GVK unfazed by gas boom’s impact on coal (0) June 25, 2013 Mining giant GVK is going ahead with its $10.6 billion planned projects west of Rockhampton despite concerns the gas boom will jeopardise coal.
Barrick axes another 100 jobs (0) June 25, 2013 Gold mining major Barrick Gold has announced further job cuts with plans to axe 100 jobs at its corporate offices in Toronto.
Power shortage at Apex mine (0) June 25, 2013 Apex Minerals has been hit with more trouble after a mechanical failure has left its Wiluna gold mine with power shortage. The company is looking for more cash injection.
Greens want to put the kibosh on NSW power stations (0) June 25, 2013 The NSW Greens are looking to close all large-scale fossil fuel power stations by 2031, claiming politicians are the only obstacle to a state run entirely on renewable energy.
37 dead in African gold mine collapse (0) June 25, 2013 At least 37 miners have died after a gold mine collapsed in the Central African Republic, according to a spokesman for the presidency.
150 PNG Newcrest jobs cut (0) June 25, 2013 Newcrest is slashing 150 local and expat jobs at Papua New Guinea’s Lihir gold mine.
Xstrata cuts Ravensworth jobs (6) June 25, 2013 The newly merged GlencoreXstrata has axed 46 workers at its Ravensworth mine in the Hunter Valley.
457 visa ‘victims’ lobby government to fix scheme (0) June 24, 2013 A Filipino national working on a 457 visa who was allegedly forced to pay back half his wage to his employer every week will be one of two people speaking ...
Company applies for gold mining approval in Northern Territory (0) June 24, 2013 Adelaide-based resource company Thor Mining have lodged a notice with the Northern Territory Government to commence gold mining operations at Spring Hill mine northwest of Pine Creek.
WA watchdog cracking down on mine safety (0) June 24, 2013 Western Australia’s resources regulatory body is cracking down on injuries and ‘near misses’ in the Midwest mining sector after two incidents at Karara mine in the past couple of months.
Green signal for some Freeport operations (0) June 24, 2013 The Indonesian government has given approval for Freeport McMoRan to resume some operations at the world’s second biggest copper mine, according to a senior company official.
Kalgoorlie’s Superpit operator reviews costs (0) June 24, 2013 The company which operates the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Superpit has announced low gold prices and high production costs have forced them to run cost reviews in order to keep the mine viable. ...
BC Iron eyeing Pilbara mine assets (0) June 24, 2013 BC Iron is looking to grow and the company’s chief is eyeing good deals in the Pilbara as iron ore prices fall.
Leighton secures Kings mine contract (19) June 24, 2013 After a tough year, mining contractor Leighton Holdings has secured its largest ever single contract with Fortescue Metals Group awarding a $2.8 billion contract to the company.
Barrick cuts U.S jobs (143) June 24, 2013 The world’s largest gold miner, Barrick Gold has sacked 55 workers in Utah and Nevada off the back of falling gold prices and struggling stock.
Mining looking good despite employment dip (0) June 24, 2013 The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data saying the mining sector’s prospects look positive despite a 2 per cent drop in employment.
Rio to keep diamonds business (0) June 24, 2013 After pushing for the potential divestment of its global diamond assets, Rio Tinto has now opted to retain its assets.
No Joy for Unanderra workers as mining machinery plant shuts down (0) June 24, 2013 The Australian subsidiary of mining giant Joy Global is closing its Unanderra plant, with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union claiming that 50 jobs will be lost as a result.
‘Water trigger’ bill passes the Senate (5) June 21, 2013 The bill known as the ‘water trigger’ amendment has passed the Senate, giving the Commonwealth the responsibility of ensuring there are no impacts on water systems when considering CSG or ...
Pike River trial moved to Wellington (0) June 21, 2013 A judge has ruled former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall would be significantly compromised if proceedings went ahead in Greymouth.
Indonesia looks at resuming Freeport mine (0) June 21, 2013 Indonesia’s government is contemplating restarting open-pit mining at Freeport McMoran the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Tuesday.
Eagle Downs mine cuts jobs, may shut mine (11) June 21, 2013 Eagle Downs coal mine, a joint venture between Aquila and Vale, has announced it is cutting jobs and putting the mine into care and maintenance.
GVK hits back at Alpha mine Greenpeace claims (0) June 21, 2013 Indian conglomerate GVK has hit back against criticism of its environmental credence after Greenpeace released a report saying its coal project in Queensland is unviable.
200 jobs to go at two Hastings Deering sites (0) June 21, 2013 Mining equipment company Hastings Deering is cutting 200 jobs across its Rockhampton and Mackay sites, blaming the slowdown in the resources sector.
BHP selling iron ore stake for $1.5b (0) June 21, 2013 Mining giant BHP Billiton is selling a 15 per cent stake in its Australian Jimblebar iron ore mine to two Japanese trading firms, Itochu Corporation and Mitsui & Co for ...
35 jobs axed as QLD’S Monto mine closes (0) June 20, 2013 More than 35 jobs will go at a Monto mine as Belridge Enterprises ceases operations at the Goondicum ilmenite mine next week.
Adapt or shut shop: Mastermyne head (0) June 20, 2013 Managing director of coal mining services company Mastermyne Tony Caruso has issued a blunt warning for its company: react and adapt, or shut shop.
Mackay ring road can’t handle wide loads (0) June 20, 2013 There are fears the proposed Mackay ring road will not be able to handle wide loads based on existing plans.
Oakajee fed funding unusable (0) June 20, 2013 The WA State Government cannot use the $339 million Federal funding allotted for the suspended Oakajee port project for anything else.
Strikes at Port Waratah Coal (0) June 20, 2013 Workers have announced they will carry out strike action at New castle’ Port Waratah Coal Services tonight.
Mount Isa copper driving sustainability (0) June 19, 2013 More than 570 proposals have been put forward since Mount Isa Mines’ plan to improve business sustainability in the Mount Isa Copper Operations (MICO) since 2011.
Toro edges closer to developing Wiluna uranium mine (0) June 19, 2013 Western Australia’s first uranium mine is a step closer to development, after Toro Energy announced a four-week appeal period on its Federal Government approval passed with no appeals against the ...
