Pengana latest resources fund to close

Peter Ker Another Australian fund focused on the mining and resources sector has closed

Former Rio Tinto executive buys Blair Athol coal mine for $1

Peter Ker A former Rio Tinto executive pays his former employer $1 for Queensland's Blair Athol coal mine, shuttered four years ago.

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Rio Tinto's new chief executive is making a list and checking it twice

Peter Ker The new leadership of Rio Tinto will gather in London this week to revise the miner's five-year plan

New setback for BHP Billiton as Samarco deal is overturned

Peter Ker BHP Billiton has suffered a fresh setback in Brazil, after a court overturned a crucial agreement the miner had struck with the Brazilian government

Copper miner Rio Tinto faces new government in Mongolia after landslide election

Peter Ker Rio Tinto's $US5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi will have to contend with yet another change of Government in Mongolia

Alcoa's feud with Australia's Alumina Ltd intensifies as US giant confirms split

Peter Ker New details about Alcoa's plan to split into two companies has emboldened a legal case brought by its reluctant Australian partner.

Rio Tinto reduces exposure to 'tax havens'

Peter Ker Rio Tinto has reduced the number of subsidiaries it has operating in 'tax haven' jurisdictions

BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper, gold, uranium mine is entering a growth phase

Peter Ker Four years after BHP ditched its mega-expansion the miner is plotting a new growth story.

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Pampered FIFO workers come back to earth with a bump

Peter Ker What was once a life of luxury in desert oases, with menus featuring crayfish and barramundi is now, thanks to the mining downturn, a bit more Spartan.

The mining industry has conceded defeat over exploration drilling in paddocks

Peter Ker The coal mining industry has waved the white flag over a landmark court ruling which prevents them from conducting exploration drilling in paddocks.

BHP and Vale have started rebuilding towns affected by the Samarco dam disaster

Peter Ker Brazilian people affected by the Samarco dam disaster have voted for BHP and Vale to rebuild their town in a new location

Coal upstart Stanmore tips more coal mergers and acquisitions to come

Peter Ker The man who paid $1 for an Australian coal mine believes the sector will soon witness more mergers and acquisitions

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The future of Rio Tinto director 'Atomic Anne' Lauvergeon is under a cloud

Peter Ker French authorities are investigating Rio Tinto director 'Atomic Anne' Lauvergeon over her time in charge of energy giant Areva.

Exxon refines a growth story at Altona

Peter Ker ExxonMobil's Altona refinery is set to grow fuel production in a move that bucks the trend for Australian refineries

Panama Papers: Malcolm Turnbull cashed in on Star Mining

Peter Ker and Brian Robins It was classic Malcolm Turnbull, during his raging years around the sharemarket, when he made a motza cutting in and out of situations, often in the shifting sands of the media landscape, and then as...

Investors cautious as BHP spruiks growth

Peter Ker Investors have welcomed BHP's aggressive growth targets but were cautious over whether they could be achieved.

BHP chief Andrew Mackenzie targets 70 per cent growth

Peter Ker BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie believes he can increase the mining company's value by 70 per cent.

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Paddocks protected in blow to coal miners

Peter Ker and Mathew Dunckley A landmark ruling could keep coal miners off agricultural land.

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Peabody sells Australian coal acreage

Peter Ker Struggling coal miner Peabody has sold some of its Australian acreage to Denham Capital

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