Hull failure and liquefaction are among the potential causes for the sinking of a very large ore carrier (VLOC) off South America last week.
The Stellar Daisy is believed to have sunk thousands
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Aurizon counts cost of Debbie destruction
Portions of the Central Queensland Coal Network will be out of action for five weeks, after Cyclone Debbie ripped through the region at the end of last week.
Operator Aurizon provided an update on the
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AGL target of Weatherill criticism
South Australian premier Jay Weatherill has criticised energy company AGL for reportedly shelving development plans after the state announced it would intervene in its energy market.
Weatherill and his
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Coal market spiked by Cyclone Debbie
China is reportedly scrambling to make up coking coal supply after Cyclone Debbie knocked out several weeks’ supply from Australia.
Reuters reported this week that the United States was
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BHP sets sights on South Flank deposit
WA Labor’s victory at last month’s state election has led BHP Billiton to move forward with its plans to develop its multi-billion-dollar South Flank iron ore project.
According to a report in The
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Southern Highlands set for coal battle
A move by South Korean steelmaker POSCO to build a new coal mine in the New South Wales Southern Highlands is set to kick off a major battle between the company and local residents.
An Environmental Impact
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Mining sector 15% of GDP: Report
A report from Deloitte Access Economics has indicated the total economic contribution of Australia’s mining and services sector was $236.8 billion in 2015/16, or roughly 15% of GDP.
The report, Mining
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Iron ore market wobbles
The spot price of iron ore has dropped significantly in the last six weeks, but experts are split over the short- to medium-term outlook for the major commodity.
Iron ore soared to almost US$95 a tonne
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Mixed outlook for coal, oil: BP
BP has forecast global demand for coal to peak in the mid-2020s, but says demand for oil should continue to grow until almost 2040.
According to an AFR report, BP experts believe the demand for
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Escondida strikes end, but more problems loom
Workers have returned to BHP Billiton’s Escondida copper mine in Chile, but reports from within the company reportedly have the company looking down the barrel of further drama in 18 months.
According
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