Foreign investors want longer mine lives: Klein
Australian gold miners need to extend their mine lives if they want to attract big foreign investors, according to Evolution Mining boss Jake Klein
Mining boss backs Grylls' probe of BHP and RIO
Ken Brinsden, the former boss of iron ore junior Atlas Iron, says BHP and Rio's aging agreements with the West Australian government have created an uneven playing field for other miners.
Should the competition Czar be a market maker?
Should the ACCC be a market maker rather than just a defender of the competitive status quo?
ACCC warns on coal haulage competiton in GRail fight
Rail giants Aurizon and Pacific National remain in the hunt for Glencore's GRail coal haulage network in the Hunter Valley.
ACCC asks for more time on GRail, releases issues
Competition regulator has set a December 15 target date as it assesses Aurizon and Pacific National's interest in Glencore's Hunter Valley coal haulage business GRail.
BHP and Rio's WA tax fight far from over
Premier Colin Barnett's intervention has opened the door to a tax discussion the miners will find hard to close.
BHP hit with employee race case
A lawsuit alleges that nooses and ku klux klan symbols were placed around work stations at a BHP copper mine in Arizona.
Syrah shares plunge after MD resigns
Shares in much-hyped graphite play Syrah Resources have plunged more than 20 per cent after MD Tolga Kumova resigned.
BHP keeps the faith in shale
BHP Billiton has restated its commitment to the US shale industry, declaring that a little developed shale region in Texas could be the petr...
Abbott's sister Christine Forster becomes Woodside spinner
Fresh from her tilt at the Sydney Lord Mayorship, Prime Ministerial sibling Christine Forster has taken a job spinning for Woodside Petroleu...
