Rio’s second thoughts on cave: emails
Rio Tinto says it tried to stop the detonation of the 46,000-year-old Juukan caves as it was aware of its cultural significance.
Mining Energy
Elders in bid to save sacred art
Aboriginal elders in the Pilbara are fighting to prevent the loss of 60,000-year-old cave art due to the expansion of an iron ore mine.
Coal battle heads to High Court
The battle over New Hope’s Acland coal mine expansion will be heard in the High Court after opposition groups won leave to appeal.
Coal-fired plants hit if aluminium smelter shuts
Marginal NSW coal-fired generators could take a hit if Victoria’s Portland aluminium is closed down.
Adani signs $350m rail link deal
Adani is gearing up to proceed with its contentious Carmichael coal project, signing a $350m earthworks contract for its rail link.
Infigen questions UAC takeover
Infigen Energy has cast doubt over a $777m takeover bid from UAC Energy, saying the move does not appear to be fully funded.
Wide-scale subsidies ‘not on the cards’: Power
COVID Commission remains open to public ownership of new pipelines.
Infigen questions UAC takeover bid
Infigen says UAC’s $777m takeover bid is opportunistic, does not appear to be fully funded, and raises change of control issues.
Rio film exposes miner on cave loss
A documentary shows that Rio Tinto knew how deeply indigenous peoples felt about the ancient caves that the mining company destroyed.
Coal industry wins decade of certainty
Queensland has paved the way for a potential expansion in the state’s coal industry by cementing rail and port monopolies for at least another decade.
‘Victory’ for Palmer in nickel verdict
Liquidators of Queensland Nickel have lost their bid to claw back more than $100m for creditors from Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy.
Infigen takeover battle looms
A $777m takeover offer for Australia’s largest listed wind power generator, Infigen Energy, by Philippines-backed UAC Energy may draw out rival bidders.
Back renewables in recovery plan: voters
Renewable energy should be a key part of the federal government’s COVID-19 recovery plan, a new think tank has found.
UAC Energy plots takeover of Infigen
UAC Energy’s all-cash takeover offer for Infigen Energy values the renewable power generator’s equity at $777m.
Industry fires back in row over cheap gas
Australia’s energy industry has hit back in the row over cheap gas prices, calling on manufacturers to locate industrial hubs closer to supply sources.
Mine’s eye taking stock of ore
The frustration caused by the pandemic is particularly acute for Andrew Job, CEO of mining tech start-up Plotlogic.
Calls to scrap smelter subsidy
A Victorian government land tax designed to subsidise the Portland aluminium smelter has now hit $170m a year.
Miners surge as iron tops $US100
A 3 per cent-plus surge in iron ore futures has bolstered the stocks of Australian miners.
More supply the answer for gas
Increasing local supply remains the single most important and economically sensible way to deliver competitively priced gas.
Incitec Pivot, Shell clash over gas
The battle for cheaper gas on the east coast has escalated after Incitec Pivot warned high prices would stunt economic recovery.
Rio Tinto to review plans to mine ancient cave
Mining giant Rio Tinto says it will review plans to mine the Juukan Gorge area “as a matter of urgency”.
Mined gold falls amid price rise
Australian gold production fell sharply in the first three months of the year.
Heritage rethink as Rio blasts ruin caves
The destruction of Pilbara caves with a 46,000-year history of human habitation has intensified calls for heritage reform.
Power-sharing plan for smelter
The fate of Victoria’s Portland aluminium smelter could be in the hands of the national competition watchdog.
Fortescue loses native title High Court appeal
The High Court decision has ended the long-running battle between Fortescue and the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation.
Peninsula raising $35.8m
Peninsula Energy is chasing $35.8m in a raising to wipe away a debt facility that has overshadowed its US uranium play.
Origin reinvents itself for 21C grid
Australia’s biggest electricity retailer is undergoing a quiet revolution.
Santos reworks $2.2bn gas deal after oil crash
Santos has slashed its spending for 2020, reducing its break-even oil price and had to delay an investment decision on Barossa.
FAR rues bad timing as funding deal falls over
Banks walked away from FAR Limited’s debt deal in late March as oil crashed below $US20 a barrel.
CEO unscathed in ALS testing scandal
The coal-testing scandal at laboratory company ALS has cost managing director Raj Naran only a portion of his annual bonus.
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