The Australian | Business | Mining and energyhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/industrysectors/miningenergy/News, views and information from the pages of The AustralianThu, 17 May 2012 00:45:19 +1000Thu, 17 May 2012 00:45:19 +1000en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.aus_business_mining_7045Farmers dig in for more compohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/KAIMyqM8pSQ/story-e6frgczx-1226358252481http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/farmers-dig-in-for-more-compo-from-mining-industry/story-e6frgczx-1226358252481MINING companies could be forced to pay more to NSW farmers to explore for coal-seam gas and minerals and to build pipelines <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iv1Y5DIrXmYuxZ2sKUocl2U1_Wo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iv1Y5DIrXmYuxZ2sKUocl2U1_Wo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iv1Y5DIrXmYuxZ2sKUocl2U1_Wo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iv1Y5DIrXmYuxZ2sKUocl2U1_Wo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/KAIMyqM8pSQ" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTNicola Berkovichttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/farmers-dig-in-for-more-compo-from-mining-industry/story-e6frgczx-1226358252481Libs vow to back Twiggy on 'real' jobshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/ik7KZImG000/story-fn59noo3-1226358250440http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/liberals-vow-to-back-twiggy-on-real-jobs-for-aborigines/story-fn59noo3-1226358250440ABORIGINAL job services would be overhauled under a Coalition plan to demand that training be linked to individual identified jobs <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ISfHJMapy0mh0TDYLR09ZWZbBzc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ISfHJMapy0mh0TDYLR09ZWZbBzc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ISfHJMapy0mh0TDYLR09ZWZbBzc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ISfHJMapy0mh0TDYLR09ZWZbBzc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/ik7KZImG000" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPatricia Karvelashttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/liberals-vow-to-back-twiggy-on-real-jobs-for-aborigines/story-fn59noo3-1226358250440Battered mining stocks fall in a holehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/mu1-QWRMQ0I/story-e6frg8zx-1226358219512http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/battered-mining-stocks-fall-in-a-hole-on-china-fears/story-e6frg8zx-1226358219512MINING stocks continue to be punished by investors on growing fears of a slowdown in China. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TPr8p-mcn44UTSvVItRongB3hs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TPr8p-mcn44UTSvVItRongB3hs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TPr8p-mcn44UTSvVItRongB3hs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TPr8p-mcn44UTSvVItRongB3hs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/mu1-QWRMQ0I" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSarah-Jane Taskerhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/battered-mining-stocks-fall-in-a-hole-on-china-fears/story-e6frg8zx-1226358219512Iron ore export window closinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/1J8a3mDG5ZU/story-e6frg9df-1226358217086http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/kloppers-warns-iron-ore-export-window-is-closing/story-e6frg9df-1226358217086BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has a more bearish forecast on iron ore demand than Rio Tinto. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qerrMjs6KASRjBUbH1rbhkSkEq0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qerrMjs6KASRjBUbH1rbhkSkEq0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qerrMjs6KASRjBUbH1rbhkSkEq0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qerrMjs6KASRjBUbH1rbhkSkEq0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/1J8a3mDG5ZU" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTMatt Chambershttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/kloppers-warns-iron-ore-export-window-is-closing/story-e6frg9df-1226358217086Prices lift SP AusNet profithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/UoKDs2oQt8Q/story-e6frg9df-1226358214020http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/higher-prices-lift-sp-ausnet-profit/story-e6frg9df-1226358214020VICTORIAN electricity and gas distributor SP AusNet's full-year profit has risen to $253 million. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iMeokIP-o1C2li7eqi3_wtJE2co/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iMeokIP-o1C2li7eqi3_wtJE2co/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iMeokIP-o1C2li7eqi3_wtJE2co/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iMeokIP-o1C2li7eqi3_wtJE2co/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/UoKDs2oQt8Q" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTThe Australianhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/higher-prices-lift-sp-ausnet-profit/story-e6frg9df-1226358214020Coalition cautions on spendinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/fFQBbp3cjVw/story-e6frg926-1226358211433http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/coalition-cautions-on-green-spending/story-e6frg926-1226358211433THE federal Coalition says it would be irresponsible for the newly created Clean Energy Finance Corporation to begin spending. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QMlshGhtcLkpGSVFZkcARVixDUE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QMlshGhtcLkpGSVFZkcARVixDUE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QMlshGhtcLkpGSVFZkcARVixDUE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QMlshGhtcLkpGSVFZkcARVixDUE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/fFQBbp3cjVw" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTBarry FitzGeraldhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/coalition-cautions-on-green-spending/story-e6frg926-1226358211433BHP backtracks on plan to spend $80bn on projectshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/iKfLNxOGF7c/story-e6frg9df-1226358210022http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/bhp-backtracks-on-plan-to-spend-80bn-on-projects/story-e6frg9df-1226358210022THE chairman of the world's largest miner, BHP Billiton's Jac Nasser, has warned of increasing global volatility and uncertainty . <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pRtDHe7EQZ1it8ZAX2rTjtUUvY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pRtDHe7EQZ1it8ZAX2rTjtUUvY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pRtDHe7EQZ1it8ZAX2rTjtUUvY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pRtDHe7EQZ1it8ZAX2rTjtUUvY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/iKfLNxOGF7c" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSarah-Jane Taskerhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/bhp-backtracks-on-plan-to-spend-80bn-on-projects/story-e6frg9df-1226358210022Paladin ready to resumehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/WtTdPwBOa8Y/story-e6frg9df-1226358204711http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/paladin-ready-to-resume-as-mine-workers-return/story-e6frg9df-1226358204711PALADIN Energy says its operation in Malawi is expected to resume production as striking employees return to work. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hTaqGjCdwioAs8rTiNlPptq0m7A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hTaqGjCdwioAs8rTiNlPptq0m7A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hTaqGjCdwioAs8rTiNlPptq0m7A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hTaqGjCdwioAs8rTiNlPptq0m7A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/WtTdPwBOa8Y" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTRobb Stewarthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/paladin-ready-to-resume-as-mine-workers-return/story-e6frg9df-1226358204711Libs vow to back Twiggy on 'real' jobshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/Q3WWwvk5hF8/story-fn59noo3-1226358203242http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/libs-vow-to-back-twiggy-on-real-jobs/story-fn59noo3-1226358203242ABORIGINAL job services would be overhauled under a Coalition plan to demand that training be linked to identified jobs. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k2EQhdGoOzLo0P5ONCD3-fZ4ORc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k2EQhdGoOzLo0P5ONCD3-fZ4ORc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k2EQhdGoOzLo0P5ONCD3-fZ4ORc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k2EQhdGoOzLo0P5ONCD3-fZ4ORc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/Q3WWwvk5hF8" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPatricia Karvelashttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/libs-vow-to-back-twiggy-on-real-jobs/story-fn59noo3-1226358203242Investors bid for Oil Searchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~3/As3HQeSBKCs/story-e6frg9df-1226358200732http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/investors-seek-oil-search-action/story-e6frg9df-1226358200732OIL Search has received several attractive bids for a share of its exploration acreage in natural gas-rich Papua New Guinea. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Uh5nALS1Qcw-FDp_U44N2yMCRM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Uh5nALS1Qcw-FDp_U44N2yMCRM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Uh5nALS1Qcw-FDp_U44N2yMCRM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Uh5nALS1Qcw-FDp_U44N2yMCRM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusinessMiningEnergy/~4/As3HQeSBKCs" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTRoss Kelly and David Winninghttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/investors-seek-oil-search-action/story-e6frg9df-1226358200732