$20bn mine development rejection a blow for Aurukun community (0) March 12, 2014 Multi-billion dollar plans to develop the Aurukun bauxite resource at Cape York has been deferred by the Queensland Government who said benefits for local communities were insufficient.
Geoscientist jobless rate soars (62) March 12, 2014 Unemployment amongst Australian geoscientists is at its highest levels since records began.
Inefficient Chinese steel mills put on notice (0) March 12, 2014 The price of iron ore fell to an 18-month low as China signalled that it would cut off credit to inefficient steel mills.
Forge Group may have been trading while insolvent (0) March 12, 2014 An initial report into what led to the collapse of Forge Group has found the company may have been trading while insolvent as early as November 2013.
BHP Billiton to sell West African iron ore assets (0) March 11, 2014 The announcement comes in the wake of plunging iron ore prices, investors fleeing the bear market on the commodity, and analyst fears of a gap between supply and global demand.
Bechtel plans more 457 workers on Curtis Island LNG (0) March 11, 2014 Concerns have been raised over discussions between Bechtel and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union about the influx of international and 457 visa workers on Curtis Island.
Greens call for halt to AGL’s CSG water irrigation trial (0) March 11, 2014 The Greens have called for a halt to trials using CSG water to irrigate crops at Gloucester following revelations of a water contamination incident in the Pilliga Forest.
Newcrest aquires fresh gold, copper tenements near Telfer (0) March 11, 2014 Ram Resources has formed a new relationship in the Pilbara, and allowed Newcrest Operations Limited to acquire options over two of their tenements in the Pilbara near the Telfer gold-copper ...
CFMEU questions BMA on Saraji coal job cuts (0) March 11, 2014 The CFMEU has accused BMA of attempting to bypass redundancy processes for the more than 200 workers it cut last month.
Local attitudes relaxed to Emerald’s new strip club (0) March 11, 2014 The anticipated furore over Emerald’s first strip club seemed to have simmered down, after it saw 2000 patrons through its doors in the eight days of trading.
BMA defends its FIFO Queensland mines (0) March 10, 2014 BMA has defended its choice to use FIFO employees for two new coal mines in Queensland stating its six other operations in the Bowen Basin employ residential workforces.
Hazelwood coal fire brought under control (0) March 10, 2014 Fires at the Hazelwood coal mine have been brought under control, according to Victoria Fire Services commissioner Craig Lapsley.
Mining tax fails to bring in the big bucks, again (0) March 10, 2014 The mining tax has raised only $232 million this financial year, a huge deficit on the expected revenues of $4 billion originally forecast when the tax was introduced in 2011. ...
Gloucester CSG water refused by Hunter Water (0) March 10, 2014 AGL has been refused access to dump waste fracking water, from its Gloucester coal seam gas project, in Hunter Water facilities.
Anglo American pulls out of Abbot Point coal expansion (0) March 10, 2014 Anglo American has pulled out of plans to fund the expansion of Abbot Point coal terminal as depressed coal prices continue to tighten company spend.
Ipswich fires up about New Chum coal mine proposal (0) March 10, 2014 Lock The Gate has seized the opportunity to warn the Queensland town of Ipswich of the risk of setting up a new mine so close to the town.
Santos CSG project contaminates groundwater (225) March 10, 2014 A water leak from a storage pond at Santos’ CSG project in north-west New South Wales has contaminated ground water with uranium up to levels 20 times higher than safe ...
HVTC lady tradie inspires others this International Women’s Day (0) March 7, 2014 19-year old Emma Gibson is not your typical heavy machinery mechanic, but with International Women’s day being celebrated tomorrow, she wants to encourage more females to do a trade.
Calls for The Greens to stop dangerous protests (0) March 7, 2014 The Minerals Council of Australia has called on The Greens to stop supporting acts of civil disobedience across work sites as activism becomes increasingly dangerous.
Greens table bill to ban mining on Central Coast (0) March 7, 2014 The Greens have tabled a bill to ban mining around the NSW Central Coast water catchments, putting the future of the Wallarah 2 mine in doubt.
Crater Gold meets opposition on PNG mine (0) March 7, 2014 Crater Gold Mining has caused a stir among conservation groups, having applied for a licence to mine one of Papua New Guinea’s wildlife reserves.
Gala awards night for women in mining (0) March 7, 2014 Cate Sims, a specialist in aboriginal relations with Rio Tinto, has won the 2014 NSW Mining Outstanding Woman of the year award.
Decmil appoints new CFO (0) March 7, 2014 Decmil Group has appointed Craig Amos as its new CFO.
Manitowoc launches new automated counterweight system (0) March 6, 2014 Manitowoc have been leading the way in mobile, luffing pin-jibs for some time, but a simple idea of theirs is going to make a big splash this year.
Raising awareness of depression on the mines (0) March 5, 2014 In a bid to lift awareness of depression and anxiety and raise money for Beyondblue, DBS is donating $1 per tonne of product delivered by this blue truck
Women underrepresented in NSW mining industry (0) March 5, 2014 A new survey has found only 9 per cent of full time workers in the NSW mining industry are women and they make up less than one per cent of ...
