Rescue efforts cease in the Congo
By Samantha JamesMORE than 10 days after an open pit wall collapsed at Glencore’s Katanga mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo the company...
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...