Coal mine opportunities for Singleton businesses (0) February 7, 2014 The Singleton Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting at Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine aimed at educating local businesses on how to cash in on the coal industry.
Maules Creek mine protest camp forced to move (0) February 7, 2014 Activists who set up camp in the Leard State Forest more than 540 days ago to protest against Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine have been forced to shut up shop ...
Fake mine training qualifications prompts safety alert (0) February 7, 2014 A number of Queensland mine workers could be operating under false qualifications, forcing the Department of Natural Mines and Resources to issue a safety warning to mining companies.
Gujarat NRE to sack 10 coal mine workers (0) February 7, 2014 Winding up its voluntary redundancy scheme, Gujarat NRE is preparing to sack ten workers through forced redundancies.
Windimurra plant fire drives Atlantic trading halt (0) February 6, 2014 Fire has destroyed part of Atlantic’s vanadium plant at Windimurra in Western Australia on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the company to request an immediate trading halt.
Santos forced to stop CSG work as protests continue (0) February 6, 2014 Protests and blockades are continuing near the Pilliga State forest where Santos was forced to stop work on its CSG drilling program yesterday.
Rio outlines Gove assistance package (0) February 5, 2014 With shutdown works at Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery beginning the week, the miner has announced a three year support package for the Northern Territory community of Nhulunbuy.
BMA closes Gladstone coal testing lab (0) February 5, 2014 The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance has closed its coal testing lab at the Barney Point Coal Terminal in Gladstone.
Uncertain future for 320 Mt Lyell miners (0) February 4, 2014 Restarting production at Mt Lyell mine is still some weeks off, an announcement which leaves the future of 320 Tasmanian miners hanging in the balance.
Bechtel steps down as head of company (0) February 4, 2014 Riley Bechtel has stepped down as the president and CEO of construction firm Bechtel because of health reasons associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Queensland LNG industry to create 20,000 jobs (0) February 4, 2014 Queensland’s gas boom is set to continue with predictions that in the next two decades the industry will lift the state’s real gross domestic product by an average of $25 ...
Miners still earning the big bucks (0) February 4, 2014 A softening mining sector is weighing down on workers’ pay packets but mining still has some of the highest paid roles nationally, a new report has found.
Council angry at Ipswich open cut coal mine approval (0) February 4, 2014 A new coal mine five kilometres from the centre of Ipswich has been given environmental approval, but the local council says it will fight to stop the project going ahead.
Injured miner sacked after lodging complaint (0) February 4, 2014 A miner who was fired from Mandalay Resources’ Costerfield mine just weeks after being injured on the job says he has been left devastated by the company’s actions.
Ausdrill wins OZ Minerals contract extension (0) February 3, 2014 Ausdrill has completed renegotiations to extend its existing contract until the end of the Prominent Hill mine’s open pit life in 2018.
Peabody’s Australian mines drag down results (0) February 3, 2014 Coal mining major Peabody Energy says its revenue results are being dragged down by weak Australian operations.
Businesses prepare for next stage of Queensland’s LNG boom (0) February 3, 2014 As the construction phase for the Curtis Island LNG projects winds up, local businesses are being schooled on how to diversify in order to gain work in the second phase ...
Rio kicks off Gove refinery shutdown (0) February 3, 2014 Mothballing works have today begun at Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery in the Northern Territory.
FIFO mine workers turn to stripping (0) February 3, 2014 A Perth-based ‘”male entertainment” boss says more men are using gyms at FIFO operations to get buff and then trying their hand at stripping when off rotation.
Union fights for Tasmanian miners’ jobs (0) February 3, 2014 With operations still on hold after three fatalities at Mt Lyell mine the union is concerned for the future of the 300 Tasmanian employees employed at the site.
Tight lipped copper miner risks social licence (0) January 31, 2014 Following three deaths at the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania in the space of six weeks, questions over the Indian owned operation’s social licence to operate are mounting.
Queensland coal mine secures environmental approval (0) January 31, 2014 Securing environmental approval this month, the proposed Drake Coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Gina Rinehart is still rich (0) January 31, 2014 Gina Rinehart remains miles ahead of the competition when it comes to money in the bank with the miner more than $10 billion richer than the second richest person in ...
Roy Hill to implement Wenco fleet management system (0) January 31, 2014 Wenco International Mining Systems has won the contract to supply Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore mine’s fleet management system.
Shell confirms Arrow LNG project on hold (0) January 31, 2014 A decision on whether to go ahead with a fourth LNG plant on Curtis Island is more than a year off as oil giant Shell confirms it will delay making ...
Rio secures small Mt Thorley-Warkworth win (0) January 30, 2014 After numerous setbacks Rio Tinto has managed to gain permission to expand its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine in the Hunter Valley.
