No plan to up coal royalties: Fraser
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says he has no plans to increase coal royalties in this year’s state budget.
The chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), Michael Roche, is urging the Government to honour its election promise not to increases taxes without consultation .
Mr Roche says the industry was stunned by a decision prior to [...]
Industrial output rises to 6.8 percent in first quarter
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Country’s industrial output rose 6.8 percent in July from a year earlier, in line with estimates, data showed on Friday, riding on higher demand for goods such as cars and higher mining activity.
The industrial recovery may offset for interval of agricultural production attacked [...]
Termites can help miners locate gold, diamond reserves
Melbourne, May 8 (ANI): Termites could easily be called a miner’s best friend, for a researcher has said that these insects can help locate gold and diamond reserves saving both money and time.
Geoscientist Anna Petts, who has made this finding as part of her PhD research, says that local villagers in Africa are known to [...]
Research and Markets: Name, Website, Stock Code, Main Business, Revenue and Profit in Past 5 of the Global Top 500 Companies Report for Mining and Metal – 2008-2009 Edition
DUBLIN–(Business Wire)–
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b0c6d9/global_top_500_rep) has
announced the addition of the “Global Top 500 Report of Mining and Metal,
2008-2009″ report to their offering.
This top 500 report is based over 1,000 mining companies (excluding coal,
petroleum and natural gas) and metal companies (excluding metalworks) are listed
over 50 stock exchanges in the world, by downloading their latest [...]
EC clears new registrations under job scheme
With the economic downturn taking away thousands of jobs in the gems, mining and textile industries, the Election Commission has said that it has no objections to the Government continuing the process of registering new households and issuing job cards during the model code of conduct.
This a step forward from the EC’s decision in 2006 [...]
EC clears new registrations under job scheme
With the economic downturn taking away thousands of jobs in the gems, mining and textile industries, the Election Commission has said that it has no objections to the Government continuing the process of registering new households and issuing job cards during the model code of conduct.
This a step forward from the EC’s decision in 2006 [...]



