Last updated: October 31, 2017
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Court extends Samarco deadline

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 6, 2015 shows a general view where a dam burst in the village of Bento Rodrigues near Mariana in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Shares in Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton plummeted seven percent in Sydney on May 4, 2016, after it revealed Brazil has filed a 43 billion USD lawsuit against it and co-owner Vale over the Samarco mine disaster. A dam at the mine they co-own broke on November 5 last year, spewing a deadly wall of mud and water that swamped a village, killed at least 17 and polluted a huge swath of river basin. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONSamantha Woodhill

A Brazilian court has extended the deadline for BHP Billiton and Vale to negotiate a settlement over the Samarco dam disaster.

    FMG to drill for WA lithium

    FortescueMatt Chambers

    In a change of tack for FMG, chief Nev Power says the miner is about to start drilling for big lithium deposits in WA.

      Oil price boosts Beach revenue

      Beach EnergySamantha Woodhill

      Beach booked a jump in sales revenue in the September quarter, as oil prices surged.

        Emeco buys Force Equipment

        EMECO Holdings managing director Laurie Freedman 20 Jul 2006. p/Bridget Carter

        The mining services provider will raise $69.8m to fund the purchase.

          Oz has ‘highest power costs’

          Sanjeev GuptaMatt Chambers

          British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta warns ‘out of control’ energy prices are threatening industry.

            APLNG ramp-up buoys Origin

            Supplied undated image obtained Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 of Origin Energy's Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas facility at Curtis Island in north Queensland. Origin has shipped the first cargo from the second of its two production trains at the liquefied natural gas facility, having already exported 47 cargoes from Curtis Island since the first of the facility's 4.5 million tonnes per annum trains began in January. (AAP Image/Origin Energy) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLYRobb M. Stewart

            Origin Energy’s first-quarter sales revenue jumped on a year earlier, as production from the APLNG project picked up.

              Sino on the rise as gas producer

              A gas flare from an oil well is seen near Williston, North Dakota, on September 6, 2016. Only a few years ago workers from across the US flooded into this once booming oil town with the expectation of easily finding well-paid work, but those days are gone in Williston - the epicenter of the US oil boom (and subsequent bust) and a town of 27,000 people that's doubled in size in the last six years. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn BECKPAUL GARVEY

              Sino Gas and Energy has set out ambitious growth plans for its Chinese gasfields.

                Ellendale mine sale on cards

                NEWS-BCM 09/06/10 West Australian yellow diamonds at Tiffanys.Pix-Rob MaccollPAUL GARVEY

                The Ellendale mine, once the source of about half of the world’s ‘fancy yellow’ diamonds, could soon be for sale.

                  WA puts GST caveat on pipeline

                  WYATTPAUL GARVEY

                  Western Australia is considering using a proposed gas pipeline to the east as leverage for greater GST share.

                    UN energy forum shuns nuclear

                    Nuclear reactor. iStockphotoPAUL GARVEY

                    The UN has blocked the nuclear industry from participating in an international forum on clean energy.

                      Iron ore slides on China concern

                      Supplied Reader Pics Giant machinery does the workSamantha Woodhill

                      Iron ore prices fall on weakening sentiment, China steel mill closures.

                        WA may hold east’s gas answers

                        Minister for Finance and Assistant Treasurer

                        The Turnbull government is looking into whether a gas pipeline from Western Australia to the east coast is viable.

                          AWE revenue rises in quarter

                          QLD_CM_BIZ_ALSAGM_26JUL16Robb M. Stewart

                          Energy company lifts production on improvements at BassGas, Casino and onshore Perth Basin projects.

                            Pilbara lifts on lithium deal

                            Diggers - TuesdaySAMANTHA WOODHILL

                            Lithium miner finalises equity investment deal worth $28m with China’s Great Wall Motors.

                              Aramco UK deal scuttled

                              On the Persian Gulf, the Sadara Chemical Co. is a joint venture owned by Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical. Large storage sphere in foreground are part of a facility that manufactures propylene oxide. The towers in the background are part of the plant that make steam, which is used in several processing units. PHOTO: SADARA CHEMICAL COMPANYAIMEE DONNELLAN

                              Investor pressure may have scuppered plans to let Saudi Arabia’s oil company bypass London stock exchange rules.

                                NT sitting on $17b gas boom

                                Kangaroos crossing. NT jpeg imageAmos Aikman

                                Lifting Labor’s fracking ban in the Northern Territory would unlock billions in government revenue, study finds.

                                  Pipeline chief cheers NEG

                                  Gallagher, McCormackPAUL GARVEY

                                  The head of pipeline heavyweight APA Group has welcomed the federal government’s national energy guarantee.

                                    ‘Out there like jelly beans’

                                    PilbaraPAUL GARVEY

                                    In 40 years, Ray Attard has never seen anything like it. Gold nugget mania is gripping the Pilbara — but is it real?

                                      Rinehart feud stays secret

                                      Gina Rinehart is battling two of her children, Bianca and John.Ben Butler

                                      A bitter legal stoush between Gina Rinehart and two of her children should be resolved at a secret arbitration, the Full Federal Court rules.

                                        Newcrest sticks with guidance

                                        Newcrest Mining stuck with its production guidance for despite a drop in gold output for the first quarter.

                                          Origin gas for domestic sales

                                          Australia-Pacific LNG in eastern Queensland. Origin began production there in late 2015.Matt Chambers

                                          More Queensland coal-seam gas has been diverted to domestic markets.

                                            Fortescue cuts ore price forecast

                                            Fortescue chief executive Nev Power at its Kings mine in the Pilbara. SuppliedPAUL GARVEY

                                            Fortescue has downgraded its ore price discount guidance, saying wider discount would last longer than expected.

                                              ASIC says all options on Rio open

                                              13/06/2008 BUSINESS: Thomas Albanese, chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Group, speaks during a meeting in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 13, 2008. Rio Tinto Group, fighting a $142 billion hostile offer from BHP Billiton Ltd., said first-half profit more than doubled on increased aluminum production and record iron ore prices. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsBen Butler

                                              The regulator has left open the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against Rio Tinto over fraud allegations.

                                                Fortescue admits forecast error

                                                Diggers and DealersPAUL GARVEY

                                                Fortescue chief Nev Power says he got predictions wrong on iron ore discounts, amid Chinese intervention in the market.

                                                  Origin taps gas for local market

                                                  plateMATT CHAMBERS

                                                  More gas it set to flow to the east coast market, as Origin inks gas deal with the APLNG plant it runs with ConocoPhillips.

                                                    ‘All options’ open on Rio case

                                                    Rio Tinto CEO, Tom Albanese, at the company's office in Collins Street Melbourne.Ben Butler

                                                    ASIC has left open the possibility of charges against Rio Tinto and former executives over a Mozambique coal project.

                                                      Newcrest maintains forecasts

                                                      GOLDRobb M Stewart

                                                      Newcrest Mining has stuck with its production guidance for the year despite a drop in first quarter gold output.

                                                        Miner set to tap battery market

                                                        Diggers - TuesdayPAUL GARVEY

                                                        Independence Group is looking to capitalise on the electric vehicles thematic driving many commodity prices higher.

                                                          BHP may sell more assets

                                                          Hunter Valley Coal Mining - Coolmore StudMatt Chambers

                                                          BHP Billiton may be looking to offload assets, other than US shale, in the coming years.

                                                            Whitehaven eyes coal mine tick

                                                            Maules Creek MinePrashant Mehra

                                                            Whitehaven Coal will seek approval to lift the amount of coal it can produce at the proposed Vickery mine near Gunnedah.

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