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Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally significant Indigenous sites in the Pilbara. Rio Tinto independent non-executive director and former public servant Michael L'Estrange will conduct the review ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... South Flank iron ore mining operation which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara dating back 15,000 years. The Guardian reported that BHP's plans were approved by the Western Australia government just ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... disavowed the plans of mining giant BHP, which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara under plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation, according to The Guardian. Many of Australia's largest superannuation ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... we've seen SMSF bargain hunters turning to the resources sector, with buys heavily outnumbering sells in lithium miners Pilbara Minerals (PLS) and Galaxy Resources (GXY)."

AMP Capital grabs $205m Port Hedland airport

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... non-aeronautical businesses," he added. Port Hedland International Airport is the gateway to Western Australia's North West and the Pilbara region. It accommodates an estimated 500,000 passengers every year and has nearly 70 flights a week, with daily ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... $57.93 after it deferred making an investment decision on its proposed billion-dollar new iron ore mine in West Australia's Pilbara region but stuck with plans to ramp up production of the commodity. Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum dropped $2.13 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... cent stake in West Australian iron ore miner Aquila Resources, in order to be involved in the development of the West Pilbara Iron Ore Project. Aquila shares were down eight cents at $3.53. BHP Billiton had dropped 11 cents to $35.83 and Rio Tinto was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... its loss-making Northern Territory alumina refinery, which employs 1,500 people. It's also announced it could expand its Pilbara iron ore production for less than previously thought. ITs shares gained $1.62, or 2.5 per cent, to $66.04. Meanwhile, Fortescue ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... 9.68 per cent, lower at $3.08 after it announced it had sold the power station at its Solomon mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region for $US300 million ($A294.02 million). The sale comes one day after the company announced the deferral of some expansion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... $US1.5 billion ($A1.44 billion) in new funding for the expansion of its flagship iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region. BHP Billiton was 87 cents, or 2.78 per cent higher, at $32.17 and Rio Tinto gained $1.85, or 3.56 per cent, to ...