Iron ore rallies above $50/t

By Samantha JamesAUSTRALIAN iron ore prices crossed the $50/t threshold in February, a price not seen for more than three months.Prices were sub $40/t...

BHP restructures for ‘agility’

By Samantha JamesON the back of a multi-billion net loss for the second half of 2015, BHP Billiton will implement a new operating model...

Tailings dam disaster strikes Samarco

By Samantha JamesTHE collapse of a tailings dam at the Vale-BHP Billiton owned Samarco operation in Brazil has resulted in flooding across more than...

Nickel miner posts half-year profit jump, raises production guidance

IN a dramatic turnaround from its $96.2 million loss in the second half of 2013, Australian nickel miner Western Areas has posted a 29...

Philanthropic gesture a major coup for WA universities

MINING tycoon Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and his wife Nicola have made one of the biggest-ever single philanthropic donations in Australian history, giving $65 million...