Coal will make up 70 per cent of world energy mix: BHP (0) March 5, 2014 BHP Billiton chief Andrew Mackenzie says more than 70 per cent of the world’s energy will be supplied by fossil fuels by 2030 as countries boosted economic growth and pulled ...
A new safety innovation for rigging and handling (0) March 5, 2014 The TAG-EX is a tagline extension arm, a mechanical extension that allows a dogman to hold on to a tagline without having to walk into the load shadow.
Contractor mine deaths prompt safety alert (5) March 5, 2014 Queensland’s Mines Safety Commissioner has issued an alert about the number of contractors killed on Australian mine sites in the last six months and called on the industry to look ...
Manitou’s new high capacity MHT series telehandler (0) March 5, 2014 Manitou have been teasing the industry with promises to show off the unreleased MHT 1490 telehandler at this year’s CONEXPO in Las Vegas.
Mining’s environmental offsets to get senate inquiry (0) March 4, 2014 Biodiversity offsets used by mining companies to gain approval for major projects will be investigated in a senate inquiry after The Greens secured support from Labour.
Mangoola coal mine allowed to ramp up production (0) March 4, 2014 The Department of Planning has recommended approval for GlencoreXstrata’s plans to increase production at its Mangoola coal mine.
Energy companies balk at Australia’s high-cost environment (0) March 4, 2014 Major energy companies including Shell and QGC are calling for industrial relations reform, claiming Australia is set to lose investment dollars to low cost nations like Canada and Mozambique.
NZ coal mine halts work over danger of rockfall (0) March 4, 2014 Bathurst Resources Takitimu coal mine has halted production after WorkSafe inspectors handed down probation notices last week.
Hazelwood coal mine fire: VIDEO (0) March 3, 2014 As the fire at Hazelwood coal mine in Victoria burns for its third week, the Country Fire Authority has posted raw aerial footage that shows the scope and complexity of ...
Silver Lake closes gold mine, cuts 127 jobs (0) March 3, 2014 Silver Lake Resources will shut its Murchison gold mine in Western Australia with 127 jobs at the operation to go.
Commission calls time on Aurizon train driver strikes (0) March 3, 2014 The Fair Work Commission has ordered Aurizon and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to attend a meeting in Newcastle today and called a moratorium on further industrial action until ...
Morwell locals protest as coal mine smoke continues to choke town (0) March 3, 2014 Thousands of Morwell residents have taken to the streets to show their frustration at the Napthine government’s botched response measures as smoke from the Hazelwood coal mine fire continues to ...
Peabody fined over safety audit practices (0) March 3, 2014 Peabody Energy has faced criticism and a small court fine over a 2009 workplace incident at the North Goonyella mine in central Queensland
Missing prospector found near Marble Bar (0) February 28, 2014 Missing prospector Brian Kane has been located by Western Australian police at a property near Marble Bar.
Newcastle Knights don mining high-vis jersey (0) February 28, 2014 Rugby League team the Newcastle Knights have partnered with the NSW Minerals Council to unveil a high-vis jersey to show their support for the 12,000 mine workers in the Hunter ...
Government inquiry into Hazelwood coal mine fire (0) February 28, 2014 The Victorian Government says it will hold an inquiry into the Hazelwood coal mine fire as reports emerge that an evacuation of the town may be called.
Ahrens opens new workshop and warehouse in Newman (0) February 28, 2014 Ahrens has opened a new office, warehouse, and workshop facility in Newman to grow its construction and mining maintenance operations in the Pilbara.
QLD may restrict mining application objections (0) February 28, 2014 Queensland’s Government is considering restricting who can object to mining applications to halt ‘philosophical opposition’ to projects.
Australian Mining is proud to present the 2014 Women in Industry Awards (0) February 28, 2014 Women are consistently achieving greatness and excelling in their chosen fields within the mining, engineering, manufacturing and process control industries and we think their talent should be acknowledged.
Woodside signs gas sales agreement with KOGAS (0) February 28, 2014 Woodside has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Korea Gas Corporation to supply 2.2 million tonnes of LNG for the next three years.
Capex shows mining no longer drives the economy (0) February 28, 2014 Any trace of the boom in mining investment is gone, with capital expenditure showing a fall in spending throughout mining and the rest of the economy.
Smoke from Hazelwood coal mine fire forces local protest (0) February 27, 2014 Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has asked people to offer up their holidays homes in order to give the smoke- affected residents of Morwell respite from the Hazelwood coal mine fire. ...
Coal production to boom at Broadmeadow Mine (0) February 27, 2014 Broadmeadow coal production will be lifted from 400,000 tonnes per annum to a new total capacity of 4.8 million tonnes per annum
UGL wins $740m Ichthys LNG contract (0) February 27, 2014 UGL has won a $740 million contract for the structural, mechanical, and piping construction on the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin.
Cheaper exploration for Adelaide Resources (0) February 27, 2014 New technology has made sampling at lot cheaper for copper-gold explorer Adelaide Resources, with new targets defined at a fraction of traditional costs.
New airstrip for Cooper Basin (0) February 26, 2014 The South Australian government has pledged $4 million to construct a new airstrip in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin.