Tinkler sells stake in Whitehaven for $300m (0) June 19, 2013 Nathan Tinkler has sold around half his stake in Whitehaven Coal for $300 million, a move that has seen him lose his place as the largest shareholder in the company. ...
Mayor calls on BMA to locally source employees (0) June 19, 2013 A proposed BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Coal Operations’ mine extension has been declared a coordinated project by Queensland’s State Coordinator-General.
Yallourn coal mine floods again (2) June 19, 2013 The Yallourn brown coal mine in Victoria has again been inundated after nearly a week of heavy rain.
Rio Tinto cuts more WA iron ore jobs (0) June 19, 2013 Mining giant Rio Tinto is cutting more staff at its Western Australian iron ore operations.
Revived Red Hill mine to create 3500 jobs (0) June 19, 2013 The Red Hill mining project in Central Queensland that was dumped last year has been revived, and could generate 3500 jobs.
Independent study into coal dust problem at Jondaryan (0) June 19, 2013 A visit to homes in the mining town of Jondaryan has prompted Mayor Paul Antonio to launch a “fiercely independent” study into the cause and affects of coal dust to ...
Coal miner named Penthouse Pet (0) June 19, 2013 A Central Queensland underground coal mine worker will next month grace the cover of Penthouse Magazine.
RBA pessimistic as resource boom fades (0) June 19, 2013 The Reserve Bank of Australia has expressed concern increasing global supplies of cheap energy mean future gas projects may become less feasible.
Queensland LNG industry employs 30,000 people (0) June 18, 2013 As Queensland’s CSG and LNG sector ramps up to meet first export, the industry now employs close to 30,000 people and is worth than $60 billion plus in investment.
Mining expo generating $6m in QLD (0) June 18, 2013 With the annual Surat Basin Energy and Mining Expo starting tomorrow, coordinators believe the two-day event will bring $6 million into the economy.
Funding plan for Ulan Road slammed by local council (0) June 18, 2013 A funding plan to fix a road used heavily by mining companies in the NSW mid-western region has been slammed by the local mayor for slugging the regional council with ...
Newcrest briefs analyst weeks before ASX release (0) June 18, 2013 The scope of Australia’s corporate watchdog’s investigations into gold miner Newcrest are expected to widen after claims the miner conducted an analyst briefing resulting in her downgrade of the company’s ...
Mining slowdown hits Maitland rental returns (0) June 18, 2013 The effect of the mining slowdown is seeping into the Hunter Valley rental market with rental returns curbed in Maitland during the past year.
Chinese deny Palmer getting $500m iron ore royalty (0) June 18, 2013 Mining magnate and minor party leader Clive Palmer has come under fire from a Chinese resources company for claiming it is paying Palmer $500 million a year in iron ore ...
Mining productivity falls: report (0) June 18, 2013 Labour productivity growth in mining has slumped almost 6 per cent in the year to March.
Clough on the hunt for takeover targets (0) June 18, 2013 Western Australian contractor Clough is on the look out for takeover opportunities, claiming the mining slowdown has left the services industry brimming with consolidation prospects.
Mum sees upside in FIFO (0) June 17, 2013 A mum in WA is starting a website and a consultancy, FIFO Success, to assist couples in choosing on a FIFO lifestyle and whether it is right for them.
Rio to raise $3bn in bond issue (0) June 17, 2013 Rio Tinto’s American finance division has priced $US3 billion of fixed and floating rate bonds.
4000 strike at South African platinum mine (0) June 17, 2013 The trend of violence and unrest continues in the South African mining industry as up to 4,000 mineworkers were on a sit-in strike at an Anglo-American Platinum mine on Friday.
3D printing could be miners’ “batman belt” (0) June 17, 2013 A speaker at last week’s 3D printing expo in Mackay predicted that 3D printing machines could solve the problem of needing to have replacement parts sent in to mining sites.
BHP bribery scandal not thoroughly investigated (0) June 17, 2013 Reports have today emerged criminal allegations that BHP Billiton employees bribed officials in Cambodia and China were not thoroughly investigated by the Australian Federal Police, with the matter instead being ...
Study shows lead concerns at Mt. Isa (0) June 17, 2013 A new study has found a categorical link between mining activities in Mount Isa and lead contamination in local children.
Hope for Rio’s stalled African iron ore project (0) June 17, 2013 Rio Tinto is slightly more optimistic over its stalled Simandou iron ore project after the Guinea government in Africa showed willingness towards the venture.
Keech keeps moving (7) June 17, 2013 Australian Mining took a tour of Keech’s Bendigo site recently.
Mitsubishi cuts WA Oakajee project (0) June 14, 2013 Mitsubishi has officially suspended its $6 billion Oakajee port and rail project in Western Australia.
Delay in licences not deterring uranium mining hopefuls (0) June 14, 2013 The chief of uranium explorer company Marmota Energy says a seven-month delay in the New South Wales Government’s decision to issue exploration licences is reasonable.
Writedown of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter (0) June 14, 2013 Rio Tinto has written down the value of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to just $14.8 million from $806.9 million.
PNG leader fearful of Newcrest slump (0) June 14, 2013 Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister is apprehensive over the problems facing Newcrest Mining and its repercussions for the country’s economy.
Caterpillar stands against homosexual discrimination (0) June 14, 2013 Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has cut funding to Boy Scouts of America because the organisation discriminates against homosexuals.
Coal fines found in Gladstone Harbour (0) June 14, 2013 Gladstone Port Corporation has revealed a black substance found in the harbour to be coal fines.
Roy Hill may not need foreign workers (0) June 14, 2013 The boss of Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine says with a slowing economy, the use of workers on 457 visas may not be needed for the project.
Employees launch petition over drawn out mine approval (0) June 13, 2013 A number of Anglo American’s Drayton mine employees have launched a petition urging the New South Wales Government to speed up approvals for the Drayton South project.
WA iron ore boom finished: Premier (0) June 13, 2013 Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett is still hopeful the stalled $6 billion Oakajee Port & Rail project in the state’s Midwest can be restarted after owner Mitsubishi put the brakes ...
