NSW coal miners are up in arms over the state government’s recent moves to toughen up the approval process for major mining projects.
The Baird Government on Tuesday released a draft amendment to NSW’s
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Asciano deal triggers privatisation talks
The chairmen of Australia’s two biggest container ports have both gone on record this week, suggesting Brookfield’s $9bn bid for Asciano could trigger a bevy of infrastructure privatisation moves from
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Spanish firm strikes deal with Ausenco
Brisbane-based engineer Ausenco has announced a strategic alliance with Spanish multinational construction firm Duro Felguera, with the two companies looking to work together towards global EPC opportunities.
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BHP’s erstwhile potash prey becomes predator
As BHP Billiton re-jigs management responsibility for its Jansen potash project in Canada, arch competitor Potash Corp of Canada is proposing to buy a German rival.
Despite sinking US$3.6bn into its under-construction
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Builder of Xstrata eyes Rio’s Hunter coal assets
Mick Davis, who grew Xstrata from a $500m stripling in 2001 to a $46bn behemoth by 2013, is looking to buy Rio Tinto’s Hunter Valley thermal coal mines.
Mick Davis formed private equity vehicle X2 two
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Port Hedland housing dead
Mortgage re-possessions are in full swing in Port Hedland as the mining boom moves from the construction to production phases.
According to an article in the Australian Financial Review (AFR), distressed
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Peabody assets on the block in Australia
It’s been a rough old trot for Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private-sector coal company, with its share price falling from around US$72 at the peak of the mining boom to US$2.70 today.
In
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Bradken boss to retire
Long time Bradken CEO and MD Brian Hodges will step down from the company in a difficult period as it fends off predators and struggles to cope with a moribund mining market.
Hodges spent 18 years at Bradken,
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Monadelphous and WICET go head to head
It’s lawyers at nine paces as Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) and engineering group Monadelphous take to the courts in a bid to resolve disputes over construction contracts for parts of Queensland’s
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Is iron ore’s price upturn reversing?
It was a disappointing offshore session for iron ore with the commodity falling for the third straight session, down 3.7% to US$62.10.
According to Business Spectator, iron ore for immediate delivery to
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