPLYING a large proportion of the world’s metallurgical coal demand, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), 38km south of Mackay in Central Queensland, is Australia’s...

Cockie dances to expansion tune

SINCE listing on the ASX in 2005, Australian metallurgic coal producer Cockatoo Coal has made the transformation from a junior explorer to an emerging...