NT minister fuels gas hopes
The Northern Territory resources minister Ken Vowles has fuelled hopes of at least a partial lifting of the territory's fracking moratorium late this year, talking up the prospects of onshore gas.
The Northern Territory resources minister Ken Vowles has fuelled hopes of at least a partial lifting of the territory's fracking moratorium late this year, talking up the prospects of onshore gas.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says the nation's LNG producers should learn from the WA Nationals' bid to increase taxes on BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's iron ore production.
Two of the Pilbara's biggest mining companies have sweetened the terms they offer small businesses after battling anti-mining sentiment in WA.
Demand for silver used in solar cells was a rare bright spot for the metal in 2016 as falling demand elsewhere offset the tightening of global mine supply.
Fortescue Metals Group has taken another step closer to its ideal capital structure after extending the maturity of its debt in a refinancing that secured "near investment-grade" terms, chief executive Nev Power says.
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Lithium producer Orocobre, the ASX's most shorted stock, says short sellers acting on the impression it will need to raise equity are wrong.
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The president of the World Diamond Council says "we are very close to the technology which could determine where the diamonds come from … it...
Evolution Mining has made a name for itself through a strategy focused on counter-cyclical acquisitions. Where will that strategy lead it ne...
Former oil and gas executive Steven Noske will spend at least nine months in jail after he was sentenced for insider trading.
South32 will need a strong final quarter from its suite of assets to meet its full-year cost guidance, after operational problems and wet we...
Mount Gibson Iron will restart its Koolan Island mine to capture the lofty premiums being paid for high-grade ore.
Billionaire Andrew Forrest's Poseidon Nickel stake has halved due to the embattled miner's cash conservation strategies.
WA Premier Mark McGowan says a trans-continental gas pipeline won't be approved without a better deal on GST revenue.
Atlas Iron could explore new commodities to help buffer the iron ore producer from future volatility in the commodity, its new MD Cliff Lawr...
A unique clause in Barminco's new bonds will give the mining contractor the flexibility to repay a chunk of the debt if it chooses to pursue...
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