Archive for October, 2010

We are now only a week away from finding out how much money Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is planning to print. This is the most important news we have seen in a long time. Since Bernanke’s speech on the 27th of August in which he said he was planning to embark on another round [...]

UGL has secured $250 million worth of rail-freight orders and is expecting "healthy expansion" for 2010-11, the company said today.

TONY Schoer worked on the Kimberley coast’s twin iron ore-producing islands of Koolan and Cockatoo.

BRITISH resources giant BG Group has committed $15.3 billion to a world’s-first coal-seam gas project in southern Queensland.

BG Group has shrugged off concerns about the controversial new mining tax plans by pushing ahead with its $US15 billion Curtis project.

WELFARE groups warn the spike in homelessness experienced during Western Australia’s last mining boom is likely to be eclipsed this time.

BHP Billiton is preparing to increase its $US40 billion ($40.8bn) bid for fertiliser giant Potash Corp.

BRITISH gas giant BG Group has taken the lead in the race to establish the world’s first coal seam gas to LNG project.

WHITEHAVEN Coal may attract higher bids for its stock than Felix Resources secured when it was bought by Chinese interests for $3.5 billion.

BG Group’s $15.2 billion investment will hearten shareholders at its coal-seam rivals Santos and Origin.