Cobham to service Chevron’s Gorgon Project (0) January 30, 2014 Cobham Aviation Services has secured a contract extension with Chevron which will see it mobilise a fourth aircraft to service the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island.
Vortex signs pipe technology agreement (0) January 30, 2014 Vortex Pipes has signed a technology NDA with US based Kelley Group over its ShieldLiner technology use and distribution in the US.
Storm strikes Fortescue results (0) January 30, 2014 Wild weather is to blame for weaker iron ore production, Fortescue Metals Group today told investors.
RCR appoints Bruce James as new director (0) January 29, 2014 Engineering and infrastructure company RCR Tomlinson announces the appointment of Mr Bruce James as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Mt Lyell works suspended amid safety concerns (0) January 29, 2014 Works will remain on hold until further notice following another tragic death at the Mt Lyell copper mine in Tasmania earlier this month.
Forge braces for loss of up to $25m (0) January 29, 2014 After three trading halts, numerous writedown adjustments, and project cost blowouts engineering firm Forge Group has this morning announced it is bracing for a loss of up to $25 million ...
Whittens wins $50m Roy Hill contract (0) January 29, 2014 Perth based concrete construction company Whittens has landed a contract worth almost $50 million for works at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia.
Mining group calls for law reforms against activist groups (0) January 29, 2014 The Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council wants tougher laws against green groups that it claims are trying to drive the mining industry out of the state.
Mining sector’s plea to boost Indigenous employment (0) January 29, 2014 Australia’s mining sector is calling on the government to change anti-discrimination laws so they can advertise jobs as Indigenous only.
Miner sustains crush injury, trapped for over an hour (0) January 29, 2014 A Queensland coal miner has sustained serious crush injuries after his arm became pinned in a cable reeler for over an hour before help arrived.
Four arrested as Maules Creek mine protest intensifies (0) January 28, 2014 NSW Police have used a cherry picker to dismantle a massive tripod and rescue its occupant as tensions at the Maules Creek mine protest intensify.
Protesters stop work at Maules Creek mine site, again (0) January 28, 2014 Construction at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine has once again been disrupted this morning as hundreds of protesters descended on the site.
Drayton miners step up fight to save their jobs (0) January 28, 2014 Anglo American has penned an open letter to the NSW Premier on behalf of workers at its Drayton mine asking for approval to extend mining operations for the next 30 ...
Mining affected towns shortlisted for funding (0) January 24, 2014 Contenders for round two of the New South Wales Government’s Resources for Regions funding have today been named with 19 projects competing for funding.
Judge orders retrial of miner’s death (0) January 24, 2014 Prosecutors have successfully appealed for the 2008 death of an apprentice on BHP Billiton’s Yandi mine to be retried.
Gujarat looks to cut 13 more jobs (0) January 24, 2014 Gujarat NRE said it needs to cut a further 13 jobs to keep its operations viable.
Newcrest faces breach of disclosure allegations (0) January 24, 2014 Legal action has been launched against gold miner Newcrest in relation to alleged questionable market disclosures last year.
Record revenue sees Santos cruise past $1 billion (0) January 24, 2014 Santos have announced a record sales revenue of $1.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2013 with the result driven by the company’s highest oil production in six years, strong ...
St Barbara boots gender pay gaps (0) January 23, 2014 Gold miner St Barbara is working to eliminate gender pay gaps within its ranks.
Alkane schedules first gold pour (0) January 23, 2014 First gold is due to be poured from Alkane Resources’ Tomingley gold mine at the end of next month.
Whitehaven Coal posts record production results (0) January 23, 2014 Whitehaven Coal has posted a 44 per cent increase in saleable coal production for the December quarter due to strong results from its Narrabri mine.
Sandfire on target despite lower DeGrussa output (0) January 23, 2014 Copper miner Sandfire Resources failed to impress investors this week after revealing production for the December quarter fell.
Mining manufacturing forecast for growth (0) January 23, 2014 Mining equipment manufacturers are predicted to do an about-face and grow following a period of decline.
BHP teeters between volume and value (0) January 23, 2014 Despite reporting volume and productivity gains for the six months to December, top tier miner BHP remains focused on cutting costs.
Forrest fights slavery with coal deal (0) January 23, 2014 Iron ore mogul Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has reached a deal with Pakistan to free millions of slaves in return for the opportunity to generate energy.
Greens accuse CSG industry of “abandoning its own workers” (0) January 23, 2014 The Greens have accused the CSG industry of abandoning its workers after Arrow Energy cut 250 jobs from its Queensland operations this week as it attempts to manage costs.
Radio Disney pulls pin on program that promotes fracking (0) January 22, 2014 Radio Disney has pulled out of an educational program sponsored by Ohio’s oil and gas industry after it was accused of using school students to peddle “propaganda” around fracking.
Andy Well doing well in first quarter (0) January 22, 2014 After pouring first gold from its Andy Well project in August, Western Australian gold miner Doray Minerals has posted its first full quarter results.
