‘Just like a resort’:Remote mining camps go from spartan to luxe

‘Just like a resort’:Remote mining camps go from spartan to luxe

Mining companies are spending big,transforming harsh outback mining camps with luxury accommodation,Olympic-sized swimming pools and restaurants in a bid to turn them into female-friendly workplaces.

  • bySimon Johanson

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Investors put heat on big business over backing for Voice

Investors put heat on big business over backing for Voice

Corporate giants such as Qantas,Wesfarmers,Rio Tinto and BHP have poured millions into the Yes campaign but are now facing pressure from the peak shareholders’ body.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Boards wary about splashing dividend cash as growth slows

Boards wary about splashing dividend cash as growth slows

Boards are taking a cautious stance on lifting dividends as businesses face rising costs and an economy that is slowing because of steep interest rate rises.

  • byClancy Yeates
Will Rio Tinto be dragged into the $1.22 billion Hancock case?
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Will Rio Tinto be dragged into the $1.22 billion Hancock case?

Descendants of the business partners of Gina Rinehart’s father want to claw back billions of dollars in iron ore royalties from her company Hancock Prospecting.

  • bySimon Johanson andJesinta Burton
Chasing copper:Rio Tinto says steel production in China at saturation point

Chasing copper:Rio Tinto says steel production in China at saturation point

The mining giant says growth in iron ore demand will come from India and other countries in Asia.

  • bySimon Johanson
Australia’s iron ore miners can weather China slump,Rio Tinto says

Australia’s iron ore miners can weather China slump,Rio Tinto says

Rio Tinto’s Jakob Stausholm insists Australia’s iron ore sector is in a strong position to ride out any deeper price falls amid worries about China’s economy.

  • byNick Toscano
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Rio Tinto refineries take $1.2b hit as new pollution caps bite
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Rio Tinto refineries take $1.2b hit as new pollution caps bite

Mining giant Rio Tinto has reported a 33 per cent slump in first-half profit as China’s faltering recovery drags on demand for Western Australian iron ore.

  • byNick Toscano andPeter Milne
ASX closes higher as shares in mining giants BHP,Rio Tinto rise

ASX closes higher as shares in mining giants BHP,Rio Tinto rise

The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.5 per cent higher,helped by gains in materials and energy stocks.

  • byJessica Yun
Rio Tinto bets on bigger role for metal recycling in green power shift

Rio Tinto bets on bigger role for metal recycling in green power shift

Australia’s second-largest miner is making a new push into metal recycling amid growing expectations of a looming surge in demand for low-carbon aluminium.

  • byNick Toscano
Succession showdown:WA’s iron ore heirs face off over multibillion-dollar deal

Succession showdown:WA’s iron ore heirs face off over multibillion-dollar deal

More than two dozen lawyers for two of WA’s richest families will go head-to-head on Monday in a bid to settle a row over late magnate Lang Hancock’s most lucrative legacy.

  • byJesinta Burton
Rio ramps up iron ore production despite train derailment

Rio ramps up iron ore production despite train derailment

Mining giant Rio Tinto shipped enough iron ore to reach the top end of its guidance,despite planned maintenance and a rail derailment slowing operations.

  • bySimon Johanson