The digger driver buried under 1000 tonnes of rubble has been named as Murray Taylor.

The annual BRW Rich List has published, showing Australia's 200 richest citizens ...

Australia is forecasting a staggering 90 per cent plunge in spending on projects, calling time on its biggest resources bonanza since the 1850s gold rush.

A company which spent up to $65 million in a failed bid to mine ironsands from the South Taranaki seabed, has applied for a prospecting permit covering a huge swathe of seabed north of Ross.

It was right to consider a compensation offer when deciding to drop charges against former Pike River chief executive Peter Whittall, WorkSafe NZ says.

Pike River Mine survivor Daniel Rockhouse says he was humbled to accept an award for bravery at an investiture ceremony at Government House this morning.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is warning borrowers against taking on too much debt as concerns grow about a potential housing bubble in Sydney and Melbourne.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has found a new way to plug the country's budget hole: targeting multinationals.

The ramifications of a further 113 job losses at Stockton will reverberate right down the West Coast and all the way to the Port of Lyttelton, MP Damien O'Connor says.

The West Coast mining industry has been dealt a heavy blow today, with 113 jobs to go at Solid Energy's Stockton mine.

Job losses on the West Coast have been foreshadowed ahead of meeting between Solid Energy managers and workers at the Stockton Mine tomorrow.

Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has hailed New Zealand's tax system as a potential model for Australia’s economic growth.

With the mining sector seen nearing the bottom of the cycle, Rio Tinto Group signalled to analysts it's ready to resume mergers and acquisitions.

OceanaGold has announced plans to buy Newmont Mining Corp's Waihi operation for cash, plus adjustments.

Kiwi shareholders in Australian mining giant BHP face paying an unfair tax as the company proceeds with a "demerger" plan.

From Africa to Ireland, mines that have produced zinc for decades are now tapped out.

New Seven Group Holdings chief executive Ryan Stokes says he is confident he can navigate the tough media and mining environment he is walking into.

China's worst economic slowdown in 25 years will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, says the World Bank.

Coal prices have dropped 33pc to levels that have made most mining companies across the Appalachia region unprofitable.

Iron ore baron Andrew Forrest likes doing things his own way.

Forrest raised alarm bells for the watchdog after telling a business dinner in Shanghai that he would be happy to cap Fortescue's iron ore production at 180 million tonnes a year.

A think tank report into unlocking planning obstacles faced by miners says central government needs to fund local councils for handling complex resource applications.

Iron ore sank below US$60 ($81) a tonne after China set the lowest target for economic growth in more than 15 years.

A dispute has again thrown up complaints that misused shell companies.

The late Australian mining heir Michael Wright bestowed very little on his youngest daughter.

Rio Tinto Group's Sam Walsh said if the second-largest mining company cut iron ore output after prices sank, forfeited supply would be made up by rivals with higher costs, and that wouldn't be in his....

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has today rejected an application for a major seabed mining operation proposed off the coast of Canterbury.

West Australian mining companies with operations in Africa have had A$3.6 billion ($3.7 billion) wiped from their value in the past year.