Keyword "mining companies" - List of latest news (36 results)

22/04 ‘Ridiculous’ reason cafe can’t fill $150,000 job

Would you work as a cafe manager for $150,000?

16/04 New share-trade drama ignites for Peter Dutton over BHP shares sell-off

Peter Dutton has revealed another astute share trading move confirming he dumped his BHP shares in 2008 two days before the mining giant slashed 3,300 jobs.

06/04 Trump tariffs: 6% of large Peruvian exporters concentrate 80% sales to the United States and will overcome impact

Unequal. Only a minority of large companies in Peru monopolizes the largest amount exported to the US, led by agriculture and mining. The rise in the tariff awakens alarms, but companies with financial back will absorb effect. The challenge is to protect mypes, experts point out.

22/02 Peru still has a potential to discover world -class mining deposits in the Andes, says expert

Peru stands out globally for its diverse geology and the presence of magmatic arches with evidence of mineralization. Experts claim that there are great opportunities for new discoveries.

21/02 Japan makes $10 billion move on Australia

It has been a wobbly couple of years for the Australian economy as our biggest export — of crucial importance to our superannuation funds and the national budget — faces an uncertain future.

05/02 Teals hit Dutton, Albo with election demand

Influential crossbenchers say increases to social welfare payments will be a key priority in their decision to guarantee support to either major party in the advent of a hung parliament following this year’s federal election.

30/01 Huge call for nationwide 50c fares

Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to enact a nationwide public transport fare of 50c – a move he says will save Australians up to $2400 a year.

05/12 ‘Thousands of women’ may be eligible for BHP, Rio Tinto sexual harassment class actions

When a BHP worker discovered she was a likely victim of a colleague who had secretly filmed female staff in their rooms, she assumed that was what a meeting with her employer would be about.

04/09 Young worker reveals why she walked away from her $180,000+ job

A young worker has revealed why she quit her job, despite earning more than $186,000 a year.

30/08 The decline in lithium prices is hard to stop, and the performance of many lithium mining companies in the first half of the year is under pressure

The decline in lithium prices is hard to stop, and the performance of many lithium mining companies in the first half of the year is under pressure

21/04 73% of mining companies in Peru have problems hiring operational safety technology

56% of mining entrepreneurs maintain that it is unlikely to find a better supplier than the one they already have. Thus, 53% consulted by Phibrand indicated that "they have not thought about changing their technology provider to achieve efficiency in the mine's work."

05/03 ‘Primed for war’: Chilling iron ore warning

Turmoil in global minerals markets as China floods the world with cheap goods highlights a situation “structurally primed for war”, defence analysts have warned.

26/02 ‘Bulldust’: Twiggy slams nuclear push

Billionaire mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has rubbished a push to develop a local nuclear energy industry, even as fresh polling showed growing voter support for the proposal.

22/02 Collapse leaves Australia on the brink

Australia prides itself in being the world’s quarry. But China is its biggest buyer. Now the collapse of the nickel industry reveals a supermarket-style price manipulation scandal is being played out on a grand scale.

21/02 ASX falls on Woolies, mining slump

The Australian sharemarket fell on Wednesday as investors grappled with a bad night on Wall Street, falling iron ore prices and poor results from the nation’s leading supermarket retailer.

27/11 ASX sinks as miners, energy stocks fall

The Australian share market lost ground on Monday with the benchmark weighed down by miners and energy stocks.

06/10 Calls for bigger pay shake-up

Peak unions have called on the federal government to widen its sweeping workplace law changes to secure greater job security and more pay for millions of casual workers.

04/10 Carry-on luggage fees could be banned

Carry-on baggage fees could soon be a thing of the past in Europe.

23/09 Mining giant damages another sacred site

A mining giant has apologised after damaging another site sacred to Indigenous Australians in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

13/09 Major report reveals ugly truth behind EVs

Amnesty International has raised alarm over the industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries, detailing a string of ugly human rights offences related to the ongoing demand for electric vehicles and smartphones.

12/09 Gina’s bombshell green energy move

Gina Rinehart, the richest person in Australia, has thrown half a billion dollars into lithium miner Liontown Resources in a stunning endorsement of green energy.

18/08 Town saved from bulldozers at last minute

A shock announcement from Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will save an embattled country town from the path of bulldozers.

31/07 Queensland’s Glenden mining town to be demolished

An entire town is set to be bulldozed after existing for four decades, forcing hundreds of locals to find new homes in the midst of a housing crisis.

27/07 Nats boss blasts ‘overreaching’ law

Nationals leader David Littleproud has thrown his weight behind 600 farmers who packed a shed in an Outback town to oppose Western Australia’s divisive new cultural heritage laws.

26/07 500 farmers unleash over ’botched’ new laws

A sea of hundreds of furious farmers and landowners gathered in an Outback shed in remote Western Australia to oppose the state’s controversial new cultural heritage laws.

25/07 Miners save ASX from “dull” day

Mining shares have scored big as the materials sector soared on what was expected to be a sleepy day in the Australian market.

17/05 ‘Old excuse’: New threat to JB Hi-Fi

Major retailers such as JB Hi-Fi are facing the threat of investors voting against the election of male directors because they have failed to meet expectations that 30 per cent of their board are made up of women.

15/05 $28bn takeover of Aussie mine

An Australian gold producer has confirmed its support for a $28.8bn takeover by the world’s biggest gold miner.

26/04 Tradie’s ‘stylish’ idea makes $1m a month

When plumber Tim Lewis caught a glimpse of his safety glasses in the car mirror on a drive home, he decided he needed something more “stylish” and sustainable.

27/03 Brutal clip reveals dark truth we can‘t ignore

A video of workers scrambling to save men trapped inside a collapsing African mine has shed light on the true cost of hi-tech devices we take for granted.

24/03 Retiree’s dream swallowed by sinkhole

A Western Australian woman never expected her retirement dreams would sink quite so literally – or so quickly – until she found a 10-metre sinkhole had swallowed a chunk of her property days after she moved in.

23/03 ‘Tip of the iceberg’: 3 companies collapse

Three Australian companies have collapsed in the past 24 hours with one involved in mining transport and the others responsible for property development.

13/02 China rejected after embarrassing backflip

China has now officially come crawling back to Australian coal producers just two years after implementing a shadow ban designed to cause “economic pain”.

07/02 Aussie goods exports’ third straight fall

Australia’s trade surplus has fallen to $12.24 billion as exports of mineral fuels and mining goods continue to be impacted by the war in Ukraine.

11/01 Why mining corruption offers a ‘great opportunity’ for Australia

Fredrika Klarén doesn’t pull her punches.

07/01 Hot property: Perth expected to buck trend

Perth appears to be defying a national downturn in the housing market brought on by rising interest rates, cost of living pressures, and a shortage of homes.