Mining unemployment slides (0) September 23, 2013 Unemployment among minerals industry professionals has skyrocketed; new research shows figures have moved from nearly 2 per cent to more than one in ten.
NSW Minerals Council awards for excellence (0) September 23, 2013 A finalist at the NSW Minerals Council’s Community and Environment Excellence Awards, Yancoal’s Molarben coal project has been commended for its noise minimisation program.
GlencoreXstrata miner dies on site (0) September 23, 2013 An Xstrata miner has died of a suspected heart attack while working underground at the company’s Oaky Creek No 1 mine.
Komatsu haul trucks now available with LNG conversions (0) September 23, 2013 GFS Corp, a natural gas conversion technology specialist and the first to market conversion packs for large mine haul trucks has announced two new additions.
Alkane EIS for Dubbo mine goes on display (0) September 20, 2013 The environmental impact study for Alkane Resources’ Dubbo zirconia project in New South Wales’ Central West has gone on public display.
PNG government seizes control of OK Tedi (0) September 20, 2013 Papua New Guinea’s government has pushed legislation through parliament allowing it to gain 100 per cent ownership of the OK Tedi mine.
UGL appoints new engineering CEO (0) September 20, 2013 UGL has announced the appointment of Russell Waugh as the head of its engineering business.
Opportunities still flowing for Australian mining (0) September 20, 2013 With growth in Australian mining investment slowing, the resources sector is shifting towards operational management and existing resources rather than new investment. This means that wins for Australian businesses will ...
Rio and Chalco call it stumps on $20bn QLD bauxite deposit (0) September 20, 2013 Mining major Rio Tinto and Chinese owned Chalco have opted out of bidding for the $20 billion Aurukun bauxite deposit in Cape York, leaving Glencore and Australia Indigenous Resources in ...
Atlas spruiks its expanding portfolio (0) September 19, 2013 Iron ore producer Atlas Iron has highlighted its expanding production profile, confirming its mine and port developments are on track to achieving 10 million tonnes per annum capacity.
$50m Tasmanian coal mine approved (0) September 19, 2013 A new Tasmanian coal mine is set to be operational within three years after securing state approval yesterday.
MMG cancel Dugald River contract for Forge Group (0) September 19, 2013 MMG has made the decision to terminate its engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Forge at its Dugald River mine’s processing facility.
CSG top priority for Macfarlane (0) September 18, 2013 New federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane intends to convince New South Wales farmers to change their stance against coal seam gas
CSG terminology change “ridiculous”: activists (0) September 18, 2013 The NSW government’s move to rename coal seam gas to “natural gas from coal seams” has come under fire from Stop CSG Illawarra.
Revival of coal demand coming: QRC (0) September 18, 2013 Queensland Resources Council chief Michael Roche says the global demand for coal is set to increase, with mines in the state well positioned take advantage of the swing.
QMEA students taking on mine challenge (0) September 18, 2013 Fourteen students will gather in Moranbah this week for the annual BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Mine Challenge.
Sirius scopes out Nova-Bollinger project (2) September 18, 2013 This year’s mining rock star Sirius Resources estimates it will cost $471 million to deliver its Nova-Bollinger project with a production capacity of 28,000 tonnes of nickel and 11,000 tonnes ...
WorleyParsons wins $400m EPC contract (0) September 18, 2013 WorleyParsons has been awarded a $402 million EPC contract for the MacKay River oil sands project.
Poisonous gas kills five in China mine (0) September 17, 2013 Five people have died underground in a pyrite mine in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday after inhaling poisonous gas.
Indigenous owners sign coal mine deal with miner (0) September 17, 2013 Indigenous owners and a mining company have inked a deal to develop a coal mine in Cape York on the northern tip of Queensland.
Asbestos fears over Rio railway line (0) September 17, 2013 A council in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has expressed concern over Rio Tinto’s plan to build a railway line near the asbestos-ridden ghost town of Wittenoom.