Stop chucking sickies, get more pay (0) January 22, 2014 Coal terminal workers in Queensland could earn an extra $2500 a year if they stop taking sickies.
Saracen acquires Norilsk’s gold mines (0) January 22, 2014 Saracen Mineral Holdings has agreed to acquire Norilsk Nickel’s Thunderbox and Bannockburn gold mines.
Shell sells its stake in Wheatstone project (0) January 21, 2014 Shell has sold its stake in the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project for $US1.13 billion as it looks to refocus its investments amid massive profit downgrades.
Neil Williams wins geoscience award (0) January 21, 2014 Former head of Geoscience Australia, Neil Williams, has won the Haddon Forester King Medal.
Mt Lyell mine closed for investigation (0) January 21, 2014 The Mount Lyell Copper mine will remain closed until investigations in to the fatal accident last week have finished.
Father wants inquest into death at Fortescue mine camp (12) January 21, 2014 The family of a man killed when a cyclone tore through the Fortescue Metals Group’s Rail Camp One in the Pilbara wants an inquest into his death.
Rio Tinto announces record iron ore production (0) January 20, 2014 Rio Tinto has posted a record year for iron ore production with the miner beating its 2012 benchmark by five per cent.
Union successful in fight to ban urine drug tests (71) January 20, 2014 Testing the urine of workers in order to detect drug and alcohol use has been banned by the Fair Work Commission which found employees at Endeavour Energy are to be ...
Traditional Owners say Whitehaven Coal have “disrespected” them (0) January 20, 2014 Gomeroi Elders and community members say outrage, insult, disrespect and shock are not enough to describe their feelings towards Whitehaven Coal’s actions around the Maules Creek mine project, vowing to ...
NSW sees increased Chinese demand (0) January 20, 2014 Despite the downturn seen across the coal sector NSW has recorded an increase in Chinese demand.
ICAC responds to activist group about Rio Tinto mine expansion (0) January 20, 2014 Bulga residents fighting Rio Tinto’s expansion of Mount Thorley Warkworth mine say the Independent Commission Against Corruption is taking its referral seriously after asking for more evidence.
Mintails suspends hard rock operations (0) January 20, 2014 Mintails has been told by the South African Department of Mineral Resources to temporarily suspend its open cut operations.
Gold miner exceeds 2013 expectations (0) January 17, 2014 Posting a strong result for quarter four, Norton Fold Fields has exceeded its 2013 production guidance.
Gujarat cuts 47 coal jobs (0) January 17, 2014 47 voluntary redundancy packages have been signed off by Gujarat NRE as the company implements plans to cut its workforce by 20 per cent.
Doubts raised over Santos CSG well capacity to feed GLNG plant (0) January 17, 2014 Speculation is mounting that Santos does not have enough gas to feed its GLNG facility on Curtis Island, with analysts stating the company may need to buy as much as ...
Fortescue speaks out on safety [video] (0) January 17, 2014 Following a spate of serious incidents at Fortescue’s operations, company CEO Nev Power has spoken out about its stance on safety.
Glencore lends a watery hand as mercury rises (0) January 17, 2014 Apprentices and graduates from Glencore’s Ulan coal mine in New South Wales have put their skills to good use, installing an automated drip irrigation system at the local school.
FMG signs exploration agreement with junior (0) January 17, 2014 Iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group is set to launch exploration efforts in Western Australia’s North West.
100 new mining jobs for South Australia (0) January 16, 2014 Mining and civil contracting firm BGC has recruited 100 new employees as it starts work at Arrium Mining’s Iron Knob site in South Australia.
BGC wins $100m iron ore contract (0) January 16, 2014 Mining and civil contracting firm BGC has been awarded a $100 million contract to restart operations at Arrium Mining’s South Australian Iron Knob mine.
Minerals Council calls for changes to mining community funding (0) January 16, 2014 The New South Wales Minerals Council is calling on the State Government to reconsider the eligibility criteria for what constitutes a mining affected area under its Resources for Regions funding ...
NSW gold mine plans to employ 1000 locals (0) January 16, 2014 The Hillgrove gold mine will look to employ more than 1000 people from the Armidale area, with plans to restart operations at the site in March.
MACS Engineering sold to Sci-Fleet Group (0) January 16, 2014 Mackay engineering company and manufacturer MACS Engineering was yesterday saved from liquidation when it was purchased by Sci-Fleet Group.
Fortescue pays down $1.6b debt (0) January 16, 2014 Iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group has announced it is forging ahead with its debt reduction program, paying down another $US1.6 billion.
Fortescue announces natural gas agreement (134) January 16, 2014 Fortescue has announced the signing of a long term gas transportation agreement to reduce operating costs in the Pilbara.
