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Iron ore’s recent mini-recovery can’t mask the fact that China’s push for a less property-intensive economy will keep demand subdued for years to come.
Chris Ellison says Mineral Resources will start its own airline and set up a $20-a-day childcare centre at its head office in a bid to recruit women for the miner’s workforce.
Talk of takeover has long swirled around 107-year-old Anglo American, once among the biggest mining companies in the world. But BHP’s interest should come as no surprise.
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BHP has deployed a team of executives to South Africa as the world’s largest miner ramps up efforts to win over government officials, regulators and shareholders on its proposed tie-up with Anglo American.
Rio Tinto chair Dominic Barton has stressed the physical and operational demands of bringing new minerals into the fold, as the behemoth affirms ambitions of becoming a global force in copper.
The head of a US law firm that has set up shop in Australia says more class actions against BHP and other miners are likely.
Mining tycoon Clive Palmer insists his freedom conference is not just a money grab, despite him claiming he is 'a poor Australian'.
Another WA nickel domino has fallen to the ongoing price bloodbath with 330 local jobs from the Ravensthorpe mine wiped away.
An investigation is underway at a Queensland copper mine after two men suffered serious burns from a steam vent.
Anglo American has told BHP it needs to dig deeper into its wallet if it wants the British mining giant’s prized copper mines.
US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has backed the Prime Minister’s manufacturing push as a move she says will help make Australian mining more resilient after her recent warning the sector was ‘under assault’.
Despite bullish long-term forecasts, lithium has been languishing near two-year lows as demand fails to keep pace. WA is leading the global charge into new developments, but how much is it willing to gamble?
BHP will need to fork out more than $40.5 billion in its quest to snare Anglo American, according to top global mining analysts, as the Big Australian’s audacious play gets rejected by the British giant.
Copper-hungry BHP has handed Anglo American a $59.6 billion takeover offer in a move that could spark a mammoth shake-up of the mining industry.
The massive gold operation that claimed its second life in the space of 18 months — and WA’s first mine site death of 2024 — has fallen foul of the safety regulator 10 times in the past two years.