A planned investment in a massive potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, could mean an investment of as much as US$4.7 billion (A$6.3 billion), and may be approved this financial year.
In a speech last
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Senate questions Inland Rail amid calls for Brisbane Port link
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development secretary Mark Mrdak has faced a barrage of questions over the viability of the Inland Rail project, while calls grow for the project to extend double-stacking
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Coal find a win for bold junior
Solid JORC results for coking coal junior Vitrinite have been hailed as the payoff for bold investments during the recent period of slumping prices for the commodity.
Vitrinite, which was exploring undeveloped
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Adani stalls as Labor bickers
Indian energy giant Adani has postponed its final investment decision on the massive Carmichael coal mine and rail development, with Queensland Labor reportedly divided over the potential of a $320 million
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New PN boss sets up old mining rivalry
Former BHP Billiton coal boss Dean Dalla Valle will replace David Irwin as chief executive officer of Pacific National, the bulk and intermodal operator announced on Monday.
Dalla Valle left BHP Billiton
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Elliot tightens coils around BHP
Financial market watchers have observed hedge fund Elliot Management’s boa constrictor-like tendencies when it latches on to its prey.
In this case its victim is BHP Billiton which Elliot accuses of
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Thermal coal to trade at four-year high
A key negotiation towards the market price of thermal coal over the next 12 months has turned out nicely for miners, with the price set 38% higher than a year ago.
Talks between Glencore and Tohoku Electric
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Rinehart’s fertiliser play looking solid
Shares in a London-listed miner 5% owned by Australian magnate Gina Rinehart have risen 27% in 2017, as the company progresses plans towards a major phosphate mine in Yorkshire.
Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting
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Gas closure cuts into South32 coal
Elevated gas concentrations in part of South32’s Illawarra metallurgical coal operation have forced the miner to downgrade guidance by at least 800,000 tonnes in FY17.
South32, the collection of businesses
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Chester backs Inland Rail plan despite critics
Infrastructure minister Darren Chester has reinforced the government’s Inland Rail plan, despite a private sector group suggesting the project could blow out by up to $6 billion above forecast costs.
National
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