Cobar miner fined $100k for tailings (0) September 17, 2013 A copper and gold mining company in Cobar was fined $100,000 in the Land and Environment Court last week after it pleaded guilty to a water pollution charge.
Alpha coal project court challenge begins in Queensland (0) September 17, 2013 Court proceedings to halt GVK Hancock’s major Alpha Coal Project have started in Queensland’s Land Court, with environmentalists pushing for the mining approval the be revoked.
Former Rio boss Tom Albanese joins Vedanta (0) September 17, 2013 Vedanta Resources has recruited former Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese as chairman of its resources subsidiary.
Yancoal to cut jobs at Gloucester mines (0) September 17, 2013 Yancoal are shedding jobs in the Gloucester Basin with Duralie and Stratford mines set to lose 60 employees.
Macfarlane to hold “super portfolio” covering industry (0) September 17, 2013 Incoming prime minister Tony Abbott named his cabinet yesterday, with Groom MP Ian Macfarlane to be responsible for an expansive industry portfolio, with responsibilities including resources and energy, and manufacturing.
$186m contract for Theiss Sedgman JV (0) September 16, 2013 Boggabri Coal has awarded the Thiess Sedgman Joint Venture a $186 million contract to design and construct a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP).
Collinsville locals turn the tables on GlencoreXstrata [VIDEO] (0) September 16, 2013 Collinsville locals have produced a video demanding answers from GlencoreXstrata’s management after the miner closed down the local coal mine leaving 200 people out of work.
Afgan mine collapse kills 28 workers (0) September 16, 2013 At least 28 miners are confirmed dead after a mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday.
Coal workers lodge complaint over unpaid super (0) September 16, 2013 After striking last week over the late payment of wages, workers at Gujarat NRE’s Russell Vale mine have lodged complaints with the Australian Taxation Office over unpaid superannuation.
Police hunt for human remains in a mine shaft (0) September 16, 2013 Police divers have carried out a search in an abandoned mine shaft near Bathurst for a man allegedly murdered in 2009.
Analysts tip more delays ahead for Roy Hill (0) September 16, 2013 Delays are mounting for Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore development, with the project expected to be pushed out another six months.
Brockman chief faces corruption charges (0) September 16, 2013 The head of junior miner Brockman Mining has been charged with corruption in Hong Kong after being under investigation since October 2011.
Ian Macfarlane tipped to be minister for mining, manufacturing (0) September 16, 2013 Prime Minister–elect Tony Abbott will name his front bench today, with Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane expected to be appointed as minister for both resources and industry.
International mining hall of fame (0) September 13, 2013 It is time to recognise those who have made an impact on the face of mining through the years.
New CEO for New Hope (0) September 13, 2013 Coal miner New Hope Corporation is getting a new chief executive.
“Get out of the way” in the Galilee Basin: QLD Premier to new PM (0) September 13, 2013 In his first telephone conversation with the new Prime Minister Tony Abbott since winning the election, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman told him to “get out of the way” in the ...
Coal workers strike over late payment of wages (0) September 13, 2013 A few dozen workers walked off the job at Gujarat NRE’s Russell Vale mine after a dispute with the company over the late payment of wages.
Uranium mining a step closer in Queensland (0) September 12, 2013 The recommencement of uranium mining in Queensland is a step closer after Mines Minister Andrew Cripps released the government’s uranium strategy action plan.
Miner and farmers waiting on coal mine grant decision (0) September 12, 2013 The Queensland Government is due to hand its decision within the month on whether it will allow the first mine to be constructed below Strategic Cropping Land in Central Queensland.
Mining jobs gloom tipped to persist (0) September 12, 2013 Hiring in the mining sector is tipped to continue its downward trend for the rest of the year, with a recent study recording the lowest employment intentions since 2009.
$15b Arrow LNG project approved (0) September 12, 2013 Arrow Energy’s $15 billion LNG project has been granted state approval by the Queensland Government.
New head for Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine (0) September 12, 2013 Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper and gold mine, Oyu Tolgoi has appointed a new president and chief executive.