Newcrest sticks to gold guidance forecast (0) January 16, 2014 Newcrest Mining is anticipating gold production to be in the upper echelons of guidance figures provided this financial year.
Newcrest signs off $200m loan (0) January 16, 2014 Gold company Newcrest Mining has signed a $US200 million bilateral loan facility which is due to mature in January 2017.
Workforce at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project doubles (0) January 15, 2014 It is estimated 1700 people are now working on Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project as the next phase of construction ramps up ahead of debt package deals.
Woodside inks billion dollar LNG deal (0) January 15, 2014 Woodside have signed what is thought to be a multi-billion dollar LNG deal which will see Japan’s Chubu Electric receive 1.5 million tonnes of liquefied gas over three years. ...
Chinese miner ups Carabella stake (0) January 14, 2014 A Chinese owned company has declared a $71 million unconditional takeover bid for Queensland coal miner Carabella Resources after securing 17.5 per cent of the company’s stock on Monday.
Forge reveals profit wipe out of up to $28m (0) January 14, 2014 Mining services company Forge Group is expecting to be struck by an additional $23 to $28 million profit writedown for this financial year.
Fortescue takes control of its ore processing plants (0) January 14, 2014 Fortescue has purchased and taken control of the two Christmas Creek Ore Processing Facilities from Crushing Services International (CSI).
Mirabela’s board walks (0) January 14, 2014 Mirabela Nickel’s chairman Geoff Handley and fellow board members Colin Steyn and Peter Nicholson have handed in their resignations over the weekend.
Gindalbie appoints new CFO (0) January 13, 2014 Iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals has announced Wayne Zekulich will take over as the company’s chief financial officer at the end of January.
Forge halts trading pending financial update (0) January 13, 2014 Following a dramatic profit warning late last year, mining services company Forge Group has entered into another trading halt as it prepares to make an announcement about its financial status.
Indonesian nickel export bans may aid Australia (0) January 13, 2014 Indonesia’s implementation of its long discussed ban on mineral exports to support domestic processing will see fortunes rise for nickel miners.
Norseman slashes 33 gold jobs (57) January 13, 2014 Perth based miner Norseman Gold has announced it will cut 33 positions from its gold mine in Western Australia.
Temperature hits 50 degrees at Pilbara mine site (0) January 10, 2014 West Australia’s north continues to swelter, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees at Rio Tinto’s Mesa A mine site near Pannawonica yesterday.
Santos fined $52,500 for CSG water spill (0) January 10, 2014 Santos have been fined $52,000 by the NSW Land and Environment Court for failing to report the spill of untreated water at its CSG drilling site in Pilliga Forest. ...
NZ maintenance company lays off staff as gold mine shrinks (0) January 10, 2014 NZ heavy machinery maintenance company Gough Group has cut nearly 40 staff following OceanaGold’s decision to reduce operations at the Macraes gold mine.
Union vows to continue the fight for ex-Collinsville workers (0) January 10, 2014 The CFMEU has vowed to continue its fight against multi-national miner Glencore after claims only four locals have been given their jobs back at Collinsville mine.
SCEE wins Rio Tinto Cape Lambert contract (0) January 10, 2014 Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded the electrical and instrumentation works contract at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Port B project.
AMEC and Hyundai win Rex Minerals contract (0) January 10, 2014 AMEC, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Hyundai Rotem Company have been awarded the Early Contractor Involvement for Rex Minerals’ Hillside project.
Perilya workers vote on $1.8m pay rise sacrifice (0) January 10, 2014 Employees at Broken Hill’s Perilya mine will start voting on whether to accept a company proposal which will see workers sacrifice $1.8 million in wage increases promised for 2014.
New owner for Bronzewing gold mine (0) January 9, 2014 Metaliko Resources has purchased the Bronzewing gold mine in Western Australia’s Goldfields for $5 million.
SNL acquires IntierraRMG (960) January 9, 2014 Metals financial intelligence group SNL has acquired fellow mining intelligence group IntierraRMG.
Cristal Mining appeals $2.5 million Supreme Court ruling (0) January 9, 2014 A Broken Hill mining company has appealed a decision by the Supreme Court that ordered it to pay $2.5 million in underpaid rates to the local council.
Amex signs $100m mining contract (0) January 8, 2014 Amex Resources has signed a $100 million procurement, construction and management contract with a Chinese state-owned contractor.
QLD mining ghost towns predicted as workers on the move (0) January 7, 2014 A mining communities advocate has lashed out at the Queensland government, claiming a lack of support will see regional mining centres turn into “ghost towns” as workers leave to secure ...
The Singleton Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting at Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine aimed at educating local businesses on how to cash in on the coal industry.
Activists who set up camp in the Leard State Forest more than 540 days ago to protest against Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine have been forced to shut up shop ...
A judge has ruled BHP Billiton was well within its rights to terminate former Ravensthorpe mine manager Isak Buitendag’s employment.
