Fortescue Metals Group has posted an 81 per cent profit slump due to the falling price of iron ore.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rail bridge collapses at Rio Tinto operation
A rail bridge running near Rio Tinto’s Brockman 2 mine has collapsed.
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Samsung C&T hands Laing O’Rourke contract to QLD company
Head contractor at the Roy Hill project has transferred Laing O’Rourke’s terminated contract to Queensland company Goodline.
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WA miners show their romantic side with Valentine’s Day performance
Two miners in WA have shown the world their romantic side, posting a video of themselves singing a Whitney Houston classic on Valentine’s Day.
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200 workers let go after Laing O’Rourke lose Roy Hill contract
Laing O’Rourke has lost a $215 million contract at Roy Hill mine after a commercial dispute with head contractor Samsung C&T.
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BC Iron leans on contractors for cost savings
BC Iron is looking to renegotiate the terms of several of its workforce contracts in order to save money amid the weak price of iron ore.
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Investigations continuing into iron ore train accident
Investigations are continuing into an incident in which an iron ore train hit a grader working on a rail in the Pilbara.
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FMG cuts production costs, posts record shipping rate
Fortescue Metals Group slashed its iron ore production costs by 11 per cent in the December quarter while shipping 47 per cent more of the commodity.
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Pilbara set to bake through heatwave
A heatwave in the Pilbara is set to send temperatures soaring past 49C.
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CITIC’s Sino Iron mine to post $1.8 bn writedown
Citic has been forced to writedown the value of its Sino Iron project in the Pilbara by $1.8 billion due the falling price of iron ore.
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BHP and Boart Longyear split in the Pilbara
BHP has reportedly brought to an end its existing contracts in the Pilbara as the miner seeks to cut costs.
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Safety notices issued at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine
Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum has issued prohibition notices at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine.
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BHP to hold Seed Bank ‘think tank’
BHP has partnered with the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority to hold a ‘think thank’ as part of a multi-million dollar Restoration Seed Bank Initiative.
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FIFO camp renewals to meet opposition in WA
Pilbara MP Brendan Grylls has declared plans to oppose the renewal of FIFO leases around Karratha and Newman.
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Fortescue executive reveals drug problem on sites
A Fortescue Metals Group executive has admitted the company has “a bit of a” drug problem on its work sites in the Pilbara.
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Australian Mining – News in Focus: 17/11/14 [video]
Australian Mining journalist Vicky Validakis steps away from the keyboard and jumps in front of a camera to bring you some good news stories this week.
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BHP says massive iron ore expansions over
BHP said it is done with iron ore expansions but that it is not worried about the record low price the commodity has fallen to.
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Rio Tinto’s new $3.5 billion iron ore mine approved
Western Australia’s environmental authority has approved Rio Tinto’s plan to build a massive new iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
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BHP Billiton donates $20 million to the Telethon Kids Institute
BHP has made a massive donation to help improve the health and wellbeing of kids in WA, kicking in $20 million for Telethon.
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Fire breaks out at FMG’s Christmas Creek mine
A lightning strike caused a massive fire at FMG’s Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara overnight.
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