Miners ask R U OK? (0) September 12, 2013 The fly-in fly-out lifestyle isn’t an easy one to manage, and although many miners on FIFO rotations are paid generously, there are sometimes issues that come with this form of ...
Sandvik launches new drill rigs (0) September 11, 2013 Sandvik has launched a new top hammer and down the hole drill rig, and in the process revived an old line – Pantera.
Prisoners recruited on NT mine site (0) September 11, 2013 Two companies have recruited prisoners to work on a salt mine in central Australia after the companies failed to find employees.
GlencoreXstrata parks Wandoan coal project, cuts capex (0) September 11, 2013 GlencoreXstrata has officially joined the long list of miners inflicting pressure on bottom lines, shelving projects and taking the knife to capital expenditure.
Seabed mining ban sees mining body call on compo (0) September 11, 2013 The peak body for exploration companies has demanded compensation from the Northern Territory government after it repealed licenses granted to three miners when it prohibited seabed mining off Groote Eylandt.
MP calls for inquiry into Glencore’s Sugarloaf spill (0) September 10, 2013 The state government’s handling of environmental damage caused by mining giant Glencore is being called into question as an independent MP demands an inquiry.
Apprentices feel mining slowdown in the Hunter (0) September 10, 2013 The Hunter Valley Training Company say the slowdown in the mining industry has forced it to look for apprentices and traineeships in other sectors.
Newcrest boss’ pay axed by $1m (0) September 10, 2013 Newcrest Mining’s boss has taken a million dollar pay cut to $2.73 million after the company reported its first annual loss in 11 years.
NSW dust control standards ramp up (0) September 10, 2013 Amid growing community concerns over the potential health impacts dust generated by mining activities has, the environmental watchdog has launched the next stage of its dust management agenda.
Caterpillar cut 70 jobs at Burnie (861) September 10, 2013 Caterpillar Underground Mining has cut 70 workers from its manufacturing facility in Burnie, Tasmania.
A vision of safety (0) September 9, 2013 The release of new high level brightness Australian made lights for miners is helping fight fatigue on site.
Rinehart places confidence behind coalition (0) September 9, 2013 Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has weighed into the post election commentary saying the coalition needs to fix Australia’s economic issues.
Aussie doctors oppose NZ coal mine (0) September 9, 2013 Two Australian doctors have shown opposition for a new open cast coal mine in Waikato, New Zealand.
Steep cost for family who fought coal mining company (0) September 9, 2013 A fundraiser is being held for a family who took on Hume Coal over land access rights, after the family lost the court battle, incurring high legal costs.
Coalition to “reboot” mining boom (0) September 9, 2013 The newly elected Abbott government isn’t wasting time, getting straight to work on a number of its election promises; with incoming minister Andrew Robb declaring it will “reboot” the mining ...
NZ gold mine faces Green opposition (0) September 6, 2013 The New Zealand Green Party has labelled a gold mine near Waihi in the country North Island as “inappropriate”, saying it is on Department of Conservation land in the Karangahake ...
Research into land owners and their mining rights (0) September 6, 2013 The Queensland University of Technology and the Environmental Defenders’ Office (EDO) will conduct research to see if land owners are being duped on mining issues.
WA launches crackdown on mine site bullying (12) September 6, 2013 The Department of Mines and Petroleum have seen bullying reports triple in Western Australia’s south west mines over the last two years, compared to the previous three years.
Bulga association rejects Warkworth’s grounds for appeal (0) September 6, 2013 Bulga residents battling against the mining company in the NSW Court of Appeal snubbed the suggestion the court did not apply procedural fairness when it overturned the expansion of the ...
Miners’ merger & acquisition activity meager for 2013 (0) September 6, 2013 Sluggish merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector is set in for the medium term, with mining majors more likely to shed assets then add them to their swag, ...
Closure of Glencore’s Collinsville mine ‘hurting locals’ (0) September 6, 2013 Over 100 people turned out to a community meeting held in Collinsville last night as locals are becoming increasingly concerned their town will go under as Glencore keep the coal ...
