Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may have quit making place for Julia Gillard to take over the Labour party leadership, but his proposed Resources Super Profits Tax has received an ally in the International Monetary Fund. The deputy head of the IMF's tax policy division, Philip Daniel said that the IMF staff welcomes the RSPT tax proposal in principle.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Wednesday that he has plans to issue a new drilling freeze which might be refined to reflect the offshore conditions. He was speaking to a Senate subcommittee as he explained that the new order was still being developed.
Lyntek Inc. has published the "Coles Hill Conceptual Study," an engineering and feasibility study that looks at a proposed uranium mine and mill in Pittsylvania County. The proposed mining operation in Southside Virginia is likely to bring 350 jobs and about $40 million to the local economy according to the study.
With the Gulf of Mexico dominating U.S. news, now a federal court judge has overturned the ban on drilling imposed by President Obama after the oil spill. The explosion which triggered a massive oil spill in the month of April in the Gulf of Mexico caused Obama to put the six month moratorium in place.
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has come under criticism from the opposition for accepting the one off payment of $350 million from iron ore companies BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The state government had announce...
The Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) proposed by the federal government in Australia on the mining industry is likely to cost the Australian economy more than it benefits it. This has been the main argument of all the ...
According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), next financial year is going to be boom time for the miners. ABARE expects the mining and energy exports to come to about $170 billion in...
Obama appoints a replacement for Elizabeth Birnbaum who has resigned under pressure as the head of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Agency after just ten months in office. Her replacement is former Justice Department inspector general Michael Bromwich.
Australian Prime Minster Kevin Rudd is seeing the new agreements signed with China in Canberra yesterday as a way at getting back at those criticizing the RSPT. Of the 10 agreements signed 7 related to the resources and energy sector.
The Australian Treasury Secretary Ken Henry is canvassing for support to the prospective resources super profits tax or RSPT. He made aired his frustrations over the heated debate surrounding the proposed 40% tax on mini...
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