Groote Eylandt seabed mining sinks (13) June 13, 2013 Traditional owners have won a fight to ban seabed mining around Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria after the Northern Territory Government issued a total ban.
Trimble acquires NZ’s technology company (0) June 13, 2013 Technology and navigation company Trimble has purchased Auckland technology company Actronic Holdings.
FMG’s hush-hush costings angers Flinders (0) June 13, 2013 Fortescue Metals Group’s Infrastructure arm has drawn ire from Flinders mines for being secretive over its costing details.
Santos to be prosecuted for Pilliga pollution (1) June 13, 2013 The NSW government has decided to prosecute Santos for the spill of untreated water at its Pilliga drilling site in the north-west of the state.
Downturn ‘shock to the system’ for mine workers (0) June 13, 2013 After being accustomed to a decade of the mining boom, experts believe mineworkers and managers will find it difficult to adjust to a climate of lower commodity prices.
Oz Minerals flags job cuts (0) June 13, 2013 Prominent Hill mine owner OZ Minerals will lay off employees from its South Australian operations in a bid to cut discretionary spending.
Focus dumps 22 gold jobs (0) June 13, 2013 The decision to shut Focus Minerals Mount gold mine has seen another 22 jobs cut from central Western Australia.
‘Harden up’ culture affecting mental health of FIFO workers (5) June 13, 2013 A study into the wellbeing of FIFO workers has found stress, anxiety, drug and alcohol use and a sense of helplessness are high among the workforce, prompting calls for companies ...
Alacer Gold selling off its Australian assets (0) June 13, 2013 Alacer Gold has announced its intent to sell off its Australian assets so it can focus on its gold mining operations in Turkey.
Rio sells off Eagle asset (0) June 13, 2013 Rio Tinto has struck a $US325 million cash deal with Lundin Mining to offload its Eagle project located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.
NZ’s coal mine extension under threat (0) June 12, 2013 An environmental group is attacking the extension of a mine in New Zealand’s west coast, saying the company’s resource consent has elapsed.
Proponents shortlisted for iron ore port expansion (0) June 12, 2013 Esperance Port has shortlisted two corporations to provide proposals on the development of a new multi-user iron ore export facility.
Finance sector downbeat on mining sector (0) June 12, 2013 The outlook continues to be gloomy for mining, with National Australia Bank rating it the most pessimistic industry of the economy.
GlencoreXstrata rumoured to be considering teaming up with Rio (0) June 12, 2013 Global mining heavy weight GlencoreXstrata is reportedly running the numbers on the viability of combining some of its Australian coal operations with mines run by Rio Tinto.
NRW next in line for profits downgrade (0) June 12, 2013 West Australian earth-moving firm NRW Holdings joins a list of mining services companies announcing a profit downgrade.
Mining levels off faster than expected (0) June 12, 2013 Mining has levelled off a year before expected, Western Australia’s top mining lobby group claims.
Coal dust report cover up, results altered (0) June 12, 2013 A community group in the Hunter Valley say a report into train coal dust emissions was altered to better suit the NSW Government’s agenda, after an earlier report was leaked. ...
Rio to finalise asset sales (101) June 12, 2013 Rio Tinto is reportedly moving closer towards offloading a number of its coal assets in Queensland and New South Wales, with thinner margins and lower coal prices driving the play. ...
FIFO debate erupts at Maules Creek Mine (0) June 12, 2013 The CFMEU has called on Whitehaven Coal to employ local workers who recently lost their jobs rather than use a FIFO workforce for the development of its Maules Creek Mine. ...
Anglo American commits Aquila mine to care and maintenance mode (0) June 11, 2013 Queensland’s coal sector troubles has today once again reared its ugly head with Anglo American announcing its Aquila coal mine will go into care and maintenance mode from July 30.
Rinehart’s coal mine gets operations contractor (0) June 11, 2013 Development of Gina Rinehart and GVK Hancock’s $10 billion Alpha Coal Project is a step closer with the company appointing Thiess as mine operations contractor.
Mining jobs set for short-term fall in SA: report (0) June 11, 2013 During a time of uncertainty for South Australian’s resources sector the release of a workforce demand report shows employment figures are set to dip.
Remediation efforts continue at abandoned uranium mine (0) June 11, 2013 Queensland officials inspected the abandoned uranium mine at Mary Kathleen last week, as part of an ongoing assessment of the site’s remediation status.
Warning: Weaker iron ore prices ahead (0) June 11, 2013 One of China’s biggest steel manufacturers has warned Australian miners to expect weaker iron ore prices later this year, as China’s steel sector struggles to break even.
Sluggish uranium prices put pressure on industry (0) June 11, 2013 With uranium prices hitting a four-year low last week, analysts predict a resurgence of the rare earth is not expected for 12 months.
Desperate jobseekers add cash incentive to resumes (0) June 11, 2013 As miners move to layoff workers and job prospects in the sector tighten, desperate jobseekers are offering thousands of dollars in cash to anyone who can help them get a ...
34 Chinese officials reprimanded for mine accident (0) June 11, 2013 Thirty-four local government officials have faced punishment in the Sichuan Province of southwest China in relation to a lethal mine accident and an illegal mine.
Miner workforce going 100% local (0) June 11, 2013 Copper mining company Copperchem is looking to switch its entire workforce to local employees.
Wallarah coal battle continues (0) June 7, 2013 A private members bill regarding the Wallarah 2 Mining project put forward by Independent Member for Dobell Craig Thompson has been rejected by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
BHP confident Chinese growth will persist (0) June 7, 2013 BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie is confident China’s new economic policies will rebalance the country’s commodity demand, positioning it for sustained long term growth.
Workers petition for Hunter Valley mine expansion (0) June 7, 2013 Workers at Anglo’s Drayton mine in the Hunter Valley have started a petition urging the government to support the expansion of their mine, a move they say will save their ...
Small miners eating away at their cash (0) June 7, 2013 Corporate accounting firm Ernst & Young have come out with dire warnings for small miners, saying they are exhausting so much cash they may be compelled to merge with competitors, ...
Two day strikes for Newcastle coal terminal (0) June 7, 2013 The bitter industrial dispute at the Port of Newcastle has deepened as workers at Port Waratah Coal Services go on strike for two days.
