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Rich vein opens in rural towns - Stock andRich vein opens in rural townsStock and LandNowhere is the gap between country and city bigger than in WA, where rents in the land-starved iron ore hubs of Karratha and Port Hedland are up to four times higher than in Perth, The Australian Financial Review reports. "Rents for good-quality, ...and more »
Posted on 12 April 2012 | 2:39 am
Hope meets with fresh divisions - TheHope meets with fresh divisionsThe AustralianTo the west at the Burrup peninsula near Karratha, gas flares dot the horizon, marking a gas hub that stands to become the nation's biggest. Inland, a massive manganese mine is pumping out high-grade product. Royalties packages are on the table.and more »
Posted on 11 April 2012 | 2:07 pm
ASIC accounts reveal tax bill for Palmer'sASIC accounts reveal tax bill for Palmer's private company: zeroSydney Morning HeraldThe company accounts filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission show Mineralogy and its subsidiaries reported losses for the last three financial years. The profit-and-loss statement shows no tax was payable in 2010-11.and more »
Posted on 11 April 2012 | 2:05 pm
Virgin Australia invests $8m in Skywest -Virgin Australia invests $8m in SkywestHerald SunFIERCE competition between major airlines reaching into regional Australia's mining areas notched up another peg today, with Virgin Australia investing $8m in a regional carrier. The company, which operates internationally and domestically, ...and more »
Posted on 10 April 2012 | 2:45 am
Man faces court charged with woman'sMan faces court charged with woman's Karratha stabbing murderWA todayA 37-year-old man will appear in Karratha Magistrates Court today, charged with the stabbing murder of a 25-year-old woman. Police say officers were called to an address in the suburb of Pegs Creek in Karratha in Western Australia's Pilbara region at ...woman stabbed to death in KarrathaPerth Nowall 6 news articles »
Posted on 10 April 2012 | 1:09 am

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Rio confident China will keep buying - ABCRio Tinto on the other hand is upbeat, particularly about its huge iron ore operations in the Pilbara. SAM WALSH, AUSTRALIA CEO, RIO TINTO: Our current Pilbara nameplate capacity is 230 million tonnes, expanding to 283 million tonnes in 2013 and we plan ...
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 1:49 pm
AMMA calls for union restraint at BHPThe Australian Mines and Metals Association warned the company first substantial union pay talks for its Pilbara operations would take place ... BHP Billiton chairman Mr Jac Nasser recently said Australia IR pendulum had swung too far in favour of unions ...
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 4:16 am
BHP set to start Pilbara pay talks -BHP Billiton has invited unions to start pay talks in a move than ends more than a dozen years of union exclusion at its Pilbara mines ... Last week chairman Jac Nasser said Australia's IR pendulum had swung too far in favour of unions, pitting "labour ...
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 7:03 am
Port Hedland Mayor Kelly Howlett to standAt a meeting on Monday night, the party pre-selected Ms Howlett to contest the seat of Pilbara ahead of the retirement of incumbent Labor MP Tom Stephens. Mr Grylls, the architect of the successful Royalties for Regions program, in February pledged to ...
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 1:12 am
Orica to build plant in the Pilbara - SydneyChemicals company Orica is part of a joint venture that will build a $US800 million ($A815.87 million) ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Orica, global chemical company Yara and oil and gas explorer Apache ...
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 11:40 pm

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