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- Work stalls on ilmenite mine in Northern Territory (0) September 27, 2013
Work on an $8 billion ilmenite mine in the Northern Territory has been put on hold, with first ore not expected until early next year.
- Tropicana achieves first gold early and on budget (0) September 27, 2013
Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has produced first gold from its Tropicana joint venture project ahead of schedule and on budget.
- No guarantee on wages as Gujarat NRE fails to pay workers (0) September 27, 2013
Gujarat NRE have again failed to pay workers their weekly wages and cannot confirm when the money will be available.
- Programmed win massive Ichthys LNG contract (0) September 27, 2013
Programmed have won a $100 million contract to provide services for the INPEX operated Ichthys LNG project.
- Australian Industry and Lifestyle Exhibitions under spotlight amid more scam allegations (0) September 26, 2013
Australian Industry and Lifestyle Exhibitions is in the spotlight once more over alleged claims of dodgy dealings regarding its exhibitions.
- SA iron ore pipeline to boost exports (0) September 26, 2013
A $5 billion infrastructure project proposed for South Australia will help boost iron ore exports to more than 100 million tonnes per year, the state government says.
- Governments ink deal to fast track environmental approvals (0) September 26, 2013
The Abbott government has sealed a deal with Queensland aimed at streamlining the process of environmental approvals in a bid to cut green tape.
- BHP prices $US5bn bond (0) September 26, 2013
Mining powerhouse BHP Billiton has priced a $US5 billion ($AU5.3 billion) four-tranche bond offering.
- Injunction to stop work at Maules Creek mine dismissed (0) September 26, 2013
Whitehaven Coal has won the right to continue work at its Maules Creek mine project after an injunction application to stop the development was dismissed in the Federal Court.
- Newmont on the lookout for copper opportunities (0) September 26, 2013
Gold producer Newmont Mining is searching for new gold and copper assets, saying the depressed market is the perfect time to acquire new assets.
- Barrick flags $2bn in cost cuts, earmarks Plutonic for divestment (0) September 25, 2013
The world’s largest gold producer, Barrick Gold has revealed just how much it expects to cut from the company.
- Cougar fined over leak of carcinogenic chemical at Kingaroy (0) September 25, 2013
Cougar Energy has been fined $75,000 for leaking benzene into groundwater at its underground coal gasification project at Kingaroy in Queensland.
- Weaker commodity market here for the short term: BHP (0) September 25, 2013
Mining giant BHP Billiton says it doesn’t expect commodity prices to recover in the short term, blaming increased supply for weaker prices.
- 50 workers lose jobs at Broken Hill mine (0) September 25, 2013
CBH Resources has slashed a third of its workforce at Rasp Mine in Broken Hill.
- Union calls for an end to lone worker night shifts (0) September 25, 2013
Unions have renewed calls to end lone worker night shifts, following WA’s first mine site death in two years.
- CFMEU battle coal worker pay freeze (0) September 25, 2013
The CFMEU are fighting against a new enterprise agreement at Peabody’s Metropolitan coal mine that it claims will see workers’ wages stalled.
- Peabody cut 70 jobs from Wilkie Creek coal mine (0) September 25, 2013
Peabody have cut 70 jobs from Wilkie Creek coal mine as the company continues to dramatically trim its workforce.
- Tasmanian iron ore mine to go ahead after appeal dismissed (0) September 25, 2013
A court challenge to stop the development of Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine in Tasmania’s Tarkine region has been dismissed, paving the way for the iron ore project to go ...
- Cockies fine dine in Boddington mine (0) September 24, 2013
Rehabilitated mining pits are luring Western Australia’s iconic black cockatoos, proving to be a vital new food source, research has found.
- Yancoal want more cash for coal (0) September 24, 2013
Yancoal is seeking to alter its contract with WA’s state-owned power generator Verve Energy, as production costs continue to outweigh the price being paid for coal.
- Draining the life-blood, a cheap grab for headlines (0) September 24, 2013
The Queensland Resources Council has come out swinging at a report on groundwater released yesterday by mining activists, labelling it “alarmist” and a “cheap grab for headlines”.
- FIFO jobs at a crossroads (16) September 24, 2013
If new projects aren’t given the go ahead Queensland’s FIFO and DIDO workforce will drop about 4000 positions by 2015, new state government population data suggests.
- Shell seals deal for world- first FLNG training facility (0) September 24, 2013
Oil and gas giant Shell have teamed up with the Challenger Institute of Technology to develop a world first FLNG specialist training facility in Perth.
- Galaxy Resources cuts jobs (3) September 24, 2013
Lithium miner Galaxy Resources will reduce the number of workers at its Perth head office by 50 per cent as the company continues cost-cutting measures.