More Newcrest jobs slashed (6) June 7, 2013 Newcrest Mining will cut more jobs and close its Brisbane office as the company implements a raft of cost cutting measures to improve cashflow.
161 illegal miners in Ghana face deportation (0) June 7, 2013 The fallout in Ghana from illegal mining by the Chinese continues as police, immigration and intelligence officials arrested over 160 Chinese citizens since June 1, and they intend on deporting ...
Barrick cuts jobs, warns more will go (1) June 7, 2013 With analysts warning the gold price could fall even lower, gold miners are facing increasingly tougher times.
No love lost for Hunter FIFO from councils (0) June 7, 2013 Hunter councils are demanding more involvement in deciding on fly-in fly-out camps like the proposed $100 million temporary camp in Singleton.
Miners looking at human rights policies (0) June 6, 2013 Mining, oil and gas companies are increasingly designing human rights policies that will control the effects of their projects on indigenous communities, according to a native title lawyer.
Toxins at mine sites near homes (0) June 6, 2013 Over 20 mine processing sites in Western Australia may contain toxins such as mercury, lead and arsenic.
Over 100 illegal Chinese miners arrested in Ghana (0) June 6, 2013 Ghanaian police have arrested 124 allegedly illegal Chinese miners, and have been held in Accra, Ghana’s capital, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) said on Wednesday.
Bechtel defend hiring outside of Gladstone (0) June 6, 2013 Bechtel has hit back at claims they are shutting experienced locals out of work, saying the 500 positions they need are in highly skilled roles.
Roy Hill mine villages plan to accommodate 4600 people (0) June 6, 2013 Plans are underway to build mining camps to accommodate Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting Roy Hill iron ore mine workers in Western Australia.
Greens take aim at Riley Creek mine (0) June 6, 2013 An environmental group received an injunction extension against the planned Shree Minerals mine near Smithton only two weeks ago.
Mining workwear banned at pub (0) June 6, 2013 A Port Hedland pub manager said business is booming since patrons were banned from wearing work uniforms.
Land of The Hobbit up for platinum mining (0) June 6, 2013 The New Zealand Government is looking to advance platinum mining as exploration rights to over 4400 square kilometres of the South Island could be approved this year.
Union leader killed at platinum mine (0) June 5, 2013 A platinum mine in South Africa is the centre of deadly violence as a union leader was shot dead and another one was wounded.
Western Australia close to recession: economist (0) June 5, 2013 A leading economist has warned that Western Australia is close to a recession as unemployment in the state continues to rise.
Rivers feel brunt of mining in TAS (0) June 5, 2013 Tasmania’s Resources Minister Bryan Green said mining activity has contaminated about 40 Tasmanian rivers.
Accessing shale gas would be expensive and difficult (0) June 5, 2013 Researchers from the Australian Council of Learned Academics have said Australia’s shale gas deposits are far greater than previously believed, but accessing them will be difficult.
Mining sector faces confidence crisis: PwC (0) June 5, 2013 Globally the mining sector is facing the flow on effects of uncertainty and a lack of confidence, a report has found.
Boost for SA as mining projects progress (0) June 5, 2013 Three different projects in South Australia significantly progressed yesterday, lifting the state’s resources sector.
Wallarah 2 coal mine to move 10,000 tonnes a week (0) June 5, 2013 The billion dollar Wallarah 2 Coal project plans to transport around 10,000 tonnes of coal a week from Wyee to Newcastle along the main rail line.
Greens reject coal dust report (0) June 5, 2013 The Greens have slammed a report by the Australian Rail Track Corporation that found coal trains do not have stronger associations with elevated dust.
Approved NT mine expansion will create 300 jobs (0) June 5, 2013 GlencoreXstrata’s $360 million expansion plans for its McArthur River mine have been given the green light by the Northern Territory Government.
Contractor dies on Daunia mine (9) June 5, 2013 A contractor died suddenly on BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Daunia mine near Moranbah in Queensland yesterday.
Explorers’ state of origin challenge (0) June 4, 2013 The NSW Minerals Council says the Queensland Government has issued a minerals exploration challenge to NSW just in time for this year’s first State of Origin match.
SA Premier promises $27m for job growth (0) June 4, 2013 SA Premier Jay Weatherill has announced that Thursday’s budget will offer an extra $27 million over two years for the state’s Skills for all program.
Arson suspected at Wangara mining business (0) June 4, 2013 A fire investigation officer is investigating whether a fire at a Wangara mining company’s site overnight was caused by arsonists.
New geotechnical chair UNSW (0) June 4, 2013 An international mining expert has been appointed as the new chair of Mine Geotechnical Engineering at the University of New South Wales.
Freeport mine could be shut for two months (0) June 3, 2013 A government official said on Saturday Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold cannot restart production at its large copper mine until investigations conclude into the mine collapse.
Bechtel hiring 500 workers for Curtis Island LNG (9) June 3, 2013 Bechtel is searching for around 500 workers as it urgently looks to fill roles on Curtis Island as work on the three multi-billion dollar LNG plants accelerates.
More steel price falls coming, iron ore producers told (0) June 3, 2013 Chinese steel producers are decreasing their production to more sustainable amounts, putting smaller West Australian iron ore projects at risk of price falls in the chief export commodity.
State approves $4.2 billion Central Queensland mine (0) June 3, 2013 The Queensland State Government has approved Indian-owned Kevin’s Corner project in Central Queensland despite a coordinator-general’s report warning nearby groundwater supplies would “be permanently lost”.
Rio miners take their fight to parliament to save jobs (0) May 31, 2013 More than 1500 people dependant on Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley Warkworth mine have signed a petition urging the NSW parliament to help safeguard their jobs.
Government addresses competing interests at Woomera (0) May 31, 2013 Australia’s key weapons testing area, Woomera in South Australia sits on top of extensive mineral reserves, a conundrum the Federal Government is attempting to solve.
Adani applies for rail from Galilee to Abbot point (0) May 31, 2013 Adani Mining has applied for an environmental assessment from the federal government of a 300km rail line from Galilee Basin to Abbot Point Coal Terminal as it pushes ahead to ...
