Glencore has agreed to sell the shares in Abbot Point BulkCoal Pty Ltd (APB) to Adani’s Abbot Point Operations Pty Ltd (APO), with completion of the sale subject to receipt of certain approvals, according
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Downer reveals contract wins
Downer EDI has announced five new contracts valued at more than $250 million for its mining services businesses.
The company announced on September 15 that Downer Blasting Services (DBS) had recently been
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Minerals Council slams “nonsense” coal ban claims
The Minerals Council has slammed claims from the Australia Institute that Australia’s economy “would be barely affected” by a ban on new coal mines and mine expansions.
A report published recently
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Private sector input welcomed for Inland Rail
Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester has invited the private sector to register its interest in the design, construction, delivery and financing of the Inland Rail project.
The
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Iron ore miners bristle at continued tax talk
The mining sector has continued its ardent opposition to a proposed $4.75 a tonne tax increase to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in Western Australia.
Barnaby Joyce, the deputy prime minister and federal leader
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Two weeks left to nominate for 2016 Australian Bulk Handling Awards!
You’ve only got two weeks left to nominate your business or someone else’s for ABHR’s prestigious Australian Bulk Handling Awards.
Nominations for this year’s Bulkies close on September 30.
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First train leaves Arrium mill with rail upgrade steel
The first train carrying steel rail to upgrade South Australia’s rail network has rolled out of Arrium’s Whyalla steel mill, as part of a program aimed at keeping the struggling plant in business.
A
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Queensland opens door for north-west base metals exploration
The Queensland Government will open a global tender process for miners looking to explore for base metal deposits in the state’s north-west.
Minister for natural resources and mines Dr Anthony Lynham,
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Wood Mack tips drop in seaborne thermal coal
MEASURES aimed at limiting a global average temperature rise to two degrees Celsius would dent Australian thermal coal exports, albeit not as much as competitor coal producing nations.
That’s the analysis
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Chester’s challenge: Make Inland Rail “inevitable”
Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester has hinted at his excitement at the prospect of a completed Melbourne to Brisbane inland railway.
Under well-documented plans, the ports of
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