Glencore has agreed to acquire a 49% interest in Hunter Valley Operations....

Rio Tinto has reached a binding agreement for the sale of its 40% stake in the Bengalla coal mine joint venture in Australia to New Hope Cor...

Xstrata Coal has resumed operations at its Blakefield South mine and expects to return to full production by mid-July....

Eastern Australia’s Port Kembla Coal Terminal has received union notification of a seven-day strike starting 1 February after negotiations...

Australia’s Whitehaven Coal Limited has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Boggabri Coal Pty Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ide...

The Xstrata Board has approved the development of the Ravensworth North open cut mine in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Austral...

Australian coal-train operator QR National has consolidated its market leadership position in Queensland by signing a long-term haulage cont...

The Xstrata Plc Board has approved the investment of US$1.1B to develop the Ulan West underground thermal coal mine in the central west of N...

Peabody Energy has approved expansion of the Wilpinjong thermal coal mine in New South Wales, which is expected to increase production by 2 ...

BHP Billiton has reached agreement with the NSW Government over future long-term access to the Newcastle Port....

BHP Billiton has confirmed its approval for the Mt Arthur Coal mine expansion, to increase production of saleable thermal coal from 11.5 mtp...

Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has said it is extremely disappointed that agreement on a longterm terminal access and expansion framework...

Australia's Newcastle coal port, the world's largest, could see coal exports doubling under a proposed expansion plan, according to Port War...

Sometimes unkindly referred to as “the bottomless pit,” Australia is experiencing unprecedented demand for its raw materials....

Australia is in the grip of what is predicted to be the worst drought ever, and certainly the harshest since 2002-03. The impact is already ...