Energy & Natural Resources

New South Wales has approved a project to extend Hunter Valley Operation's North Mine by 19 years and South Mine by 12 years provided it implements measures to manage greenhouse gas impacts.

Private resources company Mayfair Australia Corporation faces oppression litigation alleging two shareholders were removed from the company share registry without their consent.

A court has slapped an injunction on Ryzon Materials to restrain it from a proposed capital reduction, citing concerns it could allow the company to avoid a potential penalty in a case by the corporate regulator.

Western Power has parted ways with three employees who provided character references for a former manager who was convicted of raping a colleague, following an independent investigation by MinterEllison.

A former Warwick Gold and Impact Gold director is banned from managing corporations for the next four years, after the $44 million collapse of the mining companies.

Renewable energy company Windlab has secured federal environmental approval for two Queensland wind projects, one of which is set to supply power to mining giant Rio Tinto.

Tasmania’s electricity network operator has sued its battery supplier after terminating a supply contract four days before performance was due, alleging anticipatory breach.

The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration wants to make submissions in a High Court challenge to an arbitration ruling in a dispute with Esso over Bass Strait hydrocarbon royalties.

Fortescue Metals has brought a cross-appeal in a dispute with the Yinjibarndi people of Western Australia's Pilbara region over the company's Solomon Hub iron ore project.

The contractor behind Alinta Energy’s gas-fired Pilbara power station has been awarded $7.1 million, with a judge finding Alinta failed to ensure clear and safe access to the site.