Mt Webber to double production by year’s end (0) February 26, 2014 Production at Mt Webber is set to double, after Atlas Iron revealed approval for the development of the mine’s Stage 2 project
Bathurst cans Escarpment mine (2) February 26, 2014 Unprofitable coal prices cause Bathurst to announce indefinite delay to mining at Escarpment, NZ
Police suspect arsonist lit Hazelwood coal mine fire (0) February 26, 2014 Police are hunting for an arsonist they believe deliberately lit a fire near the Strzelecki Highway which spread to Hazelwood coal mine.
Enter Wollongong Coal: Gujarat NRE gets a rebrand (1) February 26, 2014 Gujarat NRE shareholders have voted to rename the company to Wollongong Coal in a bid to focus on its “local” ties within the community.
GlencoreXstrata to close Mount Margaret mine (0) February 26, 2014 GlenxoreXstrata has announced it will close its Mount Margaret operations as it finishes work at its last remaining open pit, E1 North, in March.
Surveyor mine to hit 10,000 tonne per week (0) February 25, 2014 New life has been breathed into the Surveyor mine, with production tipped to reach 10,000 tonnes in the next week.
Drone survey tech investments take off (0) February 25, 2014 The growth of drone-based surveying technology has taken another leap forward this week, with two major investment moves announced on Monday.
Investors cry foul over FIFO in Central Queensland (0) February 25, 2014 Property investors in Central Queensland claim they are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars as mining companies continue to favour 100 per cent FIFO workforces.
Cat launches new track drills (6) February 25, 2014 Caterpillar has launched the new MD5150C track drill, the first in its C series drills.
Swick posts losses (0) February 25, 2014 Swick has joined the list of depressed drillers, posting a FY 2014 first-half loss of $423,000.
Two workers injured in drilling accident (0) February 25, 2014 Two Maverick Drilling workers are in a critical condition following an industrial accident yesterday, in the US.
Boart Longyear: Too soon to assume (0) February 25, 2014 Boart Longyear has faced a year of heavy setbacks and losses, and may look at breaking up the drilling services and products divisions.
Aurizon train drivers strike for 48 hours (0) February 25, 2014 Coal haulage in the Hunter Valley will be disrupted from today as 200 Aurizon train drivers walk off the job for 48 hours.
Fake gold and diamond mine scams man for $350,000 (0) February 25, 2014 A Perth man has allegedly been duped out of $350,000 after a woman persuaded him to invest in a fake gold and diamond mine in Sierra Leone.
Viento win Rio Tinto Nammuldi contract (0) February 25, 2014 Viento’s joint venture group KVG has won the Rio Tinto Below Water Table road maintenance contract.
Boart Longyear faces freefall (26) February 24, 2014 American drilling contractor Boart Longyear has announced significant revenue losses in its 2013 full year financial results.
Atlantic workers unpaid as finance deal incomplete (0) February 24, 2014 Employees for vanadium producer Atlantic are still waiting for four weeks’ worth of wages as a finance deal with the company’s majority shareholder awaits finalisation.
World’s oldest rocks found in Australia (0) February 24, 2014 The world’s oldest rock, a 4.4 billion year old zircon crystal, has been uncovered in Western Australia’s Jack Hills region.
Investigation of Forge Group collapse underway (0) February 24, 2014 Forge Group administrators say it could take 12 months to investigate why the company failed and determine how much of the $800 million owed can be recovered.
Wolf Minerals wins European Deal of the Year award (0) February 24, 2014 Australian tungsten and tin miner Wolf Minerals has won the European Deal of the Year award for its Hemerdon project in the UK.
Further wind up orders lodged against Gujarat NRE (0) February 24, 2014 Financial trouble for Illawarra-based mining company Gujarat NRE continues with two companies levelling million-dollar wind up orders against the company.
Extremists take over salt mine (0) February 24, 2014 Gunmen have forced more than 800 workers to leave the Taoudenie salt mine in Mali.
New hoists for an easier lift (0) February 24, 2014 J D Neuhaus has launched two new, innovative air-operated hoists, the Profi 75 TI and 100 TI
ERA says its uranium transport in line with guidelines (104) February 21, 2014 Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia says transporting barrels of geological samplings on the back of a ute poses no risk to the community after a photo emerged of this ...
A changing of the guard (0) February 21, 2014 Welcoming our newest production team member, Ben Hagemann
SACOME calls out SA leaders (0) February 21, 2014 The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy has struck out at state parliamentary leaders following a televised leadership debate earlier this week.
Mining scholarship on offer for NSW high school students (0) February 21, 2014 The NSW Minerals Council and its mining company partners are inviting high school students to apply for the 2014 NSW Mining Scholarships program.
New pipelines on the horizon (0) February 21, 2014 Construction of new pipelines linking Northern Territory gas to the eastern states is now on the horizon
Botched blast at BHP Mt Arthur coal mine (0) February 21, 2014 EPA investigators are looking into effects of a botched blast at Mount Arthur Mine last Wednesday.
Aurizon train drivers to strike (10) February 21, 2014 Coal haulage in NSW will be seriously impacted next week as around 200 train drivers undertake industrial action over a wage dispute.