- Taking mining automation into the next reality (0) September 24, 2013
Is the next step for mining automation and tele-remote operations augmented reality? Cole Latimer reports.
- Fortescue wrest control of processing from Crushing Services over safety concerns (0) September 24, 2013
Fortescue Metals Group has used its step-in rights to take management of its ore processing at Christmas Creek away from contractor Crushing Services International.
- Alacer Gold sells off all its Australian mines (0) September 24, 2013
Canadian miner Alacer Gold has sold off its Australian gold mines to Australian company Metals X.
- Mining unemployment slides (0) September 23, 2013
Unemployment among minerals industry professionals has skyrocketed; new research shows figures have moved from nearly 2 per cent to more than one in ten.
- NSW Minerals Council awards for excellence (0) September 23, 2013
A finalist at the NSW Minerals Council’s Community and Environment Excellence Awards, Yancoal’s Molarben coal project has been commended for its noise minimisation program.
- World’s first Hitachi backhoes delivered to Australian coal mine (0) September 23, 2013
Hitachi is commissioning its first EX8000-6BH backhoe excavators at Stanwell Corporation’s Meandu coal mine.
- GlencoreXstrata miner dies on site (0) September 23, 2013
An Xstrata miner has died of a suspected heart attack while working underground at the company’s Oaky Creek No 1 mine.
- Komatsu haul trucks now available with LNG conversions (0) September 23, 2013
GFS Corp, a natural gas conversion technology specialist and the first to market conversion packs for large mine haul trucks has announced two new additions.
- CFMEU to take GlencoreXstrata to court over Collinsville coal mine (0) September 23, 2013
The CFMEU will take GlencoreXstrata to court in an attempt to halt it from hiring new workers at the site.
- Alkane EIS for Dubbo mine goes on display (0) September 20, 2013
The environmental impact study for Alkane Resources’ Dubbo zirconia project in New South Wales’ Central West has gone on public display.
- PNG government seizes control of OK Tedi (0) September 20, 2013
Papua New Guinea’s government has pushed legislation through parliament allowing it to gain 100 per cent ownership of the OK Tedi mine.
- Australia’s Nic Adams among global top ten finalists for GE’s Jet Engine Bracket Design Quest (0) September 20, 2013
The competition invited individuals, companies and institutions to redesign loading brackets found on jet engines using 3D printing.
- Australia’s zinc mine of the Century to close (0) September 20, 2013
The rising cost of doing business in Australia will see the country’s largest zinc mine close in 2016.
- UGL appoints new engineering CEO (0) September 20, 2013
UGL has announced the appointment of Russell Waugh as the head of its engineering business.
- Opportunities still flowing for Australian mining (0) September 20, 2013
With growth in Australian mining investment slowing, the resources sector is shifting towards operational management and existing resources rather than new investment. This means that wins for Australian businesses will ...
- Rio and Chalco call it stumps on $20bn QLD bauxite deposit (0) September 20, 2013
Mining major Rio Tinto and Chinese owned Chalco have opted out of bidding for the $20 billion Aurukun bauxite deposit in Cape York, leaving Glencore and Australia Indigenous Resources in ...
- Atlas spruiks its expanding portfolio (0) September 19, 2013
Iron ore producer Atlas Iron has highlighted its expanding production profile, confirming its mine and port developments are on track to achieving 10 million tonnes per annum capacity.
- $50m Tasmanian coal mine approved (0) September 19, 2013
A new Tasmanian coal mine is set to be operational within three years after securing state approval yesterday.
- Pope calls on miners to focus on environment, workers, and the community (0) September 19, 2013
The newly appointed Pope, Francis I, has called on miners to ensure they fulfill their environmental responsibilities and treat workers fairly.
- Siemens to open mining service centre in Queensland (0) September 19, 2013
Siemens will open a new dedicated service centre for repairs and maintenance in the heart of Queensland’s coalfields.
- Vale pleads guilty, receives record fine (0) September 19, 2013
Vale has been given a record fine after pleading guilty to the deaths of two workers in 2011.
- NRW Holdings wins $620 million Roy Hill contract (0) September 19, 2013
NRW Holdings has officially been awarded the rail earthworks contract for the Roy Hill project.
- A truck so easy to drive a hamster can do it, really! [VIDEO] (0) September 19, 2013
A hamster has managed to safely steer a 16.5 tonne Volvo FMX dump truck from the bottom of a quarry.
- MMG cancel Dugald River contract for Forge Group (0) September 19, 2013
MMG has made the decision to terminate its engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Forge at its Dugald River mine’s processing facility.
- Help on the way for Collinsville locals as mine closure continues to bite (0) September 18, 2013
Consultants are on the ground in Collinsville helping businesses stay afloat as the closure of the town’s coal mine continues to impact the community.
