News

• Two months in town and this toddler has too much lead in her blood
  Amita doesn't know what else she can do to protect her 17-month-old daughter after a study finds she's just one of hundreds of Mount Isa children under the age of five with concerning lead l …
• Wall Street claims immunity from the mounting trade war, while commodities are hammered
  It's a case of "crisis, what crisis?" for equity traders, while in the engine room of global trade, the commodity desks, things are getting ugly.
• US-China trade tariffs could spell trouble for Australian miners
  Analysts say the uncertainty following news of United States-China tariffs could cause issues for miners in Australia's biggest export state by stalling decisions on future big projects.
• WA to reap rewards of $8.6b mining boom, but expert warns of bust to follow
  BHP announces a $4.7 billion Pilbara mine, the third being planned for WA alongside new projects from FMG and Rio Tinto, but there are fears of a bust to come as the three new projects jostle for posi …
• BHP approves $4b iron ore mine as new boom hits the Pilbara
  Just when it appeared the mining investment boom had rolled over, the big miners are splashing out again with almost $9 billion of projects slated to start up.

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• Aspire Mining’s coke tests return high quality results
  Aspire Mining Limited recently retrieved positive results back from its pilot scale carbonisation testwork on a sample of coal.
• Low probability of rotational load shedding during the day; increase for evening period
  Recovery teams at Eskom’s power plants continue to work hard to stabilise the power system and to return its generation plant as quick as possible.
• Aurizon to put its cards on the table
  We are now only a few days away from Aurizon announcing its decision on its rail maintenance.
• EPA ordered by court to address Maryland ozone petition
  The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been given three months by a federal court to finish responding to a petition from Maryland seeking emissions cuts from power plants in five states.
• NETL working to improve combustion turbines
  The National Energy Technology Laboratory, part of the US Department of Energy, is collaborating with industry and university partners to enhance combustion turbine technology.