Apr 21, 2008 11:12 AM The head of BHP-Billiton Marius Kloppers said that Australia must speed approvals for major infrastructure projects to help it keep up with China's booming demand for its resources. Kloppers was supported by Australia's richest man, mining magnate Andrew Forrest, who were both at a summit of 1,000 prominent Australians trying to come up with fresh ideas for the country's future by the year 2020. "Obviously we believe that in our little sector as a company there is a huge future ahead for us, demand is...
Wall Street, metal prices to weigh on market 
Stockhouse
Stockhouse
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, with Wall Street and base metals in London offering negative leads on Friday, and the SPI futures index in...
BHP Billiton shares surge on report that Chinese companies seek a stake in the miner
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
Intrepid Mines Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
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TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 29, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX News Network) -- Intrepid Mines Limited (TSX:IAU)(TSX:IXN)(ASX:IAU) ("Intrepid"), an international precious metals production, development and exploration company,...
Tata Steel plans coal mine expansion Down Under
The Times Of India
The Times Of India
KOLKATA: Tata Steel has joined hands with Vale, a leading Brazilian mining company, to invest over A$400 million in a large-scale expansion of the Carborough Downs coal mine near Moranbah in Queensland,...