First gold pour at Alkane’s Tomingley mine (0) February 20, 2014 Alkane Resources has reached a major milestone with the pouring of first gold at its $116 million Tomingley mine.
David Woodall heads to Newcrest (0) February 20, 2014 The former head of Fortescue’s Pilbara iron ore operations, David Woodall, has taken up with Newcrest mining.
Fortescue cashes in as profit surges (0) February 20, 2014 Fortescue Metals Group has more than tripled its half-year profit to a record $US1.71 billion, as cost cutting measures and expansion plans pay off for the world’s fourth largest iron ...
Schneider Electric unveils Ethernet PAC (0) February 19, 2014 The M580 Programmable Automation Controller is based entirely on the Ethernet and claims to be the world’s first ePAC.
Monadelphous profit up 10 per cent (0) February 19, 2014 Engineering contractor Monadelphous has posted a 10 per cent rise in its first half profit to $87.1 million.
Opportunities for contractor growth on the back of Forge collapse (0) February 19, 2014 Mining contractors say the collapse of Forge Group presents growth opportunities for other companies in the sector, with many vying to take over $1.5 billion in dumped contracts.
PAC holds public hearing on Stratford mine expansion (0) February 19, 2014 The Planning Assessment Commission will hold a public hearing today as part of its review of Yancoal’s Stratford mine expansion plans.
BMA’s expansion plans flares up 100% FIFO debate (0) February 19, 2014 The debate around the use of 100 per cent FIFO workforces has heated up as BMA forges ahead with plans to expand two coal mines and build a new one ...
Central Coast Wallarah 2 coal mine moves ahead (1330) February 19, 2014 The NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure has given its support to the controversial Wallarah 2 coal mine.
Downer wins Commodore coal contract (50) February 19, 2014 Downer EDI has been awarded the contract to continue to provide mining services at the Commodore coal mine.
Batgirl shuts down Boggabri coal mine (8) February 18, 2014 Activists dressed in bat suit costumes have shut down Idemistu’s Boggabri coal mine after using harnesses to suspend themselves upside down on the site’s coal loader.
AWU and Rio Tinto strike workplace deal (0) February 18, 2014 The AWU says a new workplace agreement struck with Rio Tinto shows how the union is
“able to move with the times”.
Class action against OZ Minerals (0) February 18, 2014 OZ Minerals has been threatened with a lawsuit over alleged failures to disclose debt refinancing dating back to 2008 when the company was formed.
Forge debts mount amid claims of iffy spending (0) February 18, 2014 The amount of Forge Group’s debt has risen to more than $700 million as claims surface that managers made questionable spending decisions in the months leading up to the company’s ...
Prospectors find massive 753 carat sapphire (14) February 18, 2014 A fossicker has uncovered an enormous 753 carat sapphire whilst simply scanning the ground at the aptly named Gemfields, near Emerald, QLD.
Inquest into death at BHP’s Perseverance mine (0) February 18, 2014 The Perth Coroner’s Court has heard risk assessment processes at WA mines need to be overhauled after a man fell 25 metres to his death in an underground mine shaft.
Point Henry smelter to close, 1,000 jobs to go (0) February 18, 2014 Speculation about the future of the Point Henry Alcoa smelter in Geelong has ended this morning, with news that the 50-year-old site will close in August.
Financial kickbacks hurting Hunter Valley health services (0) February 17, 2014 An occupational health service provider owned by the CFMEU and the NSW Minerals Council has been accused of providing mining companies with financial kickbacks that disadvantage doctors tendering to perform ...
Report claims mining companies do not have a social licence to operate (0) February 17, 2014 Research by the University of Melbourne has found the concept of a social licence to operate is “purely metaphorical” and is negatively impacting both mining companies and the communities in ...
Santos to pass $100,000 protest costs on to consumers (0) February 17, 2014 Santos said losses of up to $100,000 a day caused by protesters in the Pilliga forest would be passed onto consumers when gas from CSG wells comes online.
Forge Group cut more staff (0) February 17, 2014 A further 70 workers of the collapsed Forge Group have been sacked after one of the company’s remaining contracts was terminated.
Man dies after rockfall at WA gold mine (2) February 17, 2014 A 59-year-old man died at Central Norseman Gold’s Harlequin mine at the weekend in an underground rock fall accident.
Regis Resources placed in trading halt (2) February 14, 2014 Shares in gold miner Regis Resources were placed in a trading halt yesterday as the company plans to make an announcement about its rain-affected Duketon project in Western Australia.
Public have their say on Moolarben Coal expansion plans (0) February 14, 2014 The Planning Assessment Commission will hold several meetings in Mudgee this month as it reviews Moolarben Coal’s plans to extend its mining operations.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has labelled the mining and carbon taxes as “anti Western Australian “ as he tries to secure the resource vote ahead of the April 5 Senate ...
Multi-billion dollar plans to develop the Aurukun bauxite resource at Cape York has been deferred by the Queensland Government who said benefits for local communities were insufficient.
The Newcastle Institute of Energy and Resources (NIER) has launched a new Centre of Resources Health and Safety.
Unemployment amongst Australian geoscientists is at its highest levels since records began.
The price of iron ore fell to an 18-month low as China signalled that it would cut off credit to inefficient steel mills.