- CSG top priority for Macfarlane (0) September 18, 2013
New federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane intends to convince New South Wales farmers to change their stance against coal seam gas
- CSG terminology change “ridiculous”: activists (0) September 18, 2013
The NSW government’s move to rename coal seam gas to “natural gas from coal seams” has come under fire from Stop CSG Illawarra.
- Revival of coal demand coming: QRC (0) September 18, 2013 Queensland Resources Council chief Michael Roche says the global demand for coal is set to increase, with mines in the state well positioned take advantage of the swing.
- QMEA students taking on mine challenge (0) September 18, 2013
Fourteen students will gather in Moranbah this week for the annual BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Mine Challenge.
- Sirius scopes out Nova-Bollinger project (2) September 18, 2013
This year’s mining rock star Sirius Resources estimates it will cost $471 million to deliver its Nova-Bollinger project with a production capacity of 28,000 tonnes of nickel and 11,000 tonnes ...
- Santos given approval for CSG drilling in Pilliga (0) September 18, 2013
Santos has been given the go ahead to drill eight exploration coal seam gas wells in the Pilliga Forest in north-west NSW.
- WorleyParsons wins $400m EPC contract (0) September 18, 2013
WorleyParsons has been awarded a $402 million EPC contract for the MacKay River oil sands project.
- Poisonous gas kills five in China mine (0) September 17, 2013
Five people have died underground in a pyrite mine in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday after inhaling poisonous gas.
- Indigenous owners sign coal mine deal with miner (0) September 17, 2013
Indigenous owners and a mining company have inked a deal to develop a coal mine in Cape York on the northern tip of Queensland.
- Keech aims to match 3D printing with existing materials know-how (0) September 17, 2013
Castings and engineering solutions company Keech is currently shopping around for 3D printing technology, with a goal of having three units operating by year’s end.
- Asbestos fears over Rio railway line (0) September 17, 2013
A council in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has expressed concern over Rio Tinto’s plan to build a railway line near the asbestos-ridden ghost town of Wittenoom.
- Cobar miner fined $100k for tailings (0) September 17, 2013
A copper and gold mining company in Cobar was fined $100,000 in the Land and Environment Court last week after it pleaded guilty to a water pollution charge.
- Alpha coal project court challenge begins in Queensland (0) September 17, 2013
Court proceedings to halt GVK Hancock’s major Alpha Coal Project have started in Queensland’s Land Court, with environmentalists pushing for the mining approval the be revoked.
- Ulrich Spiesshofer takes over as ABB’s new Chief Executive Officer (0) September 17, 2013 ABB Australia announces that Ulrich Spiesshofer has taken over as chief executive officer of ABB, the leading power and automation technology group.
- Former Rio boss Tom Albanese joins Vedanta (0) September 17, 2013
Vedanta Resources has recruited former Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese as chairman of its resources subsidiary.
- “Natural gas from coal seams” to replace “CSG”, “coal seam gas” (0) September 17, 2013
The NSW government has been recommended to remove the term “coal seam gas” and its acronym CSG from official documents in the state and perhaps across Australia.
- Scania launches new tipper and dog solution for the resources industry (0) September 17, 2013
Scania introduces a new turnkey tipper-and-dog configuration for the resources industry.
- John Holland win enormous subcontract at Roy Hill mine (0) September 17, 2013
John Holland has been awarded a massive $257 million subcontract for the railway track at the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
- Yancoal to cut jobs at Gloucester mines (0) September 17, 2013
Yancoal are shedding jobs in the Gloucester Basin with Duralie and Stratford mines set to lose 60 employees.
- Macfarlane to hold “super portfolio” covering industry (0) September 17, 2013
Incoming prime minister Tony Abbott named his cabinet yesterday, with Groom MP Ian Macfarlane to be responsible for an expansive industry portfolio, with responsibilities including resources and energy, and manufacturing.
- $186m contract for Theiss Sedgman JV (0) September 16, 2013
Boggabri Coal has awarded the Thiess Sedgman Joint Venture a $186 million contract to design and construct a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP).
- Collinsville locals turn the tables on GlencoreXstrata [VIDEO] (0) September 16, 2013
Collinsville locals have produced a video demanding answers from GlencoreXstrata’s management after the miner closed down the local coal mine leaving 200 people out of work.
- Afgan mine collapse kills 28 workers (0) September 16, 2013
At least 28 miners are confirmed dead after a mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday.
- Coal workers lodge complaint over unpaid super (0) September 16, 2013
After striking last week over the late payment of wages, workers at Gujarat NRE’s Russell Vale mine have lodged complaints with the Australian Taxation Office over unpaid superannuation.