Thiess win $1.8 billion deal with QGC (0) September 6, 2013 Thiess have won a $1.8 billion contract from CSG producer QGC for the construction of gas compression facilities in Queensland’s Surat Basin.
Mining industry voting early (20) September 6, 2013 With the federal election just one day away, miners across the country are being given a range of options to ensure they do not miss out on their right to ...
$100m tungsten project gets green light (0) September 6, 2013 The Queensland Government has given environmental authority (EA) for Vital Metals’ Watershed tungsten project 160 kilometres northwest of Cairns near Mt Carbine.
Random Analytics: Mining Workforce Planning Scan (August 2013) (0) September 6, 2013 Workforce planner Shane Granger presents a report card on the the current state of the mining industry, and how it is positioned from a workforce planning perspective.
Scanalyse and Outotec win Rio Tinto Eureka prize for mill mapper project (0) September 5, 2013 Scanalyse , acquired by Finnish mining giant Outotec won the 2013 Australian Museum Rio Tinto Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation for the creation of MillMapper and CrushMapper systems.
New gold mine slated for Western Australia (4) September 5, 2013 Southern Gold is forging ahead with the development of a new gold mine in Western Australia after positive results in a pre-feasibility study.
CEOs say mining boom still has steam (0) September 5, 2013 Australian chief executives are optimistic about mining’s future, saying the income stage of the boom will be to mining’s advantage as production for iron ore and liquefied natural gas ramps ...
Miner airlifted suffering carbon monoxide poisoning (0) September 5, 2013 Suffering carbon monoxide poisoning, a miner has been airlifted from a remote mine site east of Mount Isa in Queensland on Saturday.
Seeing Machines fatigue system wins BHP contract (0) September 5, 2013 Seeing Machines has won a $1.5 million order for its Driver State System which uses driver eye tracking technology to monitor fatigue.
Broken Hill miner Perilya set for Chinese buyout (0) September 5, 2013 The owner of Broken Hill’s silver, lead and zinc mine is set to be purchased by its major Chinese shareholder in a deal worth $269.3 million.
New coal royalty ruled out by QLD premier (0) September 5, 2013 Queensland Premier Campbell Newman assured BHP Billiton’s Queensland’s coal industry will not be inflicted with another royalty rise and pledged a more secure royalty framework.
Tinkler’s Aston Metals in receivership (0) September 4, 2013 Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler’s Aston Metals, a base metals company, has gone into receivership with a Hong Kong-based trustee company.
Abbott prefers the expansion of existing coal ports (0) September 4, 2013 Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he prefers the idea of expanding existing coal ports along the Queensland coast rather than the construction of new projects.
Atlas Copco cuts workers (0) September 4, 2013 Atlas Copco has cut more than 100 workers from its major plant in Sweden.
Coalition promises “use it or lose it” offshore lease policy (0) September 4, 2013 The Federal Opposition disclosed a variety of resources and energy policies yesterday, including pushing gas and oil companies to “use it or lose it” to hang on to offshore leases.
800 applications received for 70 jobs at Boggabri mine (0) September 4, 2013 Just five months after cutting 100 jobs at Boggabri coal mine, Downer EDI have rehired 42 people, eight of which are previously retrenched workers.
BHP gives $2.5m to Muswellbrook Hospital (0) September 3, 2013 Mining giant BHP Billiton has donated $2.5 million for a new emergency department at Muswellbrook Hospital.
MPs rally behind sand mining (0) September 3, 2013 Three MPs have thrown their support behind sand mining on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, saying it boosts employment.
Union talks with BHP over train driver pay to recommence (0) September 3, 2013 Pay deals between BHP and its rail drivers have recommenced after the miner failed to meet union demands of pay rises, cheap rent in the Pilbara and extra annual leave.
Pike River re-entry plan approved by NZ government (0) September 3, 2013 The families of the miners killed in the Pike River coal mine explosions have been informed this morning on the NZ Government’s plan to re-enter the mine.
