http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/industrysectors/miningenergy/News, views and information from the pages of The AustralianSat, 11 Feb 2012 20:09:10 +1100Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:09:10 +1100en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.aus_business_mining_7045http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/iL6h_FlZbm8/story-e6frg91x-1226268388204http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/oil-falls-as-demand-outlook-cut/story-e6frg91x-1226268388204CRUDE oil futures prices fell as the International Energy Agency cut its estimates for global oil demand this year. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dHGJIVr7XqXJ-tdwkyijYU1F34I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dHGJIVr7XqXJ-tdwkyijYU1F34I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dHGJIVr7XqXJ-tdwkyijYU1F34I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dHGJIVr7XqXJ-tdwkyijYU1F34I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/iL6h_FlZbm8" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:07:22 GMTJerry A. DiColohttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/oil-falls-as-demand-outlook-cut/story-e6frg91x-1226268388204http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/mzXRjH2mTbE/story-e6frg91x-1226268386187http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/gold-dives-on-cash-rush/story-e6frg91x-1226268386187GOLD settled in negative territory as uncertainty over Greece's future saw market participants move to cash ahead of the weekend. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XV7G2b0Fy-sJ1ex7a88McysnGaE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XV7G2b0Fy-sJ1ex7a88McysnGaE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XV7G2b0Fy-sJ1ex7a88McysnGaE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XV7G2b0Fy-sJ1ex7a88McysnGaE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/mzXRjH2mTbE" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:25 GMTTatyana Shumskyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/gold-dives-on-cash-rush/story-e6frg91x-1226268386187http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/_QM3aKy39vk/story-e6frg91x-1226268384320http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/copper-tumbles-on-china-greece/story-e6frg91x-1226268384320COPPER futures fell as fresh worries about Greece and the health of China sent traders cashing out of the industrial metal. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXeYOyoTiSG8QuqbGBgC2qVWkQI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXeYOyoTiSG8QuqbGBgC2qVWkQI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXeYOyoTiSG8QuqbGBgC2qVWkQI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXeYOyoTiSG8QuqbGBgC2qVWkQI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/_QM3aKy39vk" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:56:25 GMTMatt Dayhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/copper-tumbles-on-china-greece/story-e6frg91x-1226268384320http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/5l2gXl2--Oc/story-e6frg9df-1226268234167http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/snub-for-rio-opens-pilbara-to-unions/story-e6frg9df-1226268234167THE High Court yesterday refused an attempt by mining giant Rio Tinto to overturn a landmark workplace ruling in the Pilbara <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pZfLQdYHBnWjJcy-JJfY4GXmwVs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pZfLQdYHBnWjJcy-JJfY4GXmwVs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pZfLQdYHBnWjJcy-JJfY4GXmwVs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pZfLQdYHBnWjJcy-JJfY4GXmwVs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/5l2gXl2--Oc" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTEwin Hannan and Nicola Berkovichttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/snub-for-rio-opens-pilbara-to-unions/story-e6frg9df-1226268234167http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/xdnORE9gPA8/story-e6frg9k6-1226268199656http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/betting-big-on-the-pilbara-riches/story-e6frg9k6-1226268199656AUSTRALIA, like Rio and BHP, is counting on China to keep growing. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FwlTrX6EzLrY5lQttgAidn8nsPs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FwlTrX6EzLrY5lQttgAidn8nsPs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FwlTrX6EzLrY5lQttgAidn8nsPs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FwlTrX6EzLrY5lQttgAidn8nsPs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/xdnORE9gPA8" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTTerry McCrannhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/betting-big-on-the-pilbara-riches/story-e6frg9k6-1226268199656http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/dZU25wYPKMU/story-e6frg6nf-1226268212153http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/power-cut-bans-for-bills-under-300/story-e6frg6nf-1226268212153AUSTRALIAN Energy Regulator puts a $300 lower limit on unpaid bills before disconnection of power. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YY4rdteXcWx_mB1Bnudik_NJ0wA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YY4rdteXcWx_mB1Bnudik_NJ0wA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YY4rdteXcWx_mB1Bnudik_NJ0wA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YY4rdteXcWx_mB1Bnudik_NJ0wA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/dZU25wYPKMU" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTNatasha Bita, Consumer editorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/power-cut-bans-for-bills-under-300/story-e6frg6nf-1226268212153http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/BNZuLTd2gBw/story-fn91vch7-1226268212524http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/profit-loss/bhp-wobbles-as-rio-roars-back/story-fn91vch7-1226268212524STATEMENTS of spending intentions by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were markedly different when each reported profits last week. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nhfv4O47o8HbrS9JNmqfmctKCBQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nhfv4O47o8HbrS9JNmqfmctKCBQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nhfv4O47o8HbrS9JNmqfmctKCBQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nhfv4O47o8HbrS9JNmqfmctKCBQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/BNZuLTd2gBw" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTMatt Chambershttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/profit-loss/bhp-wobbles-as-rio-roars-back/story-fn91vch7-1226268212524http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/UzOINtf6Cro/story-e6frg9df-1226268215020http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/erotica-politics-part-of-landau039s-job/story-e6frg9df-1226268215020OIL chief Peter Landau has had to fulfil some strange requests. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-mqSWVkYcgcW_rRiskZ54Jztfks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-mqSWVkYcgcW_rRiskZ54Jztfks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-mqSWVkYcgcW_rRiskZ54Jztfks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-mqSWVkYcgcW_rRiskZ54Jztfks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/UzOINtf6Cro" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTAndrew Burrellhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/erotica-politics-part-of-landau039s-job/story-e6frg9df-1226268215020http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/4W_EfU0854Q/story-e6frg9df-1226268212890http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/newcrest-on-tax-alert/story-e6frg9df-1226268212890NEWCREST Mining has urged the Gillard government not to extend the proposed mining tax on iron ore and coal to the gold sector. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rDS8yPczdWQcTLtZaYAf3SIx7nI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rDS8yPczdWQcTLtZaYAf3SIx7nI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rDS8yPczdWQcTLtZaYAf3SIx7nI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rDS8yPczdWQcTLtZaYAf3SIx7nI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/4W_EfU0854Q" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTBarry Fitzgeraldhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/newcrest-on-tax-alert/story-e6frg9df-1226268212890http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/Y_ivmpcGpA4/story-fn91vdzj-1226268206675http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mergers-acquisitions/investors-cool-on-glencore-bid/story-fn91vdzj-1226268206675ONE of the most influential investors in London has publicly rejected the terms of Glencore's planned merger with Xstrata. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mG3iPja208ckh4EvkoHw5vR2SUM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mG3iPja208ckh4EvkoHw5vR2SUM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mG3iPja208ckh4EvkoHw5vR2SUM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mG3iPja208ckh4EvkoHw5vR2SUM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/Y_ivmpcGpA4" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTMiles Costellohttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mergers-acquisitions/investors-cool-on-glencore-bid/story-fn91vdzj-1226268206675