Coal miner seeks water discharge approvals (0) May 31, 2013 GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine in the Hunter Valley is applying for approval to discharge salt water into the Hunter River.
Weaker capex hints mining boom end (0) May 31, 2013 The mining investment boom may have peaked but economists are still optimistic about the strength of the Australian economy as business spending expectations stays high.
Ausenco chairman resigns (0) May 31, 2013 Wayne Goss, Ausenco’s chairman, has resigned effective today.
FMG puts $576m price tag on rail access (0) May 31, 2013 Fortescue Metals has told Brockman Mining it could charge the company up to $576 million a year to access part of its Pilbara rail line as third party access negotiations ...
Newcastle turbine gone with the wind (0) May 31, 2013 The famous Kooragang Island wind turbine in Newcastle will be up for sale, making way for a coal-loader in the future.
Injured QLD miner gets $290,000 compo (0) May 30, 2013 A worker injured in an underground coal mine in central Queensland in 2009 has received $290,000 in compensation.
Decision on new iron ore mine in Pilbara due next month (0) May 30, 2013 Atlas Iron said it will make a final decision on whether to build a new mine in the Pilbara by the end of next month confirming it had received final ...
Woodside to justify Browse decision, pushes FLNG (0) May 30, 2013 Woodside is close to justifying why it pulled out of plans to develop a gas hub at James Price Point as it plans to tell the state and federal government ...
Mining investment figures to be announced (0) May 30, 2013 Official capital expenditure figures will be announced today, throwing light on the future of Australia’s mining investment boom.
Grim warning for mining services firms (0) May 30, 2013 As the mining boom shrinks, mining services firms will face the brunt of it and many companies could go under in 2013.
Push to resist CSG protests (0) May 30, 2013 There is a push for the Queensland coal seam gas industry to fight back against a ‘radical’ greens movement and to find new ways to deal with ‘misinformation’ by protestors. ...
Lab worker jailed for forged urine samples (0) May 29, 2013 A former laboratory assistant faces a one year jail sentence for helping WA mine workers get around illegal drugs testing.
China looks to Oyu Tolgoi for concentrate supply (0) May 29, 2013 A mine collapse in Indonesia has decreased regional oversupply of raw materials and Chinese copper smelters are looking to Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine for concentrates in the spot market.
Seeing Machines signs deal with Caterpillar for fatigue monitoring system (0) May 29, 2013 Technology originally developed at Australian National University will be available through global mining giant Caterpillar, after the US company signed a strategic agreement with Canberra-based Seeing Machines.
Mining boom transitions to the next phase (0) May 29, 2013 With resource exports overtaking construction imports stage three of Australia’s mining boom has arrived.
CSG protests will end expansion: report (0) May 29, 2013 Protests opposing coal seam gas projects with ‘myths’ are jeopardising around $150 billion investment bonanza, according to a mining industry report.
Victoria gives a leg up to explorers (0) May 29, 2013 In an effort to get a piece of the mining action, Victoria is making it easier for explorers to establish themselves in the state.
Taroborah Coal Project wants to hire local workers (0) May 28, 2013 A company proposing a coal project 22 kilometres west of Emerald said they want to employ locals and not FIFO workers if the mine gets the go ahead.
Council votes against supporting CSG blockade (0) May 28, 2013 Wollongong City Council has voted to support lawful protests against coal seam gas mining in the Illawarra but stopped short of backing blockades or providing financial support to protesters.
Construction ramps up at Tomingley mine (0) May 28, 2013 Development of Alkane Resources’ Tomingley mine, located 60 kilometres north of Parkes, New South Wales, is well under way.
70 jobs scrapped at Mount Owen coal mine (0) May 28, 2013 Mounting production costs will see more than 70 jobs go from GlencoreXstrata’s Mount Owen open-cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley.
Coal miners face fines for blasting (0) May 28, 2013 Penalty notices have been issued to the Integra and Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mines for exceeding noise limits.
Oil and gas exploration too close to Abrolhos Islands: Greens (0) May 27, 2013 The Federal Government’s release of potential gas and oil exploration sites has drawn criticism from green groups who say the area is too close to the Abrolhos Islands.
Union slams LNG pay rate claims (0) May 27, 2013 The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has slammed claims by LNG industry leaders that unions are to blame for driving up pay rates without considering productivity.
CSG blockade asks for the council’s help (0) May 27, 2013 Wollongong City Council’s opposition to CSG will be tested tonight when Greens councillor Jill Merrin will ask it to support a blockade if exploration drilling is approved.
Rio starts talks about the future of Bougainville mine (0) May 27, 2013 Talks are today being held on the reopening of Rio Tinto’s Bougainville copper mine, and for the first time landowners will be formally consulted about the project.
$150b LNG boom at risk due to high costs (0) May 27, 2013 The LNG industry has warned $150 billion dollars worth of investment in Australia could be lost if the high cost of building major projects is not fixed within eighteen months. ...
Mining giant GVK is going ahead with its $10.6 billion planned projects west of Rockhampton despite concerns the gas boom will jeopardise coal.
Anglo American has called on government to repair the reputation of Australia’s business sector, saying the mining tax debate has caused reputational damage.
Gold mining major Barrick Gold has announced further job cuts with plans to axe 100 jobs at its corporate offices in Toronto.
Apex Minerals has been hit with more trouble after a mechanical failure has left its Wiluna gold mine with power shortage. The company is looking for more cash injection.
The NSW Greens are looking to close all large-scale fossil fuel power stations by 2031, claiming politicians are the only obstacle to a state run entirely on renewable energy.
At least 37 miners have died after a gold mine collapsed in the Central African Republic, according to a spokesman for the presidency.
Newcrest is slashing 150 local and expat jobs at Papua New Guinea’s Lihir gold mine.
The newly merged GlencoreXstrata has axed 46 workers at its Ravensworth mine in the Hunter Valley.
A Filipino national working on a 457 visa who was allegedly forced to pay back half his wage to his employer every week will be one of two people speaking ...
Australian gold miner OceanaGold is considering freezing wages for hundreds of mining employees at two of its New Zealand mines.
