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Miners meet production targets
05 Feb 2014 - Australian miners continue to meet their production targets, with the likes of BC Iron Limited (ASX:BCI) and Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO) among those releasing updates this week.
A better year ahead for resources
28 Jan 2014 – Commsec predicts a better year ahead for the mining sector as production reports and China data continue to roll in.
The next wave of the mining cycle
21 Jan 2014 – As Australian mining production booms China’s latest growth figures have fallen to a 14-year low.
Iron ore dips despite record China imports
14 Jan 2014 – The iron ore price has stumbled into 2014 despite China’s latest data showing robust demand for the steel making commodity.
Gold bulls & bears deliver price predictions
07 Jan 2013 – Bullish and bearish economists predict where the price of gold is heading after last year’s 28 per cent plunge.
Hockey blames MRRT for MYEFO gloom
18 Dec 2013 - Federal treasurer Joe Hockey this week lambasted the former Labor government for holding up roughly $15 billion in Coalition savings, with $13 billion of that emanating from the mining tax.
The BHP edition
12 Dec 2013 - BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie this week spoke of the global miner’s ambition to boost productivity by generating more output from existing facilities and lower unit costs.
Iron giants issue robust outlook
04 Dec 2013 - Some economists believe Chinese demand will support the Australian economy for longer than sluggish 2014 forecasts for the steel making commodity may suggest, a position also supported by sustained resilience in the iron ore price and bullish outlooks from top tier iron ore miners.
Resource forecast looking grim: BREE
27 Nov 2013 - Billions of dollars worth of resources projects are likely to come under threat from ongoing deteriorating market conditions, according to the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics.
Mergers on the slide, yet all is not lost: EY
21 Nov 2013 - Merger and acquisition activity across Australia fell by 76 per cent to $3.6 billion in 2013, according to a report released by accounting and advisory group EY.