BHP gaining ground as CBA loses its shine in market power struggle
The year is barely underway but already there’s a power struggle between our biggest corporations as they battle…
Pilbara home to five animal species most impacted by habitat loss, report finds
Western Australia’s Pilbara is home to the five animal species suffering the most heavily from habitat destruction, a…
Rio Tinto in merger talks with Glencore, takeover could create world’s biggest miner
Mining giant Rio Tinto is in talks to take over Swiss group Glencore, in a move that could…
Pilbara mining towns left out of government’s battery rebate schemes
Western Australia’s Pilbara region is the sunniest in Australia, with an annual average of 10 hours of sunlight…
Concerns still remain as Northern Water names site for $5bn desal plant
The South Australian government has identified a vast swath of land 20 kilometres south of Whyalla as the…
Global miner BMA drops Queensland mine expansion plan after a decade of environmental checks
Australia’s largest coal producer has been approved to clear 136 hectares of koala habitat by the Queensland government. …
Water is under pressure in the Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions…
Court finds ‘pollutant’ BHP liable over deadly Brazilian dam collapse
A British court has found mining giant BHP liable for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil a decade…
BHP offloads 3,700 hectares of land at Mt Arthur coal mine
The owner of the biggest coal mine in New South Wales has been accused of backflipping on a…
BHP vs China Inc: What the iron ore dispute says about Australia’s present and future
On the face of it, it might sound like an obscure commercial dispute. But the negotiations between Australian…
WA iron ore mining shows no signs of slowing despite price drop concerns
Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP are continuing to expand their iron ore foot print in the Pilbara,…
Copper prices to keep rising as demand grows and global production is hit by disruption
A global shortage of copper is looming, and not enough new supply is being brought into the market…