Adelaide-based resource company Thor Mining have lodged a notice with the Northern Territory Government to commence gold mining operations at Spring Hill mine northwest of Pine Creek.
Western Australia’s resources regulatory body is cracking down on injuries and ‘near misses’ in the Midwest mining sector after two incidents at Karara mine in the past couple of months.
The Indonesian government has given approval for Freeport McMoRan to resume some operations at the world’s second biggest copper mine, according to a senior company official.
Queensland Councils have been urged to lobby the Federal Government to adopt all the recommendations from the recent FIFO report as a matter of urgency.
The company which operates the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Superpit has announced low gold prices and high production costs have forced them to run cost reviews in order to keep the mine viable. ...
BC Iron is looking to grow and the company’s chief is eyeing good deals in the Pilbara as iron ore prices fall.
After a tough year, mining contractor Leighton Holdings has secured its largest ever single contract with Fortescue Metals Group awarding a $2.8 billion contract to the company.
Seventy five workers been locked out of Yallourn Power Station indefinitely following industrial action on Friday, while a fire at the plant has closed down three generators.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data saying the mining sector’s prospects look positive despite a 2 per cent drop in employment.
After pushing for the potential divestment of its global diamond assets, Rio Tinto has now opted to retain its assets.
A pro-mining rally in Tasmania has been overwhelmed by the levels of support it has received.
The downturn in mining is claiming more victims with the collapse of Allmine Group.
The bill known as the ‘water trigger’ amendment has passed the Senate, giving the Commonwealth the responsibility of ensuring there are no impacts on water systems when considering CSG or ...
A judge has ruled former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall would be significantly compromised if proceedings went ahead in Greymouth.
Indonesia’s government is contemplating restarting open-pit mining at Freeport McMoran the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Tuesday.
Eagle Downs coal mine, a joint venture between Aquila and Vale, has announced it is cutting jobs and putting the mine into care and maintenance.
Mining giant BHP Billiton is selling a 15 per cent stake in its Australian Jimblebar iron ore mine to two Japanese trading firms, Itochu Corporation and Mitsui & Co for ...
More than 35 jobs will go at a Monto mine as Belridge Enterprises ceases operations at the Goondicum ilmenite mine next week.
Managing director of coal mining services company Mastermyne Tony Caruso has issued a blunt warning for its company: react and adapt, or shut shop.
There are fears the proposed Mackay ring road will not be able to handle wide loads based on existing plans.
The WA State Government cannot use the $339 million Federal funding allotted for the suspended Oakajee port project for anything else.
Workers have announced they will carry out strike action at New castle’ Port Waratah Coal Services tonight.
More than 570 proposals have been put forward since Mount Isa Mines’ plan to improve business sustainability in the Mount Isa Copper Operations (MICO) since 2011.
Western Australia’s first uranium mine is a step closer to development, after Toro Energy announced a four-week appeal period on its Federal Government approval passed with no appeals against the ...
After four years Perth based explorer Liberty has been granted a coal exploration licence in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
A senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday the arrest of 200 illegal Chinese gold miners should not weaken ties with Ghana.
Nathan Tinkler has sold around half his stake in Whitehaven Coal for $300 million, a move that has seen him lose his place as the largest shareholder in the company. ...
Chinese energy company Shandong is purchasing a subsidiary of Australian goldminer Stonewall Resources.
A proposed BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Coal Operations’ mine extension has been declared a coordinated project by Queensland’s State Coordinator-General.
The Yallourn brown coal mine in Victoria has again been inundated after nearly a week of heavy rain.
Mining giant Rio Tinto is cutting more staff at its Western Australian iron ore operations.
The Red Hill mining project in Central Queensland that was dumped last year has been revived, and could generate 3500 jobs.
A visit to homes in the mining town of Jondaryan has prompted Mayor Paul Antonio to launch a “fiercely independent” study into the cause and affects of coal dust to ...
A Central Queensland underground coal mine worker will next month grace the cover of Penthouse Magazine.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has expressed concern increasing global supplies of cheap energy mean future gas projects may become less feasible.
As Queensland’s CSG and LNG sector ramps up to meet first export, the industry now employs close to 30,000 people and is worth than $60 billion plus in investment.
With the annual Surat Basin Energy and Mining Expo starting tomorrow, coordinators believe the two-day event will bring $6 million into the economy.
A funding plan to fix a road used heavily by mining companies in the NSW mid-western region has been slammed by the local mayor for slugging the regional council with ...
The scope of Australia’s corporate watchdog’s investigations into gold miner Newcrest are expected to widen after claims the miner conducted an analyst briefing resulting in her downgrade of the company’s ...
The effect of the mining slowdown is seeping into the Hunter Valley rental market with rental returns curbed in Maitland during the past year.
Labour productivity growth in mining has slumped almost 6 per cent in the year to March.
An Indian coal company is looking to acquire two Australian companies in a deal worth more than $4 billion.
Western Australian contractor Clough is on the look out for takeover opportunities, claiming the mining slowdown has left the services industry brimming with consolidation prospects.
A mum in WA is starting a website and a consultancy, FIFO Success, to assist couples in choosing on a FIFO lifestyle and whether it is right for them.
Rio Tinto’s American finance division has priced $US3 billion of fixed and floating rate bonds.
The trend of violence and unrest continues in the South African mining industry as up to 4,000 mineworkers were on a sit-in strike at an Anglo-American Platinum mine on Friday.
A speaker at last week’s 3D printing expo in Mackay predicted that 3D printing machines could solve the problem of needing to have replacement parts sent in to mining sites.
Reports have today emerged criminal allegations that BHP Billiton employees bribed officials in Cambodia and China were not thoroughly investigated by the Australian Federal Police, with the matter instead being ...
A new study has found a categorical link between mining activities in Mount Isa and lead contamination in local children.
Mining magnate come minor party leader Clive Palmer claims the latest round of Labor leadership speculation has been fuelled by the growing popularity of his Palmer United Party.
Rio Tinto is slightly more optimistic over its stalled Simandou iron ore project after the Guinea government in Africa showed willingness towards the venture.
The chief of uranium explorer company Marmota Energy says a seven-month delay in the New South Wales Government’s decision to issue exploration licences is reasonable.
