The Pilbara’s emerging powerhouse

CALLING itself “the Pilbara’s emerging powerhouse”, Atlas Iron is an independent Australian company hell-bent on the rapid and calculated expansion of its Pilbara-based iron...

A porthole view of expansion plans

RENOWNED as the largest iron ore and bulk minerals export facility in the world, Port Hedland is also the largest bulk port in Australia....

Four-pillar strategy to get back on track

The Australian Mining Review continues its special three-part series on the unprecedented expansion of Queensland’s mining industry, looking at the state’s big boom towns...

Vision of success comes into Focus

FOCUS Minerals is on track to become one of Australia’s top gold producers following the successful completion of its off-market takeover of Crescent Gold. Last...

Beleaguered gold producer enters strategic alliance

STRUGGLING gold play Apex Minerals has received support from the Andrew Forrest-led The Metal Group, with the latter agreeing to invest up to $18...

Acquisition increases coal explorer’s Kalimantan holding

PROMISING ASX-listed coal explorer Cokal has added to its extensive tenement landholding in the Indonesian territory of Kalimantan, in Borneo, after completing the acquisition...

African iron ore joint venture given green light

THE proposed Guinea-based Simandou iron ore joint venture between Aluminium Corporation of China subsidiary Chalco and iron ore major Rio Tinto has been completed,...

Study signals cash flow for gold explorer

PERTH-BASED Metaliko Resources is edging closer to early stage cash flow following results from a scoping study for stage one of its Goongarrie gold...

Operations halted as ongoing financial woes worsen

JUNIOR base metals producer Kagara’s ongoing financial woes have forced the company to suspend mining at its last operational Queensland mine. The recent suspension of...

Norwich Park coal mine mothballed

FUELLING the fire of its long-running battle with mining unions, the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has declared that it will cease production indefinitely...