Rio suspends exec over Africa payment
Rio Tinto has suspended the head of its African operations, Alan Davies, over a payment that's being investigated by fraud authorities in several nations.
Peter Ker covers resource companies, based in Melbourne.
Rio Tinto has suspended the head of its African operations, Alan Davies, over a payment that's being investigated by fraud authorities in several nations.
BHP dodged a bullet at Olympic Dam, with checks suggesting the smelter and mill escaped serious damage from recent power blackouts
Whitehaven chief Paul Flynn believes coal prices will be even higher in early 2017 than they are now.
The extraordinary surge in coking coal prices is now pushing towards boom time territory after another 7 per cent rise overnight, while iron ore joined the rally.
OZ Minerals will pursue a bigger development of its Carrapateena mine in South Australia, but lists electricity supply among the "highest threats" to the project.
Telstra says technology is no longer a luxury item for cashed-up multinational miners.
Soaring coal prices have yet to translate into better financial results for explosives and mining services company Orica
In the midst of the Samacro disaster, Andrew McKenzie was too busy for social calls. He made an exception for Tony Hayward.
BHP Billiton will hold talks over the future of the Samarco joint venture this week, while also helping to launch a new dam code for the min...
Glencore is leading the supply response to soaring coal prices with the reopening of its second shuttered mine.
Work to fix Rio Tinto's autonomous train troubles are gathering pace.
Some of the BHP executives facing homicide charges in Brazil served as little as three months on the Samarco board
Criminal charges have been laid in Brazil against BHP, Vale and 22 individuals over the Samarco disaster
Iron ore production from the world's biggest iron ore miners continues to underwhelm, with FMG the exception
Rio Tinto lowers its iron export guidance for 2016 by as much as 5m tonnes after another weak quarter of exports.
BHP Billiton is banking on a big second half of the year after a weak start to production of copper and coal.
BHP Billiton's copper and coal divisions have made a slower than expected start to fiscal 2017
A slump in coal prices to below Chinese miners' break-even levels convinced Nathan Tinkler to make investments that have, on paper at least,...
Whitehaven Coal is increasing sales of coking coal at the expense of thermal coal as it seeks to fully capitalise on the extraordinary rally...
Approval processes for coal mine expansion in Queensland will stretch into a 10th year, after a federal agency delayed its decision for the ...
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