- Police hunt for human remains in a mine shaft (0) September 16, 2013
Police divers have carried out a search in an abandoned mine shaft near Bathurst for a man allegedly murdered in 2009.
- Bechtel still hiring 100 workers a week for Curtis Island LNG (0) September 16, 2013
Bechtel says it is hiring around 100 people per week as the company forges ahead with the construction of three LNG projects on Curtis Island in Queensland.
- Santos fined $120k over worker’s death (0) September 16, 2013
Santos has been fined $120,000 over the death of a worker at its Pilliga site in 2009.
- Mining exports could balance investment slowdown (0) September 16, 2013
Economists are saying a pick-up in mining exports can counterbalance the mining sector downturn in the future.
- Analysts tip more delays ahead for Roy Hill (0) September 16, 2013
Delays are mounting for Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore development, with the project expected to be pushed out another six months.
- Brockman chief faces corruption charges (0) September 16, 2013
The head of junior miner Brockman Mining has been charged with corruption in Hong Kong after being under investigation since October 2011.
- Ian Macfarlane tipped to be minister for mining, manufacturing (0) September 16, 2013
Prime Minister–elect Tony Abbott will name his front bench today, with Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane expected to be appointed as minister for both resources and industry.
- Second landslide hits Rio’s Bingham Canyon mine, 100 workers evacuated (0) September 16, 2013
A landslide at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon mine in Utah has resulted in the evacuation of about 100 workers and contractors on Wednesday night.
- New drills and bits released by Sandvik to fit new drill rigs (0) September 13, 2013
Sandvik has launched a swathe of new equipment following the unveiling of its new Pantera drill rigs.
- International mining hall of fame (0) September 13, 2013 It is time to recognise those who have made an impact on the face of mining through the years.
- CFMEU “wary” of new QLD mine safety proposals (0) September 13, 2013
The Queensland Government has put forward mine safety improvements and is asking for industry feedback.
- New CEO for New Hope (0) September 13, 2013
Coal miner New Hope Corporation is getting a new chief executive.
- “Get out of the way” in the Galilee Basin: QLD Premier to new PM (0) September 13, 2013
In his first telephone conversation with the new Prime Minister Tony Abbott since winning the election, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman told him to “get out of the way” in the ...
- Rinehart loses court battle for Pilbara iron ore deposit (0) September 13, 2013
Gina Rinehart has lost her bid to win back a 25 per cent stake in the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project on Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
- WA regulator sets price for FMG’s port and rail assets (0) September 13, 2013
Western Australia’s economic regulator has set a maximum price for access to Fortescue Metals Group’s port and rail assets.
- Coal workers strike over late payment of wages (0) September 13, 2013
A few dozen workers walked off the job at Gujarat NRE’s Russell Vale mine after a dispute with the company over the late payment of wages.
- Uranium mining a step closer in Queensland (0) September 12, 2013
The recommencement of uranium mining in Queensland is a step closer after Mines Minister Andrew Cripps released the government’s uranium strategy action plan.
- Sandvik launches new underground development drill (0) September 12, 2013
As part of its huge customer day in Finland, Sandvik has released a massive new underground development drill.
- Miner and farmers waiting on coal mine grant decision (0) September 12, 2013
The Queensland Government is due to hand its decision within the month on whether it will allow the first mine to be constructed below Strategic Cropping Land in Central Queensland.
- Groups unite to lobby for drinking water catchment areas (0) September 12, 2013
A new alliance of 50 groups have joined forces to campaign against mining activities near Sydney’s drinking water catchment area.
- Mining jobs gloom tipped to persist (0) September 12, 2013
Hiring in the mining sector is tipped to continue its downward trend for the rest of the year, with a recent study recording the lowest employment intentions since 2009.
- $15b Arrow LNG project approved (0) September 12, 2013
Arrow Energy’s $15 billion LNG project has been granted state approval by the Queensland Government.
- New head for Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine (0) September 12, 2013
Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper and gold mine, Oyu Tolgoi has appointed a new president and chief executive.
- Miners ask R U OK? (0) September 12, 2013
The fly-in fly-out lifestyle isn’t an easy one to manage, and although many miners on FIFO rotations are paid generously, there are sometimes issues that come with this form of ...
- Sandvik launches new drill rigs (0) September 11, 2013
Sandvik has launched a new top hammer and down the hole drill rig, and in the process revived an old line – Pantera.
- Prisoners recruited on NT mine site (0) September 11, 2013
Two companies have recruited prisoners to work on a salt mine in central Australia after the companies failed to find employees.
- GlencoreXstrata parks Wandoan coal project, cuts capex (0) September 11, 2013
GlencoreXstrata has officially joined the long list of miners inflicting pressure on bottom lines, shelving projects and taking the knife to capital expenditure.