Rio Tinto has written down the value of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to just $14.8 million from $806.9 million.
Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has cut funding to Boy Scouts of America because the organisation discriminates against homosexuals.
Gladstone Port Corporation has revealed a black substance found in the harbour to be coal fines.
The boss of Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine says with a slowing economy, the use of workers on 457 visas may not be needed for the project.
Jobs are being slashed from the mining sector, it’s an unavoidable fact but when media outlets begin to hype up stories and pull numbers out of thin air it does ...
A number of Anglo American’s Drayton mine employees have launched a petition urging the New South Wales Government to speed up approvals for the Drayton South project.
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett is still hopeful the stalled $6 billion Oakajee Port & Rail project in the state’s Midwest can be restarted after owner Mitsubishi put the brakes ...
Traditional owners have won a fight to ban seabed mining around Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria after the Northern Territory Government issued a total ban.
Technology and navigation company Trimble has purchased Auckland technology company Actronic Holdings.
Fortescue Metals Group’s Infrastructure arm has drawn ire from Flinders mines for being secretive over its costing details.
The NSW government has decided to prosecute Santos for the spill of untreated water at its Pilliga drilling site in the north-west of the state.
After being accustomed to a decade of the mining boom, experts believe mineworkers and managers will find it difficult to adjust to a climate of lower commodity prices.
Prominent Hill mine owner OZ Minerals will lay off employees from its South Australian operations in a bid to cut discretionary spending.
The decision to shut Focus Minerals Mount gold mine has seen another 22 jobs cut from central Western Australia.
Alacer Gold has announced its intent to sell off its Australian assets so it can focus on its gold mining operations in Turkey.
Rio Tinto has struck a $US325 million cash deal with Lundin Mining to offload its Eagle project located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.
An environmental group is attacking the extension of a mine in New Zealand’s west coast, saying the company’s resource consent has elapsed.
Esperance Port has shortlisted two corporations to provide proposals on the development of a new multi-user iron ore export facility.
The outlook continues to be gloomy for mining, with National Australia Bank rating it the most pessimistic industry of the economy.
Global mining heavy weight GlencoreXstrata is reportedly running the numbers on the viability of combining some of its Australian coal operations with mines run by Rio Tinto.
West Australian earth-moving firm NRW Holdings joins a list of mining services companies announcing a profit downgrade.
Mining has levelled off a year before expected, Western Australia’s top mining lobby group claims.
A community group in the Hunter Valley say a report into train coal dust emissions was altered to better suit the NSW Government’s agenda, after an earlier report was leaked. ...
Rio Tinto is reportedly moving closer towards offloading a number of its coal assets in Queensland and New South Wales, with thinner margins and lower coal prices driving the play. ...
Broken Hill mining company Perilya has been fined $260,000 after an accident left a worker quadriplegic.
Queensland’s coal sector troubles has today once again reared its ugly head with Anglo American announcing its Aquila coal mine will go into care and maintenance mode from July 30.
During a time of uncertainty for South Australian’s resources sector the release of a workforce demand report shows employment figures are set to dip.
Queensland officials inspected the abandoned uranium mine at Mary Kathleen last week, as part of an ongoing assessment of the site’s remediation status.
One of China’s biggest steel manufacturers has warned Australian miners to expect weaker iron ore prices later this year, as China’s steel sector struggles to break even.
With uranium prices hitting a four-year low last week, analysts predict a resurgence of the rare earth is not expected for 12 months.
As miners move to layoff workers and job prospects in the sector tighten, desperate jobseekers are offering thousands of dollars in cash to anyone who can help them get a ...
Thirty-four local government officials have faced punishment in the Sichuan Province of southwest China in relation to a lethal mine accident and an illegal mine.
Copper mining company Copperchem is looking to switch its entire workforce to local employees.
A private members bill regarding the Wallarah 2 Mining project put forward by Independent Member for Dobell Craig Thompson has been rejected by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie is confident China’s new economic policies will rebalance the country’s commodity demand, positioning it for sustained long term growth.
Workers at Anglo’s Drayton mine in the Hunter Valley have started a petition urging the government to support the expansion of their mine, a move they say will save their ...
Corporate accounting firm Ernst & Young have come out with dire warnings for small miners, saying they are exhausting so much cash they may be compelled to merge with competitors, ...
The bitter industrial dispute at the Port of Newcastle has deepened as workers at Port Waratah Coal Services go on strike for two days.
Newcrest Mining will cut more jobs and close its Brisbane office as the company implements a raft of cost cutting measures to improve cashflow.
The fallout in Ghana from illegal mining by the Chinese continues as police, immigration and intelligence officials arrested over 160 Chinese citizens since June 1, and they intend on deporting ...
With analysts warning the gold price could fall even lower, gold miners are facing increasingly tougher times.
Hunter councils are demanding more involvement in deciding on fly-in fly-out camps like the proposed $100 million temporary camp in Singleton.
Mining, oil and gas companies are increasingly designing human rights policies that will control the effects of their projects on indigenous communities, according to a native title lawyer.
The Greens have started a campaign to lobby the Future Fund to stop investing in coal companies.
With world energy demands increasing, Resource Minister Gary Gray said the uranium industry in Australia needs to ramp up.
Over 20 mine processing sites in Western Australia may contain toxins such as mercury, lead and arsenic.
Mining powerhouse GlencoreXstrata has terminated Macmahon’s contract to expand the CSA Cobar mine.
Bechtel has hit back at claims they are shutting experienced locals out of work, saying the 500 positions they need are in highly skilled roles.
Plans are underway to build mining camps to accommodate Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting Roy Hill iron ore mine workers in Western Australia.
An environmental group received an injunction extension against the planned Shree Minerals mine near Smithton only two weeks ago.
A Port Hedland pub manager said business is booming since patrons were banned from wearing work uniforms.
The New Zealand Government is looking to advance platinum mining as exploration rights to over 4400 square kilometres of the South Island could be approved this year.
Gujarat NRE has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars to a contractor after failing to pay a bill
Former New South Wales government ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald have been expelled from the Labor Party.
