Peter Ker

Takeover

Sundance takeover bid poised to fail, finally

Peter Ker Termination of the takeover deal between Sundance Resources and Chinese group Hanlong is a step closer, after Hanlong conceded it could not meet today's deadline for delivery of credit approved term...

Comment

Industry laments loss of minister Ferguson

Peter Ker The resources industry rushed to pay tribute to departing Resources Minister Martin Ferguson on Friday after he announced his resignation from cabinet in the fallout from this week's Labor Party...

Iron ore

Atlas rail deal mooted

Peter Ker A rail access deal between Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Iron appears to be firming in what looms as a determining year for Australia's iron ore sector.

Politics

Labor's dubious leadership 'bad for business'

Madeleine Heffernan, Lucy Battersby, Peter Ker and Eli Greenblat In the words of Telstra chief executive David Thodey, it was 'obviously an unsettling day in Canberra'.

Resources

Roy Hill boss cool on buying rail, port stake

Peter Ker The iron ore empires of Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart appear unlikely to co-operate over railways and ports.

Resources

BHP's shale gas division faces claims

Peter Ker and Leonie Wood BHP Billiton's controversial shale division is set to be dragged back into the US court system.

Mining's man with the Midas touch

Peter Ker Evy Hambro has a knack of making the right call at the right time.

Resources

Cold brings comfort for BHP shale strategy

Peter Ker Marius Kloppers could be excused a smile as a cold snap continues to spread across North America.

IPB focuses on oil and gas assets, rather than Buffett connection

Peter Ker Heard the rumour about Warren Buffett being linked to a new float on the ASX? If you have, your sources of information are a tad exaggerated but correct.

Signs of spring in global nuclear winter

Peter Ker A nuclear winter persists across the uranium industry more than two years after the Fukushima disaster, but look closer and there are signs of life from the developed and developing worlds.

Executive pay

Rio plans shake-up of executive bonuses

Peter Ker Rio Tinto will force its top executives to own more shares and will be able to ''claw back'' bonuses paid, under proposed changes to the company's remuneration and incentives policy.

New era

Change at the top for BC Iron

Peter Ker Australia’s best performing iron ore junior has undergone a change of leadership, with BC Iron managing director Mike Young making way for his Finance Director Morgan Ball.

IPO

More than Buffett in IPB Petroleum

Peter Ker Heard the rumour about Warren Buffett being linked to a new float on the ASX?

Unsustainable

Iron ore to fall from record highs

Peter Ker A sustained retreat in iron ore prices appears to be underway, with the benchmark price for Australia's most lucrative export slipping to its lowest point of 2013.

Rio Tinto waits on Oyu Tolgoi financing

Peter Ker Rio Tinto is expected to know within days whether Australia's export credit agency will help fund its Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia or follow the lead of the US and deliver a symbolic blow to the...