Expansions on LNG, iron ore, and thermal coal developments are set to underpin record breaking resources earnings in 2016-17, according to Government data.
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Confident Rio Tinto commits to more expansions
Rio Tinto has sounded confidence in the resources market and says it'll be pushing ahead with its expansions.
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NRW wins BHP Pilbara contract
NRW has been awarded the contract for BHP Billiton's Port Hedland Inner Harbour project.
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Aussie miners should look to South America: Ferguson
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says more Australian companies should look to Latin America as a mining destination.
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Geraldton Port to be upgraded
Mount Gibson Iron has upgraded its iron ore facilities at Geraldton Port.
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Royal Resources’ iron ore project passes 1 bn tonne mark
Royal Resources' Razorback project has increased its resource to more than a billion tonnes of iron ore.
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BHP to meet with unions over pay in the Pilbara
BHP Billiton has to begin pay talks in an effort to end union exclusion at its Pilbara mines while it faces strikes this week at its BMA coal operations.
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Rising tide in South Australia
Despite fears for Olympic Dam's future after BHP casts doubt over its continued growth, Fortescue Metals Group and other companies are still expanding their interests in South Australia, Andrew Duffy reports.
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The Northern Territory – Australia’s new golden region?
Shooting up the recent Fraser Survey's charts has highlighted the Territory's potential, Cole Latimer reports
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Decmil wins Fortescue contracts
Decmil Group has won another new contract with Fortescue Metals Group, as well as variations of two of its existing contracts with the miner.
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Atlas and QR National to rival BHP rail
Atlas Iron and QR National are working together on plans for a new rail line in the Pilbara to rival existing developments by BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group.
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Rinehart and Rio Tinto face “mega-litigation”
Gina Rinehart is demanding Rio Tinto pay her royalties for iron ore production at the Channar and Eastern Ranges mines in the Pilbara.
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BGC wins Rinehart’s Roy Hill contracts
Australian company BGC Contracting has won construction contracts for Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project.
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Contractor suing over Sino Iron work
A contractor on Citic Pacific's Sino Iron development in Western Australia is suing the project's lead contractor after it had work cancelled.
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BHP joins rival iron ore system
BHP Billiton has joined China's rival iron ore trading system, the last of Australia's big iron ore companies to do so.
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BHP sees drop in metals year on year
BHP has seen a drop in production for all of its metals apart from alumina and iron ore.
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Rio announces massive Wickham expansion
Rio Tinto's $300 million plan to expand the Pilbara town of Wickham has been approved.
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BHP preparing for Port Hedland outer harbour
BHP Billiton hopes to begin pre-construction piling at Port Hedland this Friday, the first step in its $10 billion outer harbour project.
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Southern Cross win Rio Tinto electrical contract
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won a power supply contract for Rio Tinto's Coastal Water Project.
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OneSteel changes name for mining move
OneSteel will change its name to Arrium as part of its move away from steel and into the mining sector.
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