Labor promises $16m mining industry partnership (0) September 3, 2013 Brisbane would be the base for a $16 million mining industry innovation partnership if Labor wins the federal election on September 7.
Browse partners agree to FLNG option (0) September 3, 2013 Woodside have announced that its Browse partners have signed off on the use of FLNG technology to develop the gasfields off the Kimberley coast.
Court told unfavourable coal mine advice snubbed (0) September 3, 2013 The court trial for the contentious Ashton coalmine in Camberwell has begun and the Land and Environment Court heard any assessment critical of the mine was rejected by the NSW ...
CSG opponents target Barry O’Farrell’s electorate (0) September 3, 2013 Stop CSG Illawarra has taken its fight to Barry O’Farrell’s electorate, telling residents gathered at St Ives Community Hall that drilling in Sydney’s drinking water catchment should be banned.
Ashton mine legal bid to begin today (0) September 2, 2013 An open-cut coal mine that received NSW Government approval last year will face a legal bid from the Upper Hunter community starting today.
FMG cancels WA FIFO flights (0) September 2, 2013 Fortescue Metal Group is no longer going ahead with fly in, fly out charter flights from Busselton Regional Airport this month.
Gold used to treat prostate cancer (0) September 2, 2013 A Hunter research group has found injecting gold granules into a patient’s prostate can precisely target the area during radiation treatment.
Illawarra coal miner fined (0) September 2, 2013 Illawarra coal miner Gujarat NRE has been issued two $3000 penalty notices for failing to comply with the conditions of its approval.
EPA suspends licence at Corindi Quarry (0) September 2, 2013 The Environment Protection Authority has suspended the licence of a Coffs Harbour quarrying company.
Blacked-out buses to transport Glencore’s new workers: CFMEU (0) August 30, 2013 The CMFEU have called on Glencore to retain the current workforce at Collinsville mine amid speculation the miner is planning on bussing in workers from other towns.
AGL reports CSG loss (0) August 30, 2013 AGL Energy’s 2013 financial report revealed it has suffered massive losses from its New South Wales gas assets.
Cat launches new rotary drill (0) August 30, 2013 Caterpillar has released its new rotary blasthole drill – the MD6420B for hard and soft rock drilling.
Rio’s Simandou mine faces 3-year delay (0) August 30, 2013 Exports from Rio Tinto’s $US20 billion ($22.4bn) Simandou iron ore venture has been postponed for three years.
Workplace fight brewing at Glencore’s Collinsville coal mine (0) August 30, 2013 An industrial relations battle is taking shape in Queensland as Glencore plan to suspend operations at its Collinsville coal mine, forcing workers to sign a new agreement if they want ...
Miner defends proposal to mine on heritage land (0) August 29, 2013 Burrup Materials’ director has defended his mine proposal on heritage-listed land in the Pilbara, after coming under attack from a Greens MP.
The Periodic Table has a new contender: element 115 (0) August 29, 2013 Scientists say they have evidence to prove the existence of a new chemical element. The new “super-heavy” element has the atomic number of 115 and it does not occur naturally.
How shifting to CSG helped firm survive (0) August 29, 2013 Equipment supplier MAC’S Engineering has shifted to CSG as a way to survive the mining downturn.
Keech subsidiary to offer large-scale 3D printing service (0) August 29, 2013 BPM 3D Technologies has been awarded a $141,700 Victorian government grant and will spend $500,000 of its own money with the goal of having three 3D printers up and running ...
Indigenous group ‘joyous’ over Native Title claim win (0) August 29, 2013 The Banjima people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region have won a Native Title claim covering over 10,000sqkm after a 15-year court battle.
WA Premier offers a mining hand to Africa (0) August 29, 2013 WA Premier Colin Barnett has quashed doubts Australia is threatened by Africa’s rise in the mining industry by proposing to work with the African governments to propel their mining industries.
Former coal mine transformed into community hub (0) August 29, 2013 A former coal mine in Belgium has been reborn as a modernist community space, with high schools, movie theatres and hiking tracks taking the place of old mining infrastructure.
