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PNG landowners continue to halt nickel mine construction
09:46:01, 29 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Angry Papua New Guinea landowners say they will continue to halt construction at a Chinese owned nickel mine until they meet with the PNG government next week.
Reports PNG nickel mine disrupted
16:46:54, 28 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Police reinforcements have been sent to protect the Chinese-backed Ramu Nickel Mine in Papua New Guinea's Madang Province.
Woodside threatens cutback to West Australian gas project
12:02:20, 28 August 2008, Radio Australia News
There's doubt over the future of another West Australian gas project with Australia's oil and gas exploration company Woodside threatening to cut back spending on a gas resource off the Kimberley.
NZ academic probes community value of PNG mining
15:39:10, 27 August 2008, Radio Australia News
A New Zealand scientist will use a government research grant to see if mining companies in Papua New Guinea contribute to local communities.
Evidence of large copper deposits in south-eastern Australia
11:55:34, 27 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Evidence of extensive copper deposits, stretching across 300 kilometres has been found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria.
China exports role in Rio Tinto profit
11:55:33, 27 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Business analysts say exports to China have played a major role in better than expected half-year profit for Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto.
Rio Tinto doubles mining profits
17:49:08, 26 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has more than doubled its earnings to post a record half year profit.
Western Australian premier pledges uranium ban
17:49:07, 26 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Premier of Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, has promised to introduce legislation to ban uranium mining if he wins the upcoming state election.
Australia approves Chinalco Rio Tinto move
10:33:14, 25 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Analysts say they're not surprised by the Australian Federal Government's decision to approve plans by Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco to increase its stake in mining company, Rio Tinto.
Perilya mine cuts 400 jobs
14:30:30, 21 August 2008, Radio Australia News
More than 400 jobs are to be cut at Broken Hill's major lead and zinc mine in New South Wales' far west.
Several killed in China mine explosion
22:21:03, 20 August 2008, Radio Australia News
At least 21 miners were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Liaoning Province in northeast China.
Mining giant quiet on China media freedoms
16:02:15, 20 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The chief executive of the world's biggest miner and a major sponsor of the Beijing Olympics, has refused to buy into criticism of China's human rights and freedom of speech record.
Papuan tribes seek compensation from mining giant
11:59:42, 12 August 2008, Radio Australia News
A tribal chief in Indonesia's Papua Province has launched a campaign to get compensation from US mining giant Freeport for environmental damage to his homelands.
Kiribati receives funding for coastal project
11:48:37, 11 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The European Commission has endorsed a Contribution Agreement between the Government of Kiribati and the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission or SOPAC.
Lihir Gold reports increase in production
22:32:13, 30 July 2008, Radio Australia News
One of the world's leading gold miners, Lihir Gold, says its production of the metal increased 27 per cent in the June quarter to 177,000 ounces.
BHP seeks to prevent rival from accessing railway
22:22:42, 29 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton, has gone to the High Court in a bid to prevent rival, Fortescue, from gaining access to its Goldsworthy railway line in Western Australia.
Vietnam to continue oil search in disputed waters
14:21:18, 25 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam has signalled it wants to continue with a joint oil exploration project with ExxonMobil in disputed waters.
90 billion barrels of oil in Arctic: scientists
22:13:17, 24 July 2008, Radio Australia News
American government scientists say there are 90 billion barrels of untapped oil and vast quantities of natural gas within the Arctic Circle.
PNG government signs new LNG agreement
15:56:39, 24 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The company Oil Search has signed an agreement with the Papua New Guinea government to develop its remaining liquefied natural gas reserves.
PNG-China mine secures funding for 2009 launch
12:08:39, 24 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea's Chinese-backed Ramu nickel and cobalt project has moved a huge step forward, securing $US1.4 million in funding.
Major goldfields yet to be explored in Australia
20:37:08, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian scientists say there could be hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold in the ground between Bendigo and the Murray River in the country's south eastern state of Victoria.
Bougainville parliament permits foreign miners
13:39:01, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Bougainville's parliament has voted in favour of a controversial deal for the Bougainville Resources Development Corporation, opening it to foreign investors.
PNG approves gold and copper mining venture
14:27:36, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The Papua New Guinea government has approved a significant joint venture with Australian gold miner, Newcrest Mining.
Australian ambassador defends mining companies in Philippines
14:27:36, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's ambassador to the Philippines, Rod Smith, has defended Australian mining companies operating in the country against accusations of murder and other violations.
Bougainville forum participants call for mining partnership review
18:14:37, 11 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Participants at a public forum in Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville have called for a review of a Canadian mining company now in partnership with the local government.
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