A number of Queensland mine workers could be operating under false qualifications, forcing the Department of Natural Mines and Resources to issue a safety warning to mining companies.
Winding up its voluntary redundancy scheme, Gujarat NRE is preparing to sack ten workers through forced redundancies.
Sandvik has won a huge materials handling EPCM contract for an Australian coal mine.
Alkane Resources is expecting to pour first gold in the next 7 days at its $116 million Tomingley mine.
Sandvik and Maptek have joined together to develop integrated mine planning and execution solutions as well as automation systems.
Australian Industry and Lifestyle Exhibitions and its owner John Webb are in the spotlight once more over alleged claims of dodgy dealings regarding mining exhibitions.
Fire has destroyed part of Atlantic’s vanadium plant at Windimurra in Western Australia on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the company to request an immediate trading halt.
Western Australia will experience sluggish short term growth as the state transitions from its mining construction bonanza.
Broken Hill’s Miners’ Memorial has been reopened to the public after being closed for more than two weeks.
Martin Aircraft Company, which has developed the world’s first practical and commercial jetpack, will launch its pre-IPO capital raising in Sydney.
Delays in harmonising Australia’s occupational health and safety laws are hampering efforts to develop a national mine safety regime.
Protests and blockades are continuing near the Pilliga State forest where Santos was forced to stop work on its CSG drilling program yesterday.
Gold processing at Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit will be extended by eight years until 2029, the mine’s owner today announced.
Mining salaries are retreating to pre-boom levels, new research suggests.
IFS Australia’s Rob Stummer looks at five technologies helping mining companies beat the mining boom downturn.
Tox Free has renewed its waste management contract for Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations.
With shutdown works at Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery beginning the week, the miner has announced a three year support package for the Northern Territory community of Nhulunbuy.
The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance has closed its coal testing lab at the Barney Point Coal Terminal in Gladstone.
The list of investigations into incidents at Fortescue Metals Group’s operations is growing with yet another safety issue at the iron ore miner’s Christmas Creek site on Friday.
Downer EDI has been awarded the underground mining services contract for the Cosmo gold mine in the Northern Territory.
Restarting production at Mt Lyell mine is still some weeks off, an announcement which leaves the future of 320 Tasmanian miners hanging in the balance.
Riley Bechtel has stepped down as the president and CEO of construction firm Bechtel because of health reasons associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Queensland’s gas boom is set to continue with predictions that in the next two decades the industry will lift the state’s real gross domestic product by an average of $25 ...
A softening mining sector is weighing down on workers’ pay packets but mining still has some of the highest paid roles nationally, a new report has found.
A new coal mine five kilometres from the centre of Ipswich has been given environmental approval, but the local council says it will fight to stop the project going ahead.
Heavy rains are prompting a controlled water release at Vista Gold’s Mount Todd gold mine located about 50 kilometres north of Katherine in the Northern Territory.
A miner who was fired from Mandalay Resources’ Costerfield mine just weeks after being injured on the job says he has been left devastated by the company’s actions.
Calibre Group has acquired New Zealand engineering and surveying firm Spiire NZ from Downer EDI.
Ausdrill has completed renegotiations to extend its existing contract until the end of the Prominent Hill mine’s open pit life in 2018.
Coal mining major Peabody Energy says its revenue results are being dragged down by weak Australian operations.
As the construction phase for the Curtis Island LNG projects winds up, local businesses are being schooled on how to diversify in order to gain work in the second phase ...
Ngapuhui miners currently working in Australia have been told they won’t be welcome home if they return to work in New Zealand’s Northland area.
A petition has been launched calling on Premier Barry O’Farrell to instruct the coal industry to cover and wash coal wagons.
Mothballing works have today begun at Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery in the Northern Territory.
A Perth-based ‘”male entertainment” boss says more men are using gyms at FIFO operations to get buff and then trying their hand at stripping when off rotation.
With operations still on hold after three fatalities at Mt Lyell mine the union is concerned for the future of the 300 Tasmanian employees employed at the site.
Following three deaths at the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania in the space of six weeks, questions over the Indian owned operation’s social licence to operate are mounting.
Whitehaven Coal say there has been no disruption to planned work at the Maules Creek mine site today despite protesters claiming entrances to the site have been blocked.
Securing environmental approval this month, the proposed Drake Coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Passing legislation on Thursday, the New South Wales Government has cancelled three corrupt mining licences.
Wenco International Mining Systems has won the contract to supply Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore mine’s fleet management system.
A decision on whether to go ahead with a fourth LNG plant on Curtis Island is more than a year off as oil giant Shell confirms it will delay making ...
After numerous setbacks Rio Tinto has managed to gain permission to expand its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine in the Hunter Valley.
Cobham Aviation Services has secured a contract extension with Chevron which will see it mobilise a fourth aircraft to service the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island.
