Energy'Fed up' miners seek redundancyAn overwhelming number of experienced Stockton mineworkers have volunteered for redundancy because they're fed up, says a worker.08 Jul 06:35 AM
CommoditiesStockton mine restructure: 180 jobs goneStockton mineworkers got the bad news they were expecting today, that more than 180 jobs will go - over a quarter of the workforce - and mine production will fall by 25 per cent.27 Jun 02:55 AM
CommoditiesFamily trust fight gets nastyGina Rinehart's son John Hancock called his youngest sister "an oxygen thief".24 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDEnergyNZ's subsidies of coal and rail nothing like Australia'sAustralian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industries over six years, including A$8 billion to help transport coal.24 Jun 04:30 AM
OpinionSeabed mining sets very high barEditorial: During the passage of legislation establishing a new regime for activity in NZ's exclusive economic zone, environmentalists fretted the Govt had got the balance wrong.22 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDEconomyMining sector in shock over seabed mining rejectionMining industry leaders are in shock over the rejection of an application to mine ironsands from off the coast of southern Taranaki.18 Jun 11:21 PM
EnergyCoal's share of world energy demand at 44-year highCoal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP.17 Jun 03:43 AM
BDBDEconomyOcean ironsands mining decision due tomorrowThe fate of a $70 million bid to mine ironsands off the ocean floor in the southern Taranaki Bight will be known this Wednesday.16 Jun 08:28 PM
CommoditiesStockton mine job losses revealedAlmost 140 jobs are to be axed at Solid Energy's Stockton mine, the company announced today.06 Jun 01:40 AM
WorldMine disaster: Aide injured leg he used to kick protesterThe Turkish prime minister's aide Yusef Yerkel has allegedly been given sick leave after being diagnosed with soft tissue trauma in his right leg - the same leg used to kick a protester.21 May 03:28 AM
WorldThe photo that's shocked TurkeyA shocking image has emerged showing the moment an adviser to the Turkish PM kicked a protester being held after the coal mine disaster that killed 282.15 May 10:25 PM
EconomyWorld iron ore glut outweighs slowing China growthThere's so much cheap iron ore flooding into China that rates for the ships that carry it are forecast to jump almost 70 per cent by June.09 May 02:30 AM
BDBDEconomyIronsands miner gets permit off Taranaki coastTransTasman Resources has been granted a mining permit to extract titano-magnetite sands some 22 to 36 km off the coast of Patea, in the Exclusive Economic Zone.02 May 03:55 AM
BDBDCommoditiesBathurst Resources announces capital raising planBathurst Resources, which has cut jobs and delayed the start to its Denniston mine, may raise up to $6.87m in a discounted share placement.13 Apr 11:47 PM
CommoditiesRobots set to work the mines of the futureMany areas too remote or dangerous for humans could be opened for exploration.10 Apr 04:15 PM
BDBDEconomyOffshore ore 'worth $150m a year'A company wanting to mine ironsands from the seafloor says the plan will mean $150m extra spent in the area each year.10 Mar 12:00 AM
WorldPolice hunt coal mine arsonist in choking smogVictoria police are hunting an arsonist who set fire to an open-cut coal mine that has cloaked a nearby town in noxious smog.26 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentAustralia wage growth slumpsAustralian wage growth has slumped to the lowest pace in at least 17 years against the backdrop of a deteriorating labour market19 Feb 08:14 PM
CommoditiesObjections to mining plan pour inA controversial bid to mine an area of seabed off the North Island's west coast has met a backlash, with only a handful of several thousand submissions in support of the plan.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi dies in Aussie mine rockfallA New Zealander has died in an underground rockfall accident at an Australian mine.17 Feb 01:02 AM
EnergyPM defends $30m payout to Rio TintoPrime Minister John Key has defended his Government's $30 million payout to the owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter after the Greens and Labour said parent company Rio Tinto's US$3.7 billion profit showed the payment was unjustified.14 Feb 04:00 AM
