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Highlights this month
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BHP Billiton dropping its takeover bid for Rio Tinto. Billiton ...
MERGER: BHP Billiton withdraws offer for Rio Tinto
AUSTRALIA — Heightened risk within the mining industry has BHP Billiton dropping its takeover bid for Rio Tinto. Billiton has reportedly spent US$450 million toward the merger. BHP Billiton issued ...
Canadian Mining Journal - 3 days, 3 hours ago
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Taken another hit, with about 60 more jobs going at ...
Another 60 mining jobs lost on Coast
THE struggling mining industry has taken another hit, with about 60 more jobs going at two sites. OZ Minerals confirmed yesterday about 35 Barminco contract workers would lose jobs at ...
The Advocate - 5 days, 11 hours ago
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Come to the point where everyone is putting the blinders ...
A Tale of Mining Woe
"Rio could easily fall $20 today after BHP canned its takeover bid. But that's not what investors should take from this. It's a sign of the times. The mining industry ...
The Daily Reckoning - 1 week ago
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Already railing against the Rudd government’s draft workplace laws, even ...
Mining industry rails against new draft IR laws
The mining industry is already railing against the Rudd government’s draft workplace laws, even though parliament has yet to see the legislation. Miners say the legislation is more about resuscitatin
The West Australian - business - 1 week, 1 day ago
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Welcomed the move saying it will help boost the economy, ...
WA opens up to expanded uranium mining
As many as eight new uranium mines have been pinpointed for Western Australia after the Barnett Government lifted a long time ban on uranium mining. The uranium mining industry has ...
AM - 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Still the most important export earning sector of the Australian ...
Minerals still Australia's best earners
The mining industry is still the most important export earning sector of the Australian economy, and could continue to be for many decades, research has found.
ScienceAlert - Latest Stories - 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Readying itself for more falls in global commodity prices
Mining industry battens down
The Tasmanian Minerals Council says the state's mining industry is readying itself for more falls in global commodity prices.
ABC News mining - 3 weeks, 1 day ago
1 month, 1 week ago
Oz Minerals - undervalued?
Oz Minerals was formed by the merger of mid-size mining companies Oxiana and Zinifex in July 2008. OZL’s major revenues and earnings are derived from the production of zinc and ...
Proactive Investors - 11 p.m. Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Proactive Investors - 11 p.m. Wednesday 22nd October 2008
2 months, 1 week ago
OZ Minerals Confident
Oz Minerals says it can can finance its future development projects without having to access financial markets and it has apologised for the poor performance on the company's shares since ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 10:38 a.m. Wednesday 24th September 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 10:38 a.m. Wednesday 24th September 2008
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Mining merger ends in 'mess'
THE results from OZ Minerals - the merged Oxiana and Zinifex - were nowhere near the market consensus. But the polite consensus word to describe them among analysts was "messy".
Sydney Morning Herald Business - midnight Friday 22nd August 2008
Sydney Morning Herald Business - midnight Friday 22nd August 2008
4 months, 1 week ago
Smelter operator found guilty for worker death
ZINIFEX Port Pirie, the previous operator of the Port Pirie metal smelter has been found guilty of breaking workplace safety laws after a worker was killed at the facility in ...
Metal Worker - 10 a.m. Monday 28th July 2008
Metal Worker - 10 a.m. Monday 28th July 2008
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Vote ushers in the beginning of OZ Minerals
A new era in Australian mining commenced on 18 July with shareholders overwhelmingly approving the new name for the merged Oxiana and Zinifex businesses – OZ Minerals. OZ Minerals CEO, ...
Oz Minerals - 1:23 p.m. Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Oz Minerals - 1:23 p.m. Tuesday 22nd July 2008
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Fox Resources Halts Mining
It won't be the last move of its kind by an Australian mining company.Small miner, Fox Resources yesterday announced that it had been forced to wind down underground mining at ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 10:14 a.m. Tuesday 8th July 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 10:14 a.m. Tuesday 8th July 2008
5 months, 1 week ago
HIGH SCORE FOR CENTURY
Zinifex Century Mine is proud to announce that their Emergency Response Team placed second in the Queensland Resources Council’s Queensland Mines Rescue Challenge, held at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville ...
Zinfex - 3:38 p.m. Thursday 26th June 2008
Zinfex - 3:38 p.m. Thursday 26th June 2008
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Australia's merged Oxiana/Zinifex to be called OZ Minerals Ltd
OXFLF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating - - The merger of mining groups Oxiana Ltd and Zinifex Ltd will result in a new gold and ...
TradingMarkets.com - 1:51 p.m. Tuesday 17th June 2008
TradingMarkets.com - 1:51 p.m. Tuesday 17th June 2008
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Zinifex shareholders approve merger
Shareholders in major Tasmanian zinc miner Zinifex have agreed to a merger deal which will see the creation of another big Australian mining company.
ABC News mining - 5:19 p.m. Monday 16th June 2008
ABC News mining - 5:19 p.m. Monday 16th June 2008
Australia's merged Oxiana/Zinifex to be called
The merger of mining groups Oxiana Ltd and Zinifex Ltd will result in a new gold and base metals entity that will be named OZ Minerals Ltd, Oxiana said on ...
HEMSCOTT - 4:15 p.m. Monday 16th June 2008
HEMSCOTT - 4:15 p.m. Monday 16th June 2008
Zinifex shareholders approve $4 bln Oxiana merger
MELBOURNE, June 16 (Reuters) - Shareholders in Australian miner Zinifex ZFX.AX on Monday approved a A $4.3 billion ( $4.0 billion) takeover by fellow miner Oxiana Ltd OXR.AX, creating Australia's ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 4:07 p.m. Monday 16th June 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 4:07 p.m. Monday 16th June 2008
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Zinifex poised to win full control of Allegiance Mining
Zinifex took over Allegiance and the Avebury nickel mine on Tasmania's west coast seven weeks ago, after a three - month struggle.It's frequently extended its offer, seeking 90 per cent ...
4 Corners - 7:12 p.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
4 Corners - 7:12 p.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
Zinifex to compulsorily acquire Allegiance
Zinifex to compulsorily acquire Allegiance Ninemsn - 3 hours ago Zinifex Limited < ZFX.AX > said Chinese nickel refiner Jinchuan Group has accepted the offer for its 10.4 % interest ...
Paqworks - 12:30 p.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
Paqworks - 12:30 p.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
Jinchuan accepts Zinifex's $852m takeover offer of Allegia - 08 May, 08:59am
Jinchuan Group Ltd, China's biggest nickel producer, has accepted Zinifex Ltd's $852 million takeover offer for Allegiance Mining NL, clearing the last hurdle in the bid for the junior.Jinchuan ...
WA Business News - 11:38 a.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
WA Business News - 11:38 a.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
Zinifex says Jinchuan accepts its Allegiance offer
SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Zinifex Ltd ZFX.AX said on Thursday Chinese nickel refiner Jinchuan Group had accepted its offer for Allegiance Mining AGM.AX, giving Zinifex over 90 percent of ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 11:38 a.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 11:38 a.m. Thursday 8th May 2008