From a glove which controls computers to bikes made from bamboo, the finalists in this year’s Awards cover a diverse range of engineering innovations.
Komatsu is making its way underground as it joins forces with GE Transportation to develop a range of next generation mining equipment.
Vortex Pipes has signed a technology NDA with US based Kelley Group over its ShieldLiner technology use and distribution in the US.
Wild weather is to blame for weaker iron ore production, Fortescue Metals Group today told investors.
Mining powerhouses Rio Tinto and Glencore are warning new Queensland planning laws threaten future project development and put hundreds of mining jobs at risk.
Glencore and BHP have suspended shipments at their ports as Cyclone Dylan bears down on the North Queensland coastline.
Softer commodity prices and rising construction costs are driving down project investment levels in Australia’s resources sector.
Protesters clashed with staff at Whitehaven Coal’s Boggabri office yesterday as anti-mining activism took a violent turn.
Looking to leave a horror year behind, Gujarat NRE is planning to change its name to Wollongong Coal Ltd.
Engineering and infrastructure company RCR Tomlinson announces the appointment of Mr Bruce James as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Gomeroi Elders and Traditional Owners have launched State and Commonwealth Parliamentary petitions to urge the Federal Environment Minister to urgently halt work at Maules Creek mine.
After three trading halts, numerous writedown adjustments, and project cost blowouts engineering firm Forge Group has this morning announced it is bracing for a loss of up to $25 million ...
Perth based concrete construction company Whittens has landed a contract worth almost $50 million for works at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia.
As the crowds begin to congregate for Indaba in South Africa, Mine Web’s Lawrence Williams provides an insight into the show.
The Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council wants tougher laws against green groups that it claims are trying to drive the mining industry out of the state.
The DriveACADEMY training course provides end-users and system integrators with skills to get the most out of motor and drive technologies.
Australia’s mining sector is calling on the government to change anti-discrimination laws so they can advertise jobs as Indigenous only.
Ausenco has won the contract for Bandanna Energy’s Springsure Creek coal project.
A Queensland coal miner has sustained serious crush injuries after his arm became pinned in a cable reeler for over an hour before help arrived.
NSW Police have used a cherry picker to dismantle a massive tripod and rescue its occupant as tensions at the Maules Creek mine protest intensify.
Contractor Downer EDI Mining has today bagged $100 million worth of BHP Billiton contracts.
Production has restarted at Glencore’s Collinsville mine after a closure of more than four months.
The Tasmanian state government is considering deferring royalty payments from Shree Minerals new iron ore mine in the state’s Tarkine region.
Construction at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine has once again been disrupted this morning as hundreds of protesters descended on the site.
Finnish hard metal manufacturer Rautaruukki Oy and Swedish steel maker SSAB AB have announced plans to merge.
Anglo American has penned an open letter to the NSW Premier on behalf of workers at its Drayton mine asking for approval to extend mining operations for the next 30 ...
Another sizeable diamond has been discovered at a mine in Angola.
Syngas has acquired a sand and aggregates quarry and a civil engineering business.
Contenders for round two of the New South Wales Government’s Resources for Regions funding have today been named with 19 projects competing for funding.
Mining services company Forge Group has today entered its third trading halt in as many months.
Prosecutors have successfully appealed for the 2008 death of an apprentice on BHP Billiton’s Yandi mine to be retried.
McNab has won a three year design, construction, and maintenance contract with Santos.
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett is striking a deal with African governments in a bid to develop the continent’s mining sector.
Gujarat NRE said it needs to cut a further 13 jobs to keep its operations viable.
Legal action has been launched against gold miner Newcrest in relation to alleged questionable market disclosures last year.
Santos have announced a record sales revenue of $1.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2013 with the result driven by the company’s highest oil production in six years, strong ...
Gold miner St Barbara is working to eliminate gender pay gaps within its ranks.
The NSW Minerals Council and radio station WSFM will team up to host a live broadcast from a Hunter Valley mine site.
First gold is due to be poured from Alkane Resources’ Tomingley gold mine at the end of next month.
The Nakéty Mine Centre in New Caledonia has been the target of vandals who upturned mining equipment, drove excavators into dams, crushed light vehicles and set fire to offices.
Newcrest Mining has maintained its gold guidance despite boosting output throughout the December quarter.
Whitehaven Coal has posted a 44 per cent increase in saleable coal production for the December quarter due to strong results from its Narrabri mine.
Copper miner Sandfire Resources failed to impress investors this week after revealing production for the December quarter fell.
Northern Star Resources has bought two mines from Barrick Gold in a deal worth more than $75 million.
Mining equipment manufacturers are predicted to do an about-face and grow following a period of decline.
Despite reporting volume and productivity gains for the six months to December, top tier miner BHP remains focused on cutting costs.
