Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced that Australia's first commercial ...
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Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart has announced plans to invest $500m in an infant milk powder joint venture Hope Dairies for export to China. The move comes in advance of an expected announcement of a free-trade agreement ...
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Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart is planning to invest $500m in a new infant milk powder venture Hope Dairies. According to media reports, Rinehart is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with Queensland Government and ...
The Australian Ministry of Finance has announced that the 30 percent Minerals Resources Rent Tax (MRRT) on coal and iron ore has been finally repealed. The repeal bill is now moving to the House of Representatives where it is expected to ...
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Australian mining company BHP Billiton has announced its financial results for the year ended June 30 this year. According to the company's financial statement, BHP Billiton has posted a net profit of US$13.83 billion for the financial ...
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Australian mining company BHP Billiton has announced its financial results for the half year ended December 31, 2013. According to its financial statement, BHP Billiton posted a net profit of US$8.1 billion for the first half of the ...
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ZHANG CHENGLIANG/CHINA DAILY Although China's economic growth is slowing down, ongoing urbanization will still strongly support demand for iron ore and steel products for a long time. "We have confidence in China's iron ore demand because ...
The need for energy efficiency in the numerous critical and energy-consuming operations of the chemical and petrochemical industry is lending impetus to the automation and software solutions market in Southeast Asia (SEA), Australia and New ...
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Major Pilbara iron ore ports including Dampier, Cape Lambert and Port Hedland had to shut down due to cyclone Christine making landfall in the north of Western Australia on Monday, December 30, according to Reuters. The ports evacuated ...
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto still regarded China as the key driver of iron ore demand due to its continued growth and ongoing urbanization process,local media reported on Saturday. "The growth in China is still there"and its ...
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Australia-based miner Latin Resources has announced that it has acquired the Borborema iron ore project from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto for $200,000. The iron ore project, located in Brazil, is close to the coast with ...
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The metals giant Sinosteel has already invested US$1.4 billion in West Australian Oakajee iron ore project in order to revive steel industrial in Australia. For more than twenty years, miners tried hard to develop a port near Geraldton ...
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Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and Optimisation (SCP&O), announced today that its Mining Supply Chain Planning Suite has been nominated for an Innovative Mining Solution award at the 2013 Australian Mining Prospect ...
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Reportedly, the Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has started the new Daunia mine in Queensland. Also, the Daunia mine is the company's ninth operating metallurgical coal mine in central Queensland. It's learned that BHP Billiton ...
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Australian mining company BHP Billiton has announced its financial results for the year ended June 30 this year. According to the company's financial statement, BHP Billiton posted a net profit of US$10.9 billion for the financial year ...
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