- Seabed mining ban sees mining body call on compo (0) September 11, 2013
The peak body for exploration companies has demanded compensation from the Northern Territory government after it repealed licenses granted to three miners when it prohibited seabed mining off Groote Eylandt.
- Job offers fading for engineering graduates as mining slumps (0) September 11, 2013
There is no longer a guarantee engineering students will have jobs waiting for them when they graduate in Western Australia.
- MP calls for inquiry into Glencore’s Sugarloaf spill (0) September 10, 2013
The state government’s handling of environmental damage caused by mining giant Glencore is being called into question as an independent MP demands an inquiry.
- Apprentices feel mining slowdown in the Hunter (0) September 10, 2013
The Hunter Valley Training Company say the slowdown in the mining industry has forced it to look for apprentices and traineeships in other sectors.
- Newcrest boss’ pay axed by $1m (0) September 10, 2013 Newcrest Mining’s boss has taken a million dollar pay cut to $2.73 million after the company reported its first annual loss in 11 years.
- NSW dust control standards ramp up (0) September 10, 2013
Amid growing community concerns over the potential health impacts dust generated by mining activities has, the environmental watchdog has launched the next stage of its dust management agenda.
- Caterpillar cut 70 jobs at Burnie (861) September 10, 2013
Caterpillar Underground Mining has cut 70 workers from its manufacturing facility in Burnie, Tasmania.
- Sandvik prepares ahead of ‘customer day’ (0) September 9, 2013
Sandvik is seeing customers come in fromaround the world ahead of its massive Customer Day.
- A vision of safety (0) September 9, 2013
The release of new high level brightness Australian made lights for miners is helping fight fatigue on site.
- Rinehart places confidence behind coalition (0) September 9, 2013
Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has weighed into the post election commentary saying the coalition needs to fix Australia’s economic issues.
- Aussie doctors oppose NZ coal mine (0) September 9, 2013 Two Australian doctors have shown opposition for a new open cast coal mine in Waikato, New Zealand.
- Steep cost for family who fought coal mining company (0) September 9, 2013
A fundraiser is being held for a family who took on Hume Coal over land access rights, after the family lost the court battle, incurring high legal costs.
- Newcrest disclosure review fails to find “smoking gun” (0) September 9, 2013
A self-commissioned disclosure review by Newcrest Mining has mostly absolved the gold miner of any major misconduct.
- South Australian uranium mine set for Russian buyout (0) September 9, 2013
The owner of the Honeymoon Well uranium mine in South Australia is set to be purchased by its major Russian shareholder.
- Coalition to “reboot” mining boom (0) September 9, 2013
The newly elected Abbott government isn’t wasting time, getting straight to work on a number of its election promises; with incoming minister Andrew Robb declaring it will “reboot” the mining ...
- NZ gold mine faces Green opposition (0) September 6, 2013
The New Zealand Green Party has labelled a gold mine near Waihi in the country North Island as “inappropriate”, saying it is on Department of Conservation land in the Karangahake ...
- Research into land owners and their mining rights (0) September 6, 2013
The Queensland University of Technology and the Environmental Defenders’ Office (EDO) will conduct research to see if land owners are being duped on mining issues.
- WA launches crackdown on mine site bullying (12) September 6, 2013
The Department of Mines and Petroleum have seen bullying reports triple in Western Australia’s south west mines over the last two years, compared to the previous three years.
- Geophysicists discover world’s largest single volcano (4) September 6, 2013
Geophysicists say they have discovered the world’s largest single volcano, inactive of course.
- Bulga association rejects Warkworth’s grounds for appeal (0) September 6, 2013 Bulga residents battling against the mining company in the NSW Court of Appeal snubbed the suggestion the court did not apply procedural fairness when it overturned the expansion of the ...
- Miners’ merger & acquisition activity meager for 2013 (0) September 6, 2013
Sluggish merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector is set in for the medium term, with mining majors more likely to shed assets then add them to their swag, ...
- Closure of Glencore’s Collinsville mine ‘hurting locals’ (0) September 6, 2013
Over 100 people turned out to a community meeting held in Collinsville last night as locals are becoming increasingly concerned their town will go under as Glencore keep the coal ...
- Thiess win $1.8 billion deal with QGC (0) September 6, 2013
Thiess have won a $1.8 billion contract from CSG producer QGC for the construction of gas compression facilities in Queensland’s Surat Basin.
- Hastings Deering to open new facility after fire last year (0) September 6, 2013
Hastings Deering will soon open the doors to its new Mackay facility.
- Mining industry voting early (20) September 6, 2013
With the federal election just one day away, miners across the country are being given a range of options to ensure they do not miss out on their right to ...
