Russian Miner Ualkali has dashed BHP's hopes of a replacement for declining iron ore prices. Uralkali is the world's largest potash producer and on Tuesday announced it's ending the decades-old distribution arrangement with Belarus, which controls roughly 43% of global exports, to go it alone.
The long awaited decision on the Esperance Port upgrade may have been made easier by a report that the port expansion could be staged. This will have major benefits for the "Supertown" of Esperance and the Goldfields region.
A revolutionary technology for the mining recovers copper from mine tailings improving the viability of copper and perhaps other mineral mining.
What other practical applications do you know for Lego? According to ABC News Lego robotics have been introduced to the classrooms of Newman Senior High in Western Australia with the goal of giving students a first-hand understanding of key aspects of the mining industry.
Lower Commodity prices and a slump in profits have caused BHP to shelve the Outer Harbour Project at Port Hedland and Olympic Dam development in South Australia.