Bechtel confirmed it found two fire ant nests on Curtis Island’s QCLNG site, with investigations underway as to how they got to there.
New approaches to buried asset mapping and management are speeding up mine development.
Iron ore mogul Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has reached a deal with Pakistan to free millions of slaves in return for the opportunity to generate energy.
Radio Disney has pulled out of an educational program sponsored by Ohio’s oil and gas industry after it was accused of using school students to peddle “propaganda” around fracking.
After pouring first gold from its Andy Well project in August, Western Australian gold miner Doray Minerals has posted its first full quarter results.
Octagonal Resources has received all approvals necessary to start mining its Pearl Croydon gold deposit in Central Victoria.
Protests at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine project are ramping up with tree-clearing and construction work halted at the hands of activists.
Coal terminal workers in Queensland could earn an extra $2500 a year if they stop taking sickies.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has agreed to acquire Norilsk Nickel’s Thunderbox and Bannockburn gold mines.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has put major mining companies on notice as it fights against the use of urine tests for the detection of drugs and alcohol.
Komatsu Australia and Pirtek have extended their decade long hydraulic hose agreement.
Shell has sold its stake in the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project for $US1.13 billion as it looks to refocus its investments amid massive profit downgrades.
Former head of Geoscience Australia, Neil Williams, has won the Haddon Forester King Medal.
The Mount Lyell Copper mine will remain closed until investigations in to the fatal accident last week have finished.
The family of a man killed when a cyclone tore through the Fortescue Metals Group’s Rail Camp One in the Pilbara wants an inquest into his death.
Arrow Energy is set to cull its workforce with more than 250 jobs on the line.
Atlas Copco has acquired Geawelltech, a Swedish manufacturer of geotechnical drilling equipment.
Sandvik will soon launch what it calls the industry’s first ROPS compliant acid-proof underground drilling cabins.
Rio Tinto has posted a record year for iron ore production with the miner beating its 2012 benchmark by five per cent.
Despite the downturn seen across the coal sector NSW has recorded an increase in Chinese demand.
Bulga residents fighting Rio Tinto’s expansion of Mount Thorley Warkworth mine say the Independent Commission Against Corruption is taking its referral seriously after asking for more evidence.
Atlas Iron has awarded Decmil a major road design and construction project in the Pilbara.
Employees at Broken Hill’s Perilya mine have rejected a proposed freeze on pay rises.
Mintails has been told by the South African Department of Mineral Resources to temporarily suspend its open cut operations.
Atlantic is looking into legal action over its Windimurra vanadium operation’s crushing, milling, and benefication (CMB) plant’s continual problems.
More than 5000 emails opposed to Rio Tinto’s proposed expansion of Warkworth mine have been received by the Planning Assessment Commission this week.
GME Resources has had its patent applications for its NiWest Nickel Laterite Project granted.
Posting a strong result for quarter four, Norton Fold Fields has exceeded its 2013 production guidance.
Speculation is mounting that Santos does not have enough gas to feed its GLNG facility on Curtis Island, with analysts stating the company may need to buy as much as ...
Following a spate of serious incidents at Fortescue’s operations, company CEO Nev Power has spoken out about its stance on safety.
Apprentices and graduates from Glencore’s Ulan coal mine in New South Wales have put their skills to good use, installing an automated drip irrigation system at the local school.
Woodside earned less revenue in 2013 despite posting a 2.5 per cent production increase.
Iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group is set to launch exploration efforts in Western Australia’s North West.
Mining and civil contracting firm BGC has recruited 100 new employees as it starts work at Arrium Mining’s Iron Knob site in South Australia.
The Leard state forest has been closed by the Forestry Corporation of NSW amid risks posed by the Maules Creek mine protesters in the case of a fire.
The New South Wales Minerals Council is calling on the State Government to reconsider the eligibility criteria for what constitutes a mining affected area under its Resources for Regions funding ...
The Hillgrove gold mine will look to employ more than 1000 people from the Armidale area, with plans to restart operations at the site in March.
Mackay engineering company and manufacturer MACS Engineering was yesterday saved from liquidation when it was purchased by Sci-Fleet Group.
Iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group has announced it is forging ahead with its debt reduction program, paying down another $US1.6 billion.
Fortescue has announced the signing of a long term gas transportation agreement to reduce operating costs in the Pilbara.
Newcrest Mining is anticipating gold production to be in the upper echelons of guidance figures provided this financial year.
A worker has been involved in a forklift accident at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon Hub in a week that also saw two other serious incidents occur on site.
Gold company Newcrest Mining has signed a $US200 million bilateral loan facility which is due to mature in January 2017.
30 people who lost their jobs after BHP shut its Perseverance nickel mine have been redeployed at the newly reopened Rocky’s Reward mine.
It is estimated 1700 people are now working on Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project as the next phase of construction ramps up ahead of debt package deals.