- $100m tungsten project gets green light (0) September 6, 2013
The Queensland Government has given environmental authority (EA) for Vital Metals’ Watershed tungsten project 160 kilometres northwest of Cairns near Mt Carbine.
- Random Analytics: Mining Workforce Planning Scan (August 2013) (0) September 6, 2013 Workforce planner Shane Granger presents a report card on the the current state of the mining industry, and how it is positioned from a workforce planning perspective.
- Scanalyse and Outotec win Rio Tinto Eureka prize for mill mapper project (0) September 5, 2013
Scanalyse , acquired by Finnish mining giant Outotec won the 2013 Australian Museum Rio Tinto Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation for the creation of MillMapper and CrushMapper systems.
- United nations to assist in Bougainville mine remediation (0) September 5, 2013
Rio Tinto’s Panguna copper mine will get help from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to deal with its environmental problems.
- 80,000 strike in South Africa’s gold sector (0) September 5, 2013
Wage disputes have spilled over into strikes in South Africa as 80,000 gold miners go on strike.
- New gold mine slated for Western Australia (4) September 5, 2013
Southern Gold is forging ahead with the development of a new gold mine in Western Australia after positive results in a pre-feasibility study.
- CEOs say mining boom still has steam (0) September 5, 2013
Australian chief executives are optimistic about mining’s future, saying the income stage of the boom will be to mining’s advantage as production for iron ore and liquefied natural gas ramps ...
- 450 jobs created at BMA’s new Daunia coal mine (0) September 5, 2013
The official opening of BMA’s new Queensland coal mine will see 450 workers directly employed at the project.
- Miner airlifted suffering carbon monoxide poisoning (0) September 5, 2013
Suffering carbon monoxide poisoning, a miner has been airlifted from a remote mine site east of Mount Isa in Queensland on Saturday.
- Seeing Machines fatigue system wins BHP contract (0) September 5, 2013
Seeing Machines has won a $1.5 million order for its Driver State System which uses driver eye tracking technology to monitor fatigue.
- Broken Hill miner Perilya set for Chinese buyout (0) September 5, 2013
The owner of Broken Hill’s silver, lead and zinc mine is set to be purchased by its major Chinese shareholder in a deal worth $269.3 million.
- New coal royalty ruled out by QLD premier (0) September 5, 2013
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman assured BHP Billiton’s Queensland’s coal industry will not be inflicted with another royalty rise and pledged a more secure royalty framework.
- Gladstone council mulls over workers’ camp request (0) September 4, 2013
Gladstone Regional Council has received an application to erect a 516-room workers’ camp.
- Tinkler’s Aston Metals in receivership (0) September 4, 2013
Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler’s Aston Metals, a base metals company, has gone into receivership with a Hong Kong-based trustee company.
- Abbott prefers the expansion of existing coal ports (0) September 4, 2013
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he prefers the idea of expanding existing coal ports along the Queensland coast rather than the construction of new projects.
- Hitachi launches articulated dump trucks into Australia (0) September 4, 2013
Hitachi is releasing the two new Bell E-Series articulated dump trucks into Australia.
- Atlas Copco cuts workers (0) September 4, 2013
Atlas Copco has cut more than 100 workers from its major plant in Sweden.
- Coalition promises “use it or lose it” offshore lease policy (0) September 4, 2013
The Federal Opposition disclosed a variety of resources and energy policies yesterday, including pushing gas and oil companies to “use it or lose it” to hang on to offshore leases.
- 800 applications received for 70 jobs at Boggabri mine (0) September 4, 2013
Just five months after cutting 100 jobs at Boggabri coal mine, Downer EDI have rehired 42 people, eight of which are previously retrenched workers.
- Monadelphous wins massive Rio Tinto Cape Lambert port contract (0) September 4, 2013
Monadelphous has secured a major construction contract with Rio Tinto at its Cape Lambert iron ore port.
- Ammonia leak at Orica’s Kooragang Island facility (0) September 3, 2013
Orica has seen an ammonia spill at its Kooragang Island plant this morning after a leaking gasket was discovered.
- BHP gives $2.5m to Muswellbrook Hospital (0) September 3, 2013
Mining giant BHP Billiton has donated $2.5 million for a new emergency department at Muswellbrook Hospital.
- GE partners with XD Electric to provide high voltage transmission to Australia (0) September 3, 2013
GE and XD Electric have partnered together to combine GE’s grid automation capability with XD’s experience and high voltage power equipment.
- MPs rally behind sand mining (0) September 3, 2013 Three MPs have thrown their support behind sand mining on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, saying it boosts employment.
- Union talks with BHP over train driver pay to recommence (0) September 3, 2013
Pay deals between BHP and its rail drivers have recommenced after the miner failed to meet union demands of pay rises, cheap rent in the Pilbara and extra annual leave.
