News
Gold Fields awards $335m contract extensions to Barminco
October 19, 2018Comments 0Mining services major Barminco has been awarded two contract extensions worth $335 million in total at Gold Fields’ Agnew gold mine in Western Australia.Read More
Has mining learnt from the boom and bust cycle?
October 19, 2018Comments 0The global mineral resources industry has not been as quick to ride on the waves of the boom and bust cycles as other industry peers, McKinsey…Read More
Kalgoorlie Super Pit rock falls lead to more job casualties
October 19, 2018Comments 0KCGM has slashed 140 positions from its workforce at the Kalgoorlie Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia after restructuring operations to reflect the impact of…Read More
Caterpillar introduces smallest rotary blasthole drill
October 19, 2018Comments 0Caterpillar has introduced the MD6200 Rotary Blasthole Drill. It is the smallest drill of its type that the company has produced.Read More
Winners of the 2018 Prospect Awards: Kirkland Lake scoops top honour
October 19, 2018Comments 0Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville gold mine in Victoria has won the 2018 Australian Mining Prospect Awards Mine of the Year.Read More
Artemis executes deal with Pacton for use of Radio Hill
October 18, 2018Comments 0Artemis Resources has agreed to allow Canadian gold explorer Pacton Gold to use its Radio Hill processing plant facilities in the Pilbara, Western Australia.Read More
South32 longwall changes deliver turnaround at Illawarra
October 18, 2018Comments 0South32 has increased production at its Illawarra metallurgical coal operation by 39 per cent following longwall moves at the Appin and Dendrobium collieries.Read More
BHP chief criticises global trade war
October 18, 2018Comments 0BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie has claimed that businesses are navigating “global volatility” in a thinly veiled reference to escalating trade tensions between the United States…Read More
Features
The rush to replace reserves is on
October 17, 2018Comments 0A negative of any downturn is the reduction in development and exploration it brings. Australian Mining explains how industry has responded since market conditions have improved.Read More
Gold vs Bitcoin: The melee over your money
October 17, 2018Comments 0ABC Bullion chief economist Jordan Eliseo discusses the relative benefits of gold and bitcoin.Read More
Going for gold: A non-toxic solution to gold leaching
October 15, 2018Comments 0Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have extracted and produced gold using a non-toxic chemical process in an Australian first. Australian Mining…Read More
Is coal mining a bad risk?
October 08, 2018Comments 0Pressure is building on the insurance industry to step away from the coal industry, potentially making some operations unviable.Read More
Oil and Gas
Shell QGC expansion to secure up to 350 jobs in Queensland
October 11, 2018Comments 0Shell’s QGC onshore gas venture in Queensland has announced a significant expansion that will secure up to 350 jobs over the next two years.Read More
Bechtel named preferred contractor for Woodside's Pluto train 2
October 10, 2018Comments 0Woodside has selected Bechtel as its execution contractor for the expansion of the Pluto LNG facility offshore Western Australia.Read More
Woodside awards four-year contract to SRG Global
October 03, 2018Comments 0SRG Global has secured a four-year contract to provide equipment to Woodside Petroleum’s North West Shelf project and gas facilities in Western Australia.Read More
BHP completes $US300m sale of Fayetteville onshore gas asset
October 01, 2018Comments 0BHP has finalised the sale of its Fayetteville onshore gas assets in Arkansas to MMGJ Hugoton III for $US300 million ($415.3 million).Read More
Santos to acquire Quadrant Energy for $US2.15bn
August 23, 2018Comments 0Santos is set to grow further into Western Australia with a takeover of oil and gas company Quadrant Energy.Read More
Santos confirms large onshore gas resource at Barikewa-3
August 09, 2018Comments 0Santos has confirmed the presence of a significant natural gas resource at the Barikewa-3 well located in permit area PRL9, onshore Papua New Guinea.Read More
Products
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Resources
Mining Industry: Ensuring productivity and protection in Surface and Underground Mining
October 18, 2018Comments 0From monitoring gas levels and air quality in mines to protection from collisions for large vehicles at mine sites, SICK...Read More
Mapping the future of underground mining
October 18, 2018Comments 0Epiroc’s Mobilaris Mining Intelligence software is poised to change the way underground mines operate. Australian Mining reports.You could call Epiroc’s Mobilaris Mining Intelligence (MMI) software ‘visionary’...Read More
Sandvik 3 Pillar Framework: How mining automation culture benefits business
October 18, 2018Comments 0A framework that provides efficient monitoring and accurate reporting of data, smart management systems and intelligent machines equipped with automation systems like Sandvik’s AutoMine® and OptiMine®.Read More
Insight core: Turning welding data into dollars
October 18, 2018Comments 0There are many reasons why companies want to improve the productivity or quality of their welding operations, but real improvements aren’t achievable without quality data.Read More
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