The Hunter Valley Training Company is opening a new $5 million Skills Centre at Rutherford.
Paladin Energy said talks around the sale of its Langer Heinrich uranium mine were progressing as the price for uranium continues to deteriorate.
XT (formerly known as Xstrata Technology) has officially opened a new office in Moscow.
Woodside have signed what is thought to be a multi-billion dollar LNG deal which will see Japan’s Chubu Electric receive 1.5 million tonnes of liquefied gas over three years. ...
A new report has a predicted boom in the diamond and gemstone mining in 2014, forecasting it to become the largest growth industry in country.
Pacific National Coal has locked up Whitehaven Coal’s rail haulage contract for the next 12 years.
A Chinese owned company has declared a $71 million unconditional takeover bid for Queensland coal miner Carabella Resources after securing 17.5 per cent of the company’s stock on Monday.
Austin Engineering has been awarded a massive three year supply contract with Vale.
A miner has lost his claim for unfair dismissal after he was fired for lying about his drug use.
Fortescue has purchased and taken control of the two Christmas Creek Ore Processing Facilities from Crushing Services International (CSI).
Mirabela Nickel’s chairman Geoff Handley and fellow board members Colin Steyn and Peter Nicholson have handed in their resignations over the weekend.
African nations are reportedly considering a single standardised set of continental mining policies, Zambian officials say.
Iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals has announced Wayne Zekulich will take over as the company’s chief financial officer at the end of January.
Almost four dozen people have suffered crush injuries at work, WorkCover NSW research has revealed.
Western Desert Resources has awarded Thiess a three year, $135 million mining services contract.
Protesters have formed a blockade at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine development as part of their ongoing fight to stop the project going ahead.
Indonesia’s implementation of its long discussed ban on mineral exports to support domestic processing will see fortunes rise for nickel miners.
Women working in the mining industry will have more chance to network after two of the sector’s key support groups joined forces.
Perth based miner Norseman Gold has announced it will cut 33 positions from its gold mine in Western Australia.
The Australian Workers Union expressed fears over the weekend that Alcoa may shut its Point Henry refinery sooner rather than later.
West Australia’s north continues to swelter, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees at Rio Tinto’s Mesa A mine site near Pannawonica yesterday.
Industrial action at the Dawson coal mine by the CFMEU is likely as it refuses to support Anglo American’s enterprise agreements.
Production at ERA’s uranium mine took a 60 per cent hit in the December quarter after a leach tank rupture forced operations to close at the site.
NZ heavy machinery maintenance company Gough Group has cut nearly 40 staff following OceanaGold’s decision to reduce operations at the Macraes gold mine.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded the electrical and instrumentation works contract at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Port B project.
AMEC, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Hyundai Rotem Company have been awarded the Early Contractor Involvement for Rex Minerals’ Hillside project.
Alcoa has reportedly given up trying to secure subsidies from the Victorian or federal governments.
Employees at Broken Hill’s Perilya mine will start voting on whether to accept a company proposal which will see workers sacrifice $1.8 million in wage increases promised for 2014.
Norman Moore has been appointed as the new chairman of mining and energy focused communications company Cannings Purple.
Metaliko Resources has purchased the Bronzewing gold mine in Western Australia’s Goldfields for $5 million.
Metals financial intelligence group SNL has acquired fellow mining intelligence group IntierraRMG.
A Broken Hill mining company has appealed a decision by the Supreme Court that ordered it to pay $2.5 million in underpaid rates to the local council.
The Victorian government has announced a number of reforms that it says will cut red tape and boost productivity and investment in the state’s mining sector.
Manitou has appointed Michel Denis as its new president and CEO.
Hitachi has delivered its first new Bell B30E articulated dump trucks in to Australia.
Thomas & Coffey have approved Skilled Group’s proposed acquisition of its maintenance subsidiary ATIVO.
Chevron has stopped using its Brolga camp near Wheatstone amid safety concerns raised by the Shire of Ashburton.
Amex Resources has signed a $100 million procurement, construction and management contract with a Chinese state-owned contractor.
900 NSW community groups were lent a helping hand to the tune of $16 million dollars by mining companies in 2013.
Leighton has been awarded a $100 million contract to deliver a train support facility for Aurizon which will support its coal haulage fleet.
OceanaGold has announced it will cut more than 100 jobs at its Macraes gold mine in New Zealand.
Thiess has won a $230 million one-year contract extension at Glencore’s Mt Owen coal mine which will see the contractor continue full services at the site until 2016.
Boart Longyear has appointed Jeffrey Olsen as its new CFO.
A mining communities advocate has lashed out at the Queensland government, claiming a lack of support will see regional mining centres turn into “ghost towns” as workers leave to secure ...
Lynas has seen a jump in its production in the December quarter, with production levels standing at three times the previous quarter.