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BHP COPPER OUTPUT SLUMPS

Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a slump in copper output Wednesday as strike action at the world’s largest mine for the metal dented production, while flagging the sale of some US shale assets...

Copper find unearths mining boost for South Australia

By Caleb Radford A NEW copper find in South Australia has the potential to easily boost production. Mining firm Havilah Resources has confirmed a thick copper zone at its Croziers site about 400km...

Re-born copper mine gains red tape reduction

A revived copper mine has gained special status to cut red tape and create hundreds of jobs in north-west Queensland. Minister for State Development Dr Anthony Lynham today granted prescribed project...

Mineral exploration South Australia

Global tender opens to explore North West Queensland

Mineral explorers from around the globe have been invited to compete to explore Queensland’s North West Minerals Province. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines...

Charges laid over Mt Lyell mine deaths

The operator and site manager of Tasmania’s Mount Lyell copper mine have been charged for a fatality two years ago. The Copper Mines of Tasmania operation was closed in January 2014, leaving...

Rio Tinto sells Mount Pleasant mine for $319m

Rio Tinto has reached a binding agreement for the sale of its Mount Pleasant thermal coal assets to MACH Energy Australia for $319 million (US$224m) plus royalties. With the recently announced...

Job cuts at Prominent Hill mine in SA

Up to 70 contractor jobs at OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine have been cut, as the copper and gold mine transitions from open cut to underground. While the exact number of job losses remains...