Showing posts with label Australia's mining boom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia's mining boom. Show all posts

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Australia's mining boom is over, says resources minister Martin Ferguson

Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has declared the nation's mining boom "over" after BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, delayed plans to build the largest open-pit mine in the world as the global economy slows.