Two Japanese steel companies have asked BHP Billiton to delay the delivery of its iron ore and coking coal, due to output cuts at the steel mills.
Fifty miners have lost their jobs after Hellyer zinc mine in Tasmania’s north-west was forced to shut its doors.
METAL analysts’ predictions of metal prices have consistently and significantly lagged behind the actual spot market, and mining and metals equities have been undervalued, according to Ernst & Young’s report EYeSight on Consolidation: Back-Pedaling on the Cycle.
NINE of the top 10 performing Queensland suburbs over the past year are located in or close to resource-rich areas, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
Stock market analyst Tom Scollon offers his insights into the price of important commodities and metals.
By allocating resources to their pricing competencies and systems, forward-thinking suppliers will achieve above-average margins. Victor Keddis writes
THE performance of the Gold Ore Mining Industry will continue to follow broad trends in production and Australian dollar prices, according to IBISWorld.
TRENDS in US dollar nickel prices, the value of the Australian dollar and in the volume of nickel production will continue to drive industry performance during the outlook period.
THE major factor affecting the performance of the mining industry will continue to be the pace of world economic growth, the competitiveness of Australian producers and the value of the Australian dollar, according to IBISWorld.
ONE speaker keeping delegates on the edge of their seats during a recent three-day conference in Perth was AngloGold Ashanti’s explosives and drilling commodity manager Andre Oberholzer.