New Zealand’s Solid Energy has imported Australian Dan Clifford, from GlencoreXstrata, to head the state owned miner.
An initial report into what led to the collapse of Forge Group has found the company may have been trading while insolvent as early as November 2013.
The announcement comes in the wake of plunging iron ore prices, investors fleeing the bear market on the commodity, and analyst fears of a gap between supply and global demand.
Concerns have been raised over discussions between Bechtel and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union about the influx of international and 457 visa workers on Curtis Island.
Iron ore prices have taken a flogging over the past fortnight, but BHP Billiton hasn’t lost any confidence according to long term projections released at the AJM Global Iron Ore ...
The Greens have called for a halt to trials using CSG water to irrigate crops at Gloucester following revelations of a water contamination incident in the Pilliga Forest.
Ram Resources has formed a new relationship in the Pilbara, and allowed Newcrest Operations Limited to acquire options over two of their tenements in the Pilbara near the Telfer gold-copper ...
Fortescue Metals suffered a massive loss yesterday, during Australia’s worst trading session in a month.
A man has taken to living in a tree to protest against Idemitsu’s plan to expand Boggabri coal mine.
The CFMEU has accused BMA of attempting to bypass redundancy processes for the more than 200 workers it cut last month.
TransTasman Resources has sought permission to conduct offshore ironsands mining off the South Taranaki coast in New Zealand.
Volta Mining has appointed Gina Rinehart’s son, John Hancock, to its board as a non-executive director.
The anticipated furore over Emerald’s first strip club seemed to have simmered down, after it saw 2000 patrons through its doors in the eight days of trading.
BMA has defended its choice to use FIFO employees for two new coal mines in Queensland stating its six other operations in the Bowen Basin employ residential workforces.
Fires at the Hazelwood coal mine have been brought under control, according to Victoria Fire Services commissioner Craig Lapsley.
The mining tax has raised only $232 million this financial year, a huge deficit on the expected revenues of $4 billion originally forecast when the tax was introduced in 2011. ...
AGL has been refused access to dump waste fracking water, from its Gloucester coal seam gas project, in Hunter Water facilities.
Emeco has refinanced its debt facilities with a US$335 million senior secured notes offering.
Brookfield Multiplex has started work on the Roy Hill iron ore mine’s non-processing infrastructure.
Anglo American has pulled out of plans to fund the expansion of Abbot Point coal terminal as depressed coal prices continue to tighten company spend.
Lock The Gate has seized the opportunity to warn the Queensland town of Ipswich of the risk of setting up a new mine so close to the town.
Copper Mines of Tasmania has extended its current Mt Lyell mine operational suspension for another month.
A water leak from a storage pond at Santos’ CSG project in north-west New South Wales has contaminated ground water with uranium up to levels 20 times higher than safe ...
Rio Tinto has announced its first rough diamond tender of 2014, including the extremely rare, pink stones from Argyle mine in Western Australia.
A firefighter has had surgery on his hand after developing septicaemia as revelations emerge that the water being used to fight the Hazelwood coal mine fire is contaminated.
19-year old Emma Gibson is not your typical heavy machinery mechanic, but with International Women’s day being celebrated tomorrow, she wants to encourage more females to do a trade.
New recruit to the board of Vedanta Resources, Tom Albanese, will begin his tenure as CEO on April 1, 2014.
The Minerals Council of Australia has called on The Greens to stop supporting acts of civil disobedience across work sites as activism becomes increasingly dangerous.
BHP Billiton has launched the Five Rivers Conservation Project to protect Tasmanian World Heritage areas.
The Greens have tabled a bill to ban mining around the NSW Central Coast water catchments, putting the future of the Wallarah 2 mine in doubt.
Crater Gold Mining has caused a stir among conservation groups, having applied for a licence to mine one of Papua New Guinea’s wildlife reserves.
Sedgman has won an extension to its Red Mountain coal handling and preparation plant contract in the Bowen Basin.
Joy Global has released its first quarter 2014 results, and shown a large drop year on year for the first quarter.
Cate Sims, a specialist in aboriginal relations with Rio Tinto, has won the 2014 NSW Mining Outstanding Woman of the year award.
Western Australia’s resources sector has set a new record value of $113.8 billion during 2013
Decmil Group has appointed Craig Amos as its new CFO.
Manitowoc have been leading the way in mobile, luffing pin-jibs for some time, but a simple idea of theirs is going to make a big splash this year.
Environmental and conservationist groups are up in arms over Queensland’s proposal to restrict opposition to new mining approvals.
Fire fighters believe the ongoing Hazelwood coal mine fire could be extinguished as early as Monday
A survey in US and Canada showed an upward trend in spending on digital mining technology
Glencore Xstrata and Rio Tinto are reportedly in discussion over a joint venture to strengthen their coal mining operations in the Hunter Valley.
Rio Tinto has brought in two new non-executive directors and looks for another Australia, as sees its Americas general manager move to Anglo American.
Authorities have taken a massive seizure of illegally mined iron ore at the Mexican seaport of Lazaro Cardenas.
