Brisbane-based specialist project management consulting and advisory firm Siecap has appointed leading mining executive Caoilin Chestnutt as an advisory board member.
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Glencore may take another run at merging with Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto rejected a merger deal with Glencore earlier this year, but the Swiss-based miner said it reserves the right to give the deal another crack in six months.
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$1 million lead poisoning claim heading to civil trial
Glencore's Mount Isa Mine is facing a compensation claim of $1 million over alleged lead poisoning, after the miner lost the right to have the case thrown out.
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Ex-Xstrata boss wants BHP’s thermal coal portfolio
Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis is said to be in discussions with BHP Billiton in a bid to buy the company’s unwanted coal assets.
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Ex-Xstrata boss ready to build new mining company X2 Resources
Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis has raised US$3.75 billion from investors in a bid to buy mining assets and launch X2 Resources as a mid-level diversified resource company.
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GlencoreXstrata to close Mount Margaret mine
GlenxoreXstrata has announced it will close its Mount Margaret operations as it finishes work at its last remaining open pit, E1 North, in March.
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What’s in a name? Ex-Xstrata boss heads up new mining company X2 Resources
Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis has launched back into the mining sector, raising $1 billion for his next industry play X2 Resources.
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Closure of Glencore’s Collinsville mine ‘hurting locals’
Over 100 people turned out to a community meeting held in Collinsville last night as locals are becoming increasingly concerned their town will go under as Glencore keep the coal mine closed.
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Palaeontologists head to mine site to hunt fossils
Queensland Museum paelaeontologists are heading out to a BHP coal mine to uncover fossils.
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Diesel spill costs zinc miner $70k
Xstrata subsidiary McArthur River Mining is facing a $70,000 penalty for spilling thousands of litres of diesel two years ago.
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Women talk making it in mining @ AIMEX13
The women in mining panel discussion was a highlight for visitors at this week’s AIMEX, with a cross-section of ladies working in the sector sitting down to share their varied experiences.
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Mining downturn grounds FIFO aviation
Regional aviation that was boosted by fly-in, fly-out mine workers has slowed down as commodity prices dip.
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Rio’s mining tax payment amounts to zilch
Mining giant Rio Tinto was refunded $74 million from the Australian Taxation Office on the sole quarterly payment it made in April, meaning it has paid no mining tax for the first year of the tax.
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Don’t touch the mining tax: miners to Rudd
The mining industry has warned new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd not to modify the mining tax, asking for a new deal that will boost productivity gains to combat falling commodity prices.
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Study shows lead concerns at Mt. Isa
A new study has found a categorical link between mining activities in Mount Isa and lead contamination in local children.
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Coal: full steam ahead?
Is coal in trouble in Australia? The Bureau of Resource and Energy Economics recently revealed A$150B-worth of mining and energy projects have been mothballed in the last 12 months.
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The $150 billion mirage
Reading the papers this week you’d be forgiven for thinking that $150 billion has been ripped from our national coffers, helped along by the Prime Minister, ‘eco-activists’ and vast quantities of red and green coloured tape.
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New Glencore-Xstrata CEO doesn’t believe in work/life balance
Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of the newly merged Glencore-Xstrata, says he does not believe in work/life balance.
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Huge job losses expected as Glencore-Xstrata merger done
After some delays and missed deadlines, Xstrata merged with the Swiss commodities trader Glencore Group overnight, forming a resource giant under the name of Glencore Xstrata plc.
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Xstrata investigates ground movement at copper mine
An investigation is under way after unexplained ground movement was recorded at Mount Isa Mines.
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