A platinum mine in South Africa is the centre of deadly violence as a union leader was shot dead and another one was wounded.
A leading economist has warned that Western Australia is close to a recession as unemployment in the state continues to rise.
Tasmania’s Resources Minister Bryan Green said mining activity has contaminated about 40 Tasmanian rivers.
Researchers from the Australian Council of Learned Academics have said Australia’s shale gas deposits are far greater than previously believed, but accessing them will be difficult.
Globally the mining sector is facing the flow on effects of uncertainty and a lack of confidence, a report has found.
Three different projects in South Australia significantly progressed yesterday, lifting the state’s resources sector.
The billion dollar Wallarah 2 Coal project plans to transport around 10,000 tonnes of coal a week from Wyee to Newcastle along the main rail line.
The Greens have slammed a report by the Australian Rail Track Corporation that found coal trains do not have stronger associations with elevated dust.
GlencoreXstrata’s $360 million expansion plans for its McArthur River mine have been given the green light by the Northern Territory Government.
Cockatoo Coal has sold its stake in Hume Coal, making Korean steel company POSCO the sole owner of the Southern Highlands coal project.
A contractor died suddenly on BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Daunia mine near Moranbah in Queensland yesterday.
The NSW Minerals Council says the Queensland Government has issued a minerals exploration challenge to NSW just in time for this year’s first State of Origin match.
A fire investigation officer is investigating whether a fire at a Wangara mining company’s site overnight was caused by arsonists.
An international mining expert has been appointed as the new chair of Mine Geotechnical Engineering at the University of New South Wales.
A Rio Tinto coal mine is releasing seeds over its operations to reduce dust.
The Minerals Council of NSW and the NSW government have signed an agreement to boost jobs for Aborigines.
Blaming fly-in, fly-out rosters for destroying relationships is a “cop-out” a women’s mining group claims.
In what comes as a reproach to iron ore companies fighting over rail access in the Pilbara, Colin Barnett said warring resource companies were holding projects up more than government ...
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s Daunia mine has begun pulling coal from Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation said no changes are required to reduce dust emitted from coal trains in the Hunter.
Lifting mining taxes won’t lead to mine closures, Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson claims.
Bechtel is searching for around 500 workers as it urgently looks to fill roles on Curtis Island as work on the three multi-billion dollar LNG plants accelerates.
Chinese steel producers are decreasing their production to more sustainable amounts, putting smaller West Australian iron ore projects at risk of price falls in the chief export commodity.
Pilbara iron ore producers could be in for an $18 billion annual revenue cut.
More than 1500 people dependant on Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley Warkworth mine have signed a petition urging the NSW parliament to help safeguard their jobs.
Australia’s key weapons testing area, Woomera in South Australia sits on top of extensive mineral reserves, a conundrum the Federal Government is attempting to solve.
Adani Mining has applied for an environmental assessment from the federal government of a 300km rail line from Galilee Basin to Abbot Point Coal Terminal as it pushes ahead to ...
GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine in the Hunter Valley is applying for approval to discharge salt water into the Hunter River.
The mining investment boom may have peaked but economists are still optimistic about the strength of the Australian economy as business spending expectations stays high.
Wayne Goss, Ausenco’s chairman, has resigned effective today.
Fortescue Metals has told Brockman Mining it could charge the company up to $576 million a year to access part of its Pilbara rail line as third party access negotiations ...
The famous Kooragang Island wind turbine in Newcastle will be up for sale, making way for a coal-loader in the future.
A worker injured in an underground coal mine in central Queensland in 2009 has received $290,000 in compensation.
Plans to expand the Mangoola coal mine in the Hunter Valley are now open for public exhibition.
Atlas Iron said it will make a final decision on whether to build a new mine in the Pilbara by the end of next month confirming it had received final ...
Woodside is close to justifying why it pulled out of plans to develop a gas hub at James Price Point as it plans to tell the state and federal government ...
Official capital expenditure figures will be announced today, throwing light on the future of Australia’s mining investment boom.
As the mining boom shrinks, mining services firms will face the brunt of it and many companies could go under in 2013.
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr said Australian mining companies could invest $150 billion in Latin America over the next decade.
There is a push for the Queensland coal seam gas industry to fight back against a ‘radical’ greens movement and to find new ways to deal with ‘misinformation’ by protestors. ...
A former laboratory assistant faces a one year jail sentence for helping WA mine workers get around illegal drugs testing.
A mine collapse in Indonesia has decreased regional oversupply of raw materials and Chinese copper smelters are looking to Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine for concentrates in the spot market.
The state opposition is calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed who has the power to quickly deal with those found guilty by the NSW corruption watchdog.
Technology originally developed at Australian National University will be available through global mining giant Caterpillar, after the US company signed a strategic agreement with Canberra-based Seeing Machines.
With resource exports overtaking construction imports stage three of Australia’s mining boom has arrived.
A government review found Port Pirie to be a feasible place for the mining industry.
Protests opposing coal seam gas projects with ‘myths’ are jeopardising around $150 billion investment bonanza, according to a mining industry report.
In an effort to get a piece of the mining action, Victoria is making it easier for explorers to establish themselves in the state.
A company proposing a coal project 22 kilometres west of Emerald said they want to employ locals and not FIFO workers if the mine gets the go ahead.
Woodside Petroleum has announced plans to restart gas exploration as part of a plan to expand its $15 billion flagship Pluto LNG project.
In the face of a coal sector downturn miners are shedding jobs.
Development of Alkane Resources’ Tomingley mine, located 60 kilometres north of Parkes, New South Wales, is well under way.
Mounting production costs will see more than 70 jobs go from GlencoreXstrata’s Mount Owen open-cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley.
The Federal Government’s release of potential gas and oil exploration sites has drawn criticism from green groups who say the area is too close to the Abrolhos Islands.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has slammed claims by LNG industry leaders that unions are to blame for driving up pay rates without considering productivity.
Wollongong City Council’s opposition to CSG will be tested tonight when Greens councillor Jill Merrin will ask it to support a blockade if exploration drilling is approved.
Talks are today being held on the reopening of Rio Tinto’s Bougainville copper mine, and for the first time landowners will be formally consulted about the project.