Glencore gets remediation notice over cement spill (0) August 29, 2013 Mining conglomerate Glencore received a notice on Wednesday afternoon to clean up a huge cement spill in a Sugarloaf State Conservation Area in the lower Hunter.
Calibre Group win Roy Hill rail contract (0) August 29, 2013 The Calibre Group have won a contract for the detailed design of the 330km heavy haul main line rail for the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
S.Africa gold sector pay offer snubbed (0) August 28, 2013 There is no end in sight for wage disputes in South Africa, with the country’s union refusing the final pay hike proposal from the gold mining industry.
Freeport and Newmont face export ban despite MoU (0) August 28, 2013 Signing memoranda of understanding to supply concentrates to local smelters has not spared US-backed gold miners Freeport Indonesia and Newmont Nusa Tenggarra from next year’s export prohibition.
Judge directs Barrick to pay $1.4m compo (0) August 28, 2013 A judge has directed Barrick Gold to pay $1.4 million in compensation to the de facto partner and son of a mine worker who died at the Kanowna Belle mine ...
Protestors promise to hit Aurizon’s bottom line (0) August 28, 2013 Environmental groups opposed to the development of coal mines in the Galilee Basin have vowed to target the hip pockets of the financial backers of projects, starting with rail firm ...
Mining expo hoax (5) August 28, 2013 A country club in the Pilbara has been inundated with calls from people who have paid deposits to attend a mining exhibition that doesn’t exist.
QLD govt told to act over Dee River contamination (0) August 28, 2013 Six Rockhampton councillors went to Gladstone to call on the Queensland state government to take action on water toxicity problems at the Mount Morgan mine and Dee River.
NSW mining amendments splits region (0) August 28, 2013 The NSW government’s changes to regulations on mining proposals have split the mid-western area of state.
Report examines CSG effects (0) August 28, 2013 A new report has concluded grazing is most suitable to co-exist with coal seam gas and “tight” gas production.
Northline wins Rio Tinto freight contract (0) August 27, 2013 Northline has won a transport contract to move more than 5000 tonnes of freight annually for Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine.
New app to spot underground mine risks (0) August 27, 2013 A new tablet application that has a virtual version of typical hazards found in an underground mining workplace is being developed and tested at Edith Cowan University.
Gold price crosses $1400 (0) August 27, 2013 Gold prices jumped to an 11-week high yesterday, pushing past the $1400 mark for the first time since June 7.
Coal & Allied fined $45,000 for polluted water (0) August 27, 2013 Rio Tinto subsidiary Coal & Allied has been hit with a $45000 fine after six megalitres of polluted water from its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine flowed into a Hunter River tributary.
Research to turn CO2 emissions into green building materials (0) August 26, 2013 Mineral Carbonation International (MCI) and Orica have announced a joint venture to trial a technology that transforms captured carbon dioxide emissions into solid carbonate rock to use as green building ...
Mine rescue teams gather for Illawarra competition (0) August 26, 2013 The 54th Southern Mines Rescue Competition was held in the Illawarra over the weekend, with ‘Appin Pink’ taking out first place in the annual event.
Coal water run-off meets rivers to form art (0) August 26, 2013 An artist John Sabraw and environmental engineer Guy Riefler got together to create a piece of artwork from paints concocted from metallic run-off accumulated from polluted rivers in Ohio.
Miner suing Anglo over unsafe work area (0) August 26, 2013 A Queensland man is suing Anglo American for $1.3 million claiming an accident at a Queensland coal mine left him with permanent spine injuries.
Diesel spill costs zinc miner $70k (0) August 26, 2013 Xstrata subsidiary McArthur River Mining is facing a $70,000 penalty for spilling thousands of litres of diesel two years ago.
Worker flown to hospital after two injured at Curtis Island (0) August 26, 2013 Two workers have been injured on Curtis Island, with one airlifted to hospital, prompting the CFMEU to question the safety measures being implemented on the Bechtel site.
