Tide turning for workplace tattoos
No longer a 'job killer', ink is even infiltrating the corporate boardroom.
Peter Ker 12:14 PM Mining giant says it has no plans to expand its local iron ore production beyond 360 million tonnes and has defended plans to build a copper mine on Nnative American lands
Perry Williams 5:22 PM Fortescue Metals Group expects the iron ore price to steady as the Chinese government moves to curb market speculation with a new set of regulatory rules.
Peter Ker 3:55 PM Shares in BHP are sinking fast following signs the Samarco disaster may cost more than first thought.
RT Watson and Yasmine Batista BHP Billiton, Vale and their Samarco joint venture in Brazil face a new $58 billion civil suit over last year's deadly mine disaster.
Jasmine Ng Iron ore futures in Asia tumbled as rising port inventories in China hurt prices that have been propelled higher by an improved economic outlook.
Copper fell as funds took profits and manufacturing data from China undermined confidence.
Sarah Danckert and Simon Evans Arrium's creditors will next meet at the end of February 2017 after administrators from KordaMentha won a long extension.
Tess Ingram Wesfarmers' struggling resources business is set to lose its managing director Stewart Butel as the division continues to weigh on the conglomerate.
Peter Ker Expansion of Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi mine would boost investor sentiment toward Mongolia, but the heady days of "Minegolia" aren't coming back
Wesfarmers has announced the retirement of Stewart Butel, who has headed its resources division for 10 years.
Gold rose to a fresh 15-month peak above $US1300 an ounce in holiday-thinned trade as an early retreat in the US dollar drove prices higher.
Amy Mitchell-Whittington Trucks, tools and containers among items up for grabs at auction.
R.T. Watson Prosecutors are trying to prevent the restart of Vale and BHP Billiton's stalled iron-ore venture until the mine proves it isn't continuing to pollute waterways.
Sonja Elmquist Metal producers whose debt soared as prices collapsed have a chance to pay some back by tapping equity markets, but only if they act fast.
Aluminium hit a nine-month peak on Friday as speculators pushed prices higher thanks to a weaker dollar, but analysts were wary about a possible retreat.
Jasmine Ng Iron ore's surprise rally may be a thing of the past in just three months, according to Brazil's Itau Unibanco Holding.
Peter Ker Brazilian miner Vale has poured cold water on speculation it will soon buy 15 per cent of Fortescue Metals Group.
Peter Ker Rio Tinto will offer a $100 million loan to Kakadu uranium miner ERA in a bid to ensure it can complete its rehabilitation obligations near the world heritage site.
Jasmine Ng Iron ore retreated for a fourth day after commodity exchanges in China intensified a crackdown on speculative trading in raw materials.
RT Watson Vale had its first profit in three quarters as the best-performing major iron-ore miner this year cut costs and prices rebounded.
Tess Ingram Independence Group may have sold its stake in Gold Road Resources but this is not indicative of a change in its growth strategy.
Peter Hannam Bill Shorten is sending a clear signal he's willing to make climate a centrepiece of the 2016 election campaign.
Ron Corben Senior executives of Australian goldminer Kingsgate Consolidated are strenuously defending the company's environmental record at its Thai operations.
Copper dipped to the lowest in a week on its third straight day of losses as a crackdown on speculators in China dampened sentiment.
Jasmine Ng Iron ore forecasts have been revised higher by the World Bank after the commodity rallied in the first quarter on a surge in steel prices in China.
Tess Ingram Atlas Iron's shareholders have given the troubled iron ore miner the chance to fight on by overwhelmingly backing a critical debt restructure proposal.
Indian mining giant Adani is facing another court battle over its plans to build Australia's biggest coal mine.
James Thomson The resurgent Fortescue Metals Group will use the spoils of the higher iron ore price to repay another $US577 million of debt.
US Steel Corp has launched a campaign to prevent imports from China's largest steel producers, as a trade brawl escalates.
No longer a 'job killer', ink is even infiltrating the corporate boardroom.
Technology and a veggie patch are all flow-on benefits of this year's budget for one medium-sized firm.
Reporting to people much younger, or managing those much older, is beyond many employees.
Scott Morrison's focus on small business means a lower tax rate for even more businesses.