- Pike River re-entry plan approved by NZ government (0) September 3, 2013
The families of the miners killed in the Pike River coal mine explosions have been informed this morning on the NZ Government’s plan to re-enter the mine.
- Labor promises $16m mining industry partnership (0) September 3, 2013
Brisbane would be the base for a $16 million mining industry innovation partnership if Labor wins the federal election on September 7.
- Browse partners agree to FLNG option (0) September 3, 2013
Woodside have announced that its Browse partners have signed off on the use of FLNG technology to develop the gasfields off the Kimberley coast.
- New innovative dragline system slated for GVK Hancock Alpha coal mine (0) September 3, 2013
As the coal price continues to suffer, more miners are looking towards innovative and more efficient ways to extract product.
- Court told unfavourable coal mine advice snubbed (0) September 3, 2013 The court trial for the contentious Ashton coalmine in Camberwell has begun and the Land and Environment Court heard any assessment critical of the mine was rejected by the NSW ...
- CSG opponents target Barry O’Farrell’s electorate (0) September 3, 2013
Stop CSG Illawarra has taken its fight to Barry O’Farrell’s electorate, telling residents gathered at St Ives Community Hall that drilling in Sydney’s drinking water catchment should be banned.
- Swick wins Newmont APAC drilling contract (0) September 3, 2013
Swick Mining has won a contract renewal for underground diamond drilling at Newmont’s operations.
- Ashton mine legal bid to begin today (0) September 2, 2013 An open-cut coal mine that received NSW Government approval last year will face a legal bid from the Upper Hunter community starting today.
- Coal company wants to be consulted on environment protection strategy (0) September 2, 2013
Centennial Coal wants to be involved in a state government environmental protection strategy in the Hunter region.
- FMG cancels WA FIFO flights (0) September 2, 2013
Fortescue Metal Group is no longer going ahead with fly in, fly out charter flights from Busselton Regional Airport this month.
- Moolarben Coal working on conservation plan for The Drip (0) September 2, 2013
Moolarben Coal say they are working on a conservation plan for the area around ‘The Drip’ in central west New South Wales.
- Gold used to treat prostate cancer (0) September 2, 2013
A Hunter research group has found injecting gold granules into a patient’s prostate can precisely target the area during radiation treatment.
- Rio Tinto loads first ship from the largest integrated mining project in Australia (0) September 2, 2013
Rio Tinto has loaded its first shipment of iron ore from its newly expanded port, rail, and mine operations in Western Australia.
- Illawarra coal miner fined (0) September 2, 2013
Illawarra coal miner Gujarat NRE has been issued two $3000 penalty notices for failing to comply with the conditions of its approval.
- EPA suspends licence at Corindi Quarry (0) September 2, 2013
The Environment Protection Authority has suspended the licence of a Coffs Harbour quarrying company.
- Forge Group JV wins billion dollar Roy Hill mine contract (0) September 2, 2013
A joint venture between the Forge Group and Duro Felguera has won a $1.47 billion contract for EPC works at the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
- Palaeontologists head to mine site to hunt fossils (0) August 30, 2013
Queensland Museum paelaeontologists are heading out to a BHP coal mine to uncover fossils.
- Macdonald and ‘mate’ Maitland acted corruptly over Doyles Creek: ICAC (0) August 30, 2013
Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald has been declared to have acted corruptly over the approval of a coal exploration licence.
- Blacked-out buses to transport Glencore’s new workers: CFMEU (0) August 30, 2013
The CMFEU have called on Glencore to retain the current workforce at Collinsville mine amid speculation the miner is planning on bussing in workers from other towns.
- Be a man and get a check up: FIFO worker talks prostate cancer (0) August 30, 2013
A Gladstone fly in, fly out worker, Liz Jelley, is taking the initiative to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
- AGL reports CSG loss (0) August 30, 2013
AGL Energy’s 2013 financial report revealed it has suffered massive losses from its New South Wales gas assets.
- Commodity prices shrink MMG bottom line by 75% (0) August 30, 2013
Global resources company MMG reported a profit fall of 75 per cent to $35.9 million for the first half of 2013.
- NRW Holdings to start work on Roy Hill rail earthworks (0) August 30, 2013
NRW has received a letter of intent from Samsung C&T to subcontract works for the Roy Hill iron ore project’s rail earthworks.
- Pike River coal mine re-entry plan on the agenda (0) August 30, 2013
A plan is currently being formatted to re-enter the collapsed Pike River mine.
- Cat launches new rotary drill (0) August 30, 2013
Caterpillar has released its new rotary blasthole drill – the MD6420B for hard and soft rock drilling.
- Rio’s Simandou mine faces 3-year delay (0) August 30, 2013
Exports from Rio Tinto’s $US20 billion ($22.4bn) Simandou iron ore venture has been postponed for three years.