In a bid to lift awareness of depression and anxiety and raise money for Beyondblue, DBS is donating $1 per tonne of product delivered by this blue truck
The newly released Mineral and Petroleum Exploration report shows the alarming downturn in the industry.
How is mining playing a part in Australia’s literature landscape?
A new survey has found only 9 per cent of full time workers in the NSW mining industry are women and they make up less than one per cent of ...
A spate of burglaries in Kalgoorlie over the Western Australian long weekend has given police reason to suspect a criminal crew
BHP Billiton chief Andrew Mackenzie says more than 70 per cent of the world’s energy will be supplied by fossil fuels by 2030 as countries boosted economic growth and pulled ...
Boart Longyear has launched a new underground diamond coring drill rig – the LM 110.
Atlantic has received the first payments for its insurance claim relating to the Windimurra benefication plant fire.
The TAG-EX is a tagline extension arm, a mechanical extension that allows a dogman to hold on to a tagline without having to walk into the load shadow.
Queensland’s Mines Safety Commissioner has issued an alert about the number of contractors killed on Australian mine sites in the last six months and called on the industry to look ...
Downer has won a contract for work on Technicas Reunidas S.A.’s technical ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula, in WA.
Manitou have been teasing the industry with promises to show off the unreleased MHT 1490 telehandler at this year’s CONEXPO in Las Vegas.
Biodiversity offsets used by mining companies to gain approval for major projects will be investigated in a senate inquiry after The Greens secured support from Labour.
NSW Greens have announced their intention to introduce laws that would ban mining companies from making donations to political parties.
The future of a 950-room worker’s camp is undergoing a tug-of-war, with developers set to fight the Mackay Regional Council
The Department of Planning has recommended approval for GlencoreXstrata’s plans to increase production at its Mangoola coal mine.
Greenpeace have shared FOI documents which reveal that GBRMPA advised minister Greg Hunt not to approve dredging for the Abbott Point coal port expansion.
Major energy companies including Shell and QGC are calling for industrial relations reform, claiming Australia is set to lose investment dollars to low cost nations like Canada and Mozambique.
I Think Mining’s Jack Caldwell has put together a piece designed to help graduates get a mining job.
Bathurst Resources Takitimu coal mine has halted production after WorkSafe inspectors handed down probation notices last week.
Northern Star Resources’ Raleigh underground mine has been damaged following an earthquake last week.
As the fire at Hazelwood coal mine in Victoria burns for its third week, the Country Fire Authority has posted raw aerial footage that shows the scope and complexity of ...
Whitehaven Coal has restarted longwall production at its Narrabri Mine following a longwall change out.
A new, state-of-the-art, Komatsu service and rebuild centre is under construction in the Pilbara
Workers at the Mt Arthur coalmine have said that more potentially water-damaged shots are buried in the ground
Farming is not traditionally a business that works together with mining, but Northparkes Mines is putting in the effort to show how wrong that can be.
Silver Lake Resources will shut its Murchison gold mine in Western Australia with 127 jobs at the operation to go.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered Aurizon and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to attend a meeting in Newcastle today and called a moratorium on further industrial action until ...
A new report by SNL Metals & Mining has shown exploration activities shrinking dramatically globally.
Thousands of Morwell residents have taken to the streets to show their frustration at the Napthine government’s botched response measures as smoke from the Hazelwood coal mine fire continues to ...
Peabody Energy has faced criticism and a small court fine over a 2009 workplace incident at the North Goonyella mine in central Queensland
Austin Engineering has won a three year contract for BHP Billiton’s Spence mine in Chile.
Coretrack has signed an agreement with Aztech Well Construction to commercialise Coretrack’s Core Level Recorder System.
Missing prospector Brian Kane has been located by Western Australian police at a property near Marble Bar.
Rugby League team the Newcastle Knights have partnered with the NSW Minerals Council to unveil a high-vis jersey to show their support for the 12,000 mine workers in the Hunter ...
The election is heating up in South Australia, with premier Jay Weatherill refusing calls to repeal the federal Mineral Resources Rent Tax.
The Victorian Government says it will hold an inquiry into the Hazelwood coal mine fire as reports emerge that an evacuation of the town may be called.
Ahrens has opened a new office, warehouse, and workshop facility in Newman to grow its construction and mining maintenance operations in the Pilbara.
Despite doom and gloom forecasts throughout the market, OTOC Australia has posted a booming half year report.
Whitehaven Coal has awarded Downer EDI the contract to construct the Maules Creek mine coal handling and processing plant.
Former employees of Gympie manufacturing firm JH Smith and Sons who lost their jobs last year have decided to look for mining jobs.
Queensland’s Government is considering restricting who can object to mining applications to halt ‘philosophical opposition’ to projects.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won further electrical and instrumentation works at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Port B project.
Women are consistently achieving greatness and excelling in their chosen fields within the mining, engineering, manufacturing and process control industries and we think their talent should be acknowledged.
Woodside has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Korea Gas Corporation to supply 2.2 million tonnes of LNG for the next three years.
Any trace of the boom in mining investment is gone, with capital expenditure showing a fall in spending throughout mining and the rest of the economy.
Kazakhstan has announced it is instituting a new mining code modelled on Australia and Canadian for exploration and operation.
