UK miner Anglo American has rejected a near-$60 billion takeover bid from BHP this afternoon, nixing what would have been the largest mining deal on record.
The operators of a Victorian gold mine that collapsed, killing one man and leaving another fighting for life, have denied claims from the union they stripped back safety officers, as they undertake their own investigation into the tragic incident.
Sources have told 9News the Mt Isa copper mining operation has reached "end of life" but the copper smelter and refinery operations will not be effected.
A multibillion-dollar legal battle between Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart, her children and two rival mining dynasties over iron ore riches from a project half owned by Rio Tinto is a step closer to a verdict.
Australia's richest person devised an "egregious" seven-step scheme to defraud her children and lie about it, a trial over billions of dollars in iron ore riches has been told.
The children of Gina Rinehart have no claim over lucrative iron ore tenements and fraud allegations against their mother have no relevance, a court has been told.
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart knew an iron ore-rich tenement from which her company has made billions was jointly owned by another company before she signed a deal with Rio Tinto to mine it, a trial has been told.
A court battle over billions in iron ore riches is under way, as Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart defends her fortune amid a bitter legal dispute over her father's legacy.
Mining giant BHP wants the country's highest court to overturn requirements for staff to be asked if they want to work on public holidays before they are rostered on.
Rivet Mining Services, chaired by ex-Toll executive Mark Rowsthorn, entered administration on Wednesday, according to Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) documents.
A West Australian mining company is reinventing FIFO working by building two new luxury accomodation precincts to attract female workers and "prioritise health and wellbeing."
Mining billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group is set to shed over 100 workers in the coming days, with lay-offs already being rolled out this week.