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...