Director of the North Australia Project, Hugh Tobin, comments on the need for a new Special Economic Zone.
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Has Australia relinquished its hard working ethos? [Blog]
The Australian workforce is soft. So said MMG chief executive Andrew Michelmore at a recent Australian-British Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Mental Health: The forgotten side of mine safety
Mental health issues are a silent topic on site.
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No need to risk it all
Psychometric testing onsite can identify potentially high risk individuals and increase safety.
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Mining; Recruitment, on the up
The 2011 Hays Salary Survey has shown the mining industry is positive about the future, but faces serious recruitment challenges.
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Challenges of the Boom
As the mining boom creates more jobs, there are fewer skilled people to fill them, Alexandra Tidy writes.
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Underground mining: Breaking new ground
A new development in seismic monitoring will make underground mining safer.
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Blast fume events: Addressing a Noxious issue
New leaps forward will soon be made in blasting technology.
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Terry Burgess: The man from OZ
In a career beginning as a metallurgist forty years ago, to the head of OZ Minerals today and its flagship Prominent Hill copper-gold mine near Coober Pedy, Terry Burgess has enjoyed a diverse career and has seen changes in the industry for the better.
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Power in the Pilbara
Innovative GE turbines are allowing for the fast tracking of Fortescue's Solomon Hub.
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Making a choice on site
A number of things should be considered when choosing drug testing equipment.
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Tax anger sparks WA secession push
The push for secession is an ongoing theme in Western Australia.
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Austrade European Missions: Selling the nation
Recent Austrade missions to Eastern Europe have been selling Australia's high levels skills.
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Mining in the Arctic:On thin ice
Global warming is heating up the race for minerals locked under the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets.
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Floating to the top in minerals processing
A tight deadline didn't impede the development of improved processing in Cobar.
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MRRT – Taxing times
The final introduction of the mining tax is set to hit the industry hard.
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Minesite security lock down
In politically unstable environments mines are under threat.
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Mining in the West: Perth, politics and perception
The Mining & Engineering exhibition in Perth last month showcased some of the biggest changes in the industry, as Jessica Burke reports.
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Dubbo: Dubbed the mining new hub
The new hub for mining is way out west, as Jessica Burke reports.
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All hands to the pump
There is no doubt the current skills shortage in the resources sector is a crisis, but experts believe we can overcome it, as Jessica Burke reports.
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