Uranium price plunge costs SA uranium miner (0) August 26, 2013 A global drop in uranium prices has hit the owner of a South Australian uranium mine, Heathgate Resources, with the company experiencing a $60 million loss over the last two ...
FLSmidth slashes 1100 jobs (1) August 26, 2013 FLSmidth has announced it will cut around seven per cent of its workforce, or 1100 jobs, as it lowers forecasts.
PhD student clinches award for new rock flow research (0) August 23, 2013 A University of Queensland alumnus has been awarded a rock mechanics award for discovering many new techniques and methods to better predict rock flow in caving mines.
Coal association to dismantle (7) August 23, 2013 The national coal industry lobby will be dismantled, with its members to integrate with the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
Redundancies cost NRW, posts profit slump (0) August 23, 2013 Mining contractor NRW Holdings announced a profit slump and said it has lost more than 2300 employees over the last year as a result of the mining slump and contract ...
Barrick goes ahead with WA asset sale for $330m (7) August 23, 2013 Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold has sold three of its Western Australian gold mines to South Africa’s Gold Fields for $US300 million ($330 million).
Twiggy to get hefty reward as FMG posts profit jump (0) August 23, 2013 Fortescue Metals Group founder and Chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest will cash in a dividend of more than $102 million after his company’s 2013 profit and dividend surpassed expectations.
WA Premier said he has ‘failed’ over Woodside’s FLNG decision (0) August 22, 2013 Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett said he has failed the people of his state following Woodside’s decision to develop the Browse Basin through floating LNG technology.
Chinese company eyeing Rio’s Inova Resources for $160m (0) August 22, 2013 Mining giant Rio Tinto’s Mongolian subsidiary has consented to selling its 56 per cent stake in molybdenum and copper company Inova Resources.
$18 million expansion planned for Wilpinjong coal mine (0) August 22, 2013 Peabody Energy is seeking to expand its Wilpinjong coal mine north-east of Mudgee in order to extract a further three millions tonnes of coal from the open-cut project.
Glove company lends a hand for mines rescue comp (0) August 21, 2013 Hand safety is an important issue for rescue teams, and Performance on Hand has offered all competitors high performance safety gloves for safety during rescue operations.
QLD premier to forge ahead with sand mining (0) August 21, 2013 A newly released report has called for sand mining on North Stradbroke in Queensland to be regulated by federal environmental laws instead of state.
Macmahon posts lower earnings as mining slumps (0) August 21, 2013 Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings posted a net loss of $29.5 million for the year ending June 30, a loss that is bigger than what it forecast.
Greens mining tax policy numbers questioned (0) August 21, 2013 The costings of the Greens’ mining tax proposal for the election have been deemed to be able to be priced at “very low” reliability.
Canadian miner Alacer Gold has sold off its Australian gold mines to Australian company Metals X.
Unemployment among minerals industry professionals has skyrocketed; new research shows figures have moved from nearly 2 per cent to more than one in ten.
A finalist at the NSW Minerals Council’s Community and Environment Excellence Awards, Yancoal’s Molarben coal project has been commended for its noise minimisation program.
Hitachi is commissioning its first EX8000-6BH backhoe excavators at Stanwell Corporation’s Meandu coal mine.
An Xstrata miner has died of a suspected heart attack while working underground at the company’s Oaky Creek No 1 mine.
GFS Corp, a natural gas conversion technology specialist and the first to market conversion packs for large mine haul trucks has announced two new additions.
The CFMEU will take GlencoreXstrata to court in an attempt to halt it from hiring new workers at the site.
The environmental impact study for Alkane Resources’ Dubbo zirconia project in New South Wales’ Central West has gone on public display.
Papua New Guinea’s government has pushed legislation through parliament allowing it to gain 100 per cent ownership of the OK Tedi mine.
The competition invited individuals, companies and institutions to redesign loading brackets found on jet engines using 3D printing.
The rising cost of doing business in Australia will see the country’s largest zinc mine close in 2016.
UGL has announced the appointment of Russell Waugh as the head of its engineering business.
With growth in Australian mining investment slowing, the resources sector is shifting towards operational management and existing resources rather than new investment. This means that wins for Australian businesses will ...