The Labor party in South Australia has made an election promise to build a new State Core Reference Library
There’s less than a month to go before the inaugural North Queensland Industry & Resources Expo in Townsville
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has asked people to offer up their holidays homes in order to give the smoke- affected residents of Morwell respite from the Hazelwood coal mine fire. ...
Broadmeadow coal production will be lifted from 400,000 tonnes per annum to a new total capacity of 4.8 million tonnes per annum
NRW has announced a drop in revenues year on year, but is still forecasting a positive 2014.
A Sydney woman has been fined $600 for stopping work at the Maules Creek mine site after she chained herself to a gate.
Metso has developed a new rock breaker series for primary stationary crushing.
Lycopodium has cut down their interim dividend, after posting a disappointing half yearly report with a 51.2 per cent drop in profit.
UGL has won a $740 million contract for the structural, mechanical, and piping construction on the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin.
New technology has made sampling at lot cheaper for copper-gold explorer Adelaide Resources, with new targets defined at a fraction of traditional costs.
Lead contractor at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine, Samsung C&T, has announced it will take over the work left by the collapsed Forge Group.
Bradken has withdrawn its acquisition offer for Austin Engineering.
The South Australian government has pledged $4 million to construct a new airstrip in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin.
Pacific Data Systems is partnering with AST Australia to host a product technology expo at their Brisbane office on Monday March 17, 2014.
Ausdrill has today announced four new contracts across Australia and Africa
Production at Mt Webber is set to double, after Atlas Iron revealed approval for the development of the mine’s Stage 2 project
Unprofitable coal prices cause Bathurst to announce indefinite delay to mining at Escarpment, NZ
Police are hunting for an arsonist they believe deliberately lit a fire near the Strzelecki Highway which spread to Hazelwood coal mine.
Downer EDI has won a one year mining contract extension for its operations at the Boggabri coal mine.
BGC Contracting has won a $60 million contract to supply ballast for Roy Hill’s railway system.
Anglo American has notified workers that it will cut jobs on site due to continuing uncertainty over the Drayton South approvals.
Gujarat NRE shareholders have voted to rename the company to Wollongong Coal in a bid to focus on its “local” ties within the community.
BHP Billiton has suspended production at the Yarrie mine in the Pilbara.
GlenxoreXstrata has announced it will close its Mount Margaret operations as it finishes work at its last remaining open pit, E1 North, in March.
A man has been killed at Rio Tinto’s Gove refinery in the Northern Territory.
Rail freight operator Aurizon has confirmed it will lock out 200 train drivers after they complete a 48 hour strike this week.
New life has been breathed into the Surveyor mine, with production tipped to reach 10,000 tonnes in the next week.
The growth of drone-based surveying technology has taken another leap forward this week, with two major investment moves announced on Monday.
Property investors in Central Queensland claim they are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars as mining companies continue to favour 100 per cent FIFO workforces.
Caterpillar has launched the new MD5150C track drill, the first in its C series drills.
Swick has joined the list of depressed drillers, posting a FY 2014 first-half loss of $423,000.
The Victorian state government has been urged to evacuate the town of Morwell and issue a state of emergency as smoke from a coal mine fire continues to affect the ...
Two Maverick Drilling workers are in a critical condition following an industrial accident yesterday, in the US.
Boart Longyear has faced a year of heavy setbacks and losses, and may look at breaking up the drilling services and products divisions.
General Electric plans to spend big on environmentally friendly energy research, such as fracking technologies and wind turbines.
Coal haulage in the Hunter Valley will be disrupted from today as 200 Aurizon train drivers walk off the job for 48 hours.
RTG Mining and Sierra Mining have announced plans to merge the two resources companies.
A Perth man has allegedly been duped out of $350,000 after a woman persuaded him to invest in a fake gold and diamond mine in Sierra Leone.
Viento’s joint venture group KVG has won the Rio Tinto Below Water Table road maintenance contract.
American drilling contractor Boart Longyear has announced significant revenue losses in its 2013 full year financial results.
Employees for vanadium producer Atlantic are still waiting for four weeks’ worth of wages as a finance deal with the company’s majority shareholder awaits finalisation.
Senex has posted record profits for 2013, and revealed a new parnership with Origin
The world’s oldest rock, a 4.4 billion year old zircon crystal, has been uncovered in Western Australia’s Jack Hills region.
Hunter Valley tourist operators, wineries and horse studs have again called on the NSW state government to reject Anglo American’s expansion of Drayton South mine.
Forge Group administrators say it could take 12 months to investigate why the company failed and determine how much of the $800 million owed can be recovered.
Australian tungsten and tin miner Wolf Minerals has won the European Deal of the Year award for its Hemerdon project in the UK.
Monadelephous have announced today that they have secured a contract with the Ichthys LNG Project.
Financial trouble for Illawarra-based mining company Gujarat NRE continues with two companies levelling million-dollar wind up orders against the company.
Gunmen have forced more than 800 workers to leave the Taoudenie salt mine in Mali.
J D Neuhaus has launched two new, innovative air-operated hoists, the Profi 75 TI and 100 TI
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia says transporting barrels of geological samplings on the back of a ute poses no risk to the community after a photo emerged of this ...