- Workplace fight brewing at Glencore’s Collinsville coal mine (0) August 30, 2013
An industrial relations battle is taking shape in Queensland as Glencore plan to suspend operations at its Collinsville coal mine, forcing workers to sign a new agreement if they want ...
- Miner defends proposal to mine on heritage land (0) August 29, 2013
Burrup Materials’ director has defended his mine proposal on heritage-listed land in the Pilbara, after coming under attack from a Greens MP.
- The Periodic Table has a new contender: element 115 (0) August 29, 2013
Scientists say they have evidence to prove the existence of a new chemical element. The new “super-heavy” element has the atomic number of 115 and it does not occur naturally.
- How shifting to CSG helped firm survive (0) August 29, 2013
Equipment supplier MAC’S Engineering has shifted to CSG as a way to survive the mining downturn.
- Morris Corporation wins massive Fortescue accommodation contract (0) August 29, 2013
Morris Corporation has won a $435 million contract to provide catering and hospitality through its Indigenous joint ventures at Fortescue’s Pilbara operations.
- Keech subsidiary to offer large-scale 3D printing service (0) August 29, 2013
BPM 3D Technologies has been awarded a $141,700 Victorian government grant and will spend $500,000 of its own money with the goal of having three 3D printers up and running ...
- Indigenous group ‘joyous’ over Native Title claim win (0) August 29, 2013
The Banjima people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region have won a Native Title claim covering over 10,000sqkm after a 15-year court battle.
- WA Premier offers a mining hand to Africa (0) August 29, 2013
WA Premier Colin Barnett has quashed doubts Australia is threatened by Africa’s rise in the mining industry by proposing to work with the African governments to propel their mining industries.
- Newcrest de-lists from Toronto Stock Exchange (0) August 29, 2013
Newcrest has announced it de-list from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
- Former coal mine transformed into community hub (0) August 29, 2013
A former coal mine in Belgium has been reborn as a modernist community space, with high schools, movie theatres and hiking tracks taking the place of old mining infrastructure.
- Glencore gets remediation notice over cement spill (0) August 29, 2013
Mining conglomerate Glencore received a notice on Wednesday afternoon to clean up a huge cement spill in a Sugarloaf State Conservation Area in the lower Hunter.
- Altra Industrial Motion unveils new backstop for large conveyors (0) August 29, 2013 Altra Industrial Motion has released Stieber Clutch’s new load sharing, compact releasable backstop for large conveyors.
- Calibre Group win Roy Hill rail contract (0) August 29, 2013 The Calibre Group have won a contract for the detailed design of the 330km heavy haul main line rail for the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
- S.Africa gold sector pay offer snubbed (0) August 28, 2013
There is no end in sight for wage disputes in South Africa, with the country’s union refusing the final pay hike proposal from the gold mining industry.
- Freeport and Newmont face export ban despite MoU (0) August 28, 2013
Signing memoranda of understanding to supply concentrates to local smelters has not spared US-backed gold miners Freeport Indonesia and Newmont Nusa Tenggarra from next year’s export prohibition.
- Judge directs Barrick to pay $1.4m compo (0) August 28, 2013
A judge has directed Barrick Gold to pay $1.4 million in compensation to the de facto partner and son of a mine worker who died at the Kanowna Belle mine ...
- Protestors promise to hit Aurizon’s bottom line (0) August 28, 2013
Environmental groups opposed to the development of coal mines in the Galilee Basin have vowed to target the hip pockets of the financial backers of projects, starting with rail firm ...
- Mining expo hoax (5) August 28, 2013
A country club in the Pilbara has been inundated with calls from people who have paid deposits to attend a mining exhibition that doesn’t exist.
- SGS to open new minerals testing facility in Kalgoorlie (0) August 28, 2013
SGS has announced it will open a new minerals and construction materials testing facility in Kalgoorlie later this year.
- QLD govt told to act over Dee River contamination (0) August 28, 2013
Six Rockhampton councillors went to Gladstone to call on the Queensland state government to take action on water toxicity problems at the Mount Morgan mine and Dee River.
- NSW mining amendments splits region (0) August 28, 2013 The NSW government’s changes to regulations on mining proposals have split the mid-western area of state.
- The Fallacy of Prefeasibility Rules and Guidelines (0) August 28, 2013
An insight into the dangers of setting limits on the accuracy of reporting structures and information.
- The top five mining countries and their GDP (0) August 28, 2013 An infographic examining the top five mining countries globally, who is mining, and what they are digging.
- Report examines CSG effects (0) August 28, 2013
A new report has concluded grazing is most suitable to co-exist with coal seam gas and “tight” gas production.
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