Mining major Rio Tinto and Chinese owned Chalco have opted out of bidding for the $20 billion Aurukun bauxite deposit in Cape York, leaving Glencore and Australia Indigenous Resources in ...
Iron ore producer Atlas Iron has highlighted its expanding production profile, confirming its mine and port developments are on track to achieving 10 million tonnes per annum capacity.
A new Tasmanian coal mine is set to be operational within three years after securing state approval yesterday.
The newly appointed Pope, Francis I, has called on miners to ensure they fulfill their environmental responsibilities and treat workers fairly.
Siemens will open a new dedicated service centre for repairs and maintenance in the heart of Queensland’s coalfields.
Vale has been given a record fine after pleading guilty to the deaths of two workers in 2011.
NRW Holdings has officially been awarded the rail earthworks contract for the Roy Hill project.
A hamster has managed to safely steer a 16.5 tonne Volvo FMX dump truck from the bottom of a quarry.
MMG has made the decision to terminate its engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Forge at its Dugald River mine’s processing facility.
Consultants are on the ground in Collinsville helping businesses stay afloat as the closure of the town’s coal mine continues to impact the community.
New federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane intends to convince New South Wales farmers to change their stance against coal seam gas
The NSW government’s move to rename coal seam gas to “natural gas from coal seams” has come under fire from Stop CSG Illawarra.
Fourteen students will gather in Moranbah this week for the annual BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Mine Challenge.
This year’s mining rock star Sirius Resources estimates it will cost $471 million to deliver its Nova-Bollinger project with a production capacity of 28,000 tonnes of nickel and 11,000 tonnes ...
Santos has been given the go ahead to drill eight exploration coal seam gas wells in the Pilliga Forest in north-west NSW.
WorleyParsons has been awarded a $402 million EPC contract for the MacKay River oil sands project.
Five people have died underground in a pyrite mine in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday after inhaling poisonous gas.
Indigenous owners and a mining company have inked a deal to develop a coal mine in Cape York on the northern tip of Queensland.
Castings and engineering solutions company Keech is currently shopping around for 3D printing technology, with a goal of having three units operating by year’s end.
A council in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has expressed concern over Rio Tinto’s plan to build a railway line near the asbestos-ridden ghost town of Wittenoom.
A copper and gold mining company in Cobar was fined $100,000 in the Land and Environment Court last week after it pleaded guilty to a water pollution charge.
Court proceedings to halt GVK Hancock’s major Alpha Coal Project have started in Queensland’s Land Court, with environmentalists pushing for the mining approval the be revoked.
Vedanta Resources has recruited former Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese as chairman of its resources subsidiary.
The NSW government has been recommended to remove the term “coal seam gas” and its acronym CSG from official documents in the state and perhaps across Australia.
Scania introduces a new turnkey tipper-and-dog configuration for the resources industry.
John Holland has been awarded a massive $257 million subcontract for the railway track at the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
Yancoal are shedding jobs in the Gloucester Basin with Duralie and Stratford mines set to lose 60 employees.
Incoming prime minister Tony Abbott named his cabinet yesterday, with Groom MP Ian Macfarlane to be responsible for an expansive industry portfolio, with responsibilities including resources and energy, and manufacturing.
Boggabri Coal has awarded the Thiess Sedgman Joint Venture a $186 million contract to design and construct a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP).
Collinsville locals have produced a video demanding answers from GlencoreXstrata’s management after the miner closed down the local coal mine leaving 200 people out of work.
At least 28 miners are confirmed dead after a mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday.
After striking last week over the late payment of wages, workers at Gujarat NRE’s Russell Vale mine have lodged complaints with the Australian Taxation Office over unpaid superannuation.
Police divers have carried out a search in an abandoned mine shaft near Bathurst for a man allegedly murdered in 2009.
Bechtel says it is hiring around 100 people per week as the company forges ahead with the construction of three LNG projects on Curtis Island in Queensland.
Santos has been fined $120