Welcoming our newest production team member, Ben Hagemann
The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy has struck out at state parliamentary leaders following a televised leadership debate earlier this week.
The NSW Minerals Council and its mining company partners are inviting high school students to apply for the 2014 NSW Mining Scholarships program.
Construction of new pipelines linking Northern Territory gas to the eastern states is now on the horizon
Isaac Mayor Anne Baker says the use of 100 per cent FIFO workforces is one of the biggest threats facing Central Queensland communities.
Regis Resources has suspended open cut mining following heavy rains flooding its Duketon operations.
EPA investigators are looking into effects of a botched blast at Mount Arthur Mine last Wednesday.
Coal haulage in NSW will be seriously impacted next week as around 200 train drivers undertake industrial action over a wage dispute.
A group of gold miners have saved a woman who was seriously burnt in a petrol fire.
Sandvik has released its new longer life +Range of surface mining drill rods and tubes.
Shareholders of Forge Group have been asked to participate in a class action against the company.
Alkane Resources has reached a major milestone with the pouring of first gold at its $116 million Tomingley mine.
Expert fire fighting crews have been brought in from interstate to help battle the blaze burning at Hazelwood open cut coal mine.
The former head of Fortescue’s Pilbara iron ore operations, David Woodall, has taken up with Newcrest mining.
AngloGold Ashanti’s results for 2013 saw the miner improve costs and production for the first time in nearly a decade.
Alcoa’s decision to close its Point Henry and Yennora rolling mills by the end of 2014 has devastated MHM Metals.
Gem Diamonds has uncovered two 160 carat plus diamonds from its Letseng mine.
The M580 Programmable Automation Controller is based entirely on the Ethernet and claims to be the world’s first ePAC.
Engineering contractor Monadelphous has posted a 10 per cent rise in its first half profit to $87.1 million.
Mining contractors say the collapse of Forge Group presents growth opportunities for other companies in the sector, with many vying to take over $1.5 billion in dumped contracts.
Intrepid Mines has won its long running Indonesian Tujuh Bukit project dispute.
The Planning Assessment Commission will hold a public hearing today as part of its review of Yancoal’s Stratford mine expansion plans.
The debate around the use of 100 per cent FIFO workforces has heated up as BMA forges ahead with plans to expand two coal mines and build a new one ...
Clive Palmer has dropped plans to force Chinese-owned CITIC Pacific into bankruptcy.
The carbon tax has not been given by Alcoa as a reason it chose to close down its Point Henry aluminium smelter.
The NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure has given its support to the controversial Wallarah 2 coal mine.
Downer EDI has been awarded the contract to continue to provide mining services at the Commodore coal mine.
Activists dressed in bat suit costumes have shut down Idemistu’s Boggabri coal mine after using harnesses to suspend themselves upside down on the site’s coal loader.
The amount of Forge Group’s debt has risen to more than $700 million as claims surface that managers made questionable spending decisions in the months leading up to the company’s ...
Joy Global has released a new high powered rotary blasthole drill rig.
A fossicker has uncovered an enormous 753 carat sapphire whilst simply scanning the ground at the aptly named Gemfields, near Emerald, QLD.
The Perth Coroner’s Court has heard risk assessment processes at WA mines need to be overhauled after a man fell 25 metres to his death in an underground mine shaft.
Speculation about the future of the Point Henry Alcoa smelter in Geelong has ended this morning, with news that the 50-year-old site will close in August.
An occupational health service provider owned by the CFMEU and the NSW Minerals Council has been accused of providing mining companies with financial kickbacks that disadvantage doctors tendering to perform ...
Research by the University of Melbourne has found the concept of a social licence to operate is “purely metaphorical” and is negatively impacting both mining companies and the communities in ...
Anglo American has posted mixed results that have buoyed new CEO Mark Cutifani, who says they are encouraging, but not yet good enough.
Ausenco has won the contract for the expansion of the Tonkolili iron ore mine’s process plant.
Santos said losses of up to $100,000 a day caused by protesters in the Pilliga forest would be passed onto consumers when gas from CSG wells comes online.
Clive Palmer has intensified his dispute with CITIC Pacific, accusing its president of corrupt practices.
More than 200 illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground following a rockfall at a South African gold mine.
A further 70 workers of the collapsed Forge Group have been sacked after one of the company’s remaining contracts was terminated.
A 59-year-old man died at Central Norseman Gold’s Harlequin mine at the weekend in an underground rock fall accident.
Shares in gold miner Regis Resources were placed in a trading halt yesterday as the company plans to make an announcement about its rain-affected Duketon project in Western Australia.
Calibre Group has won the contract for Rio Tinto’s West Angelas iron ore mine expansion in the Pilbara.
Orica has signed a long term agreement for CF Industries to supply up to 725 747 tonnes of ammonium nitrate
The CFMEU has urged the NSW government to get behind the expansion of Anglo American’s Drayton South mine.
A series of cost cutting measures and efficiency procedures over the last 12 months have paid off as Rio Tinto announces a jump in earnings.
The Planning Assessment Commission will hold several meetings in Mudgee this month as it reviews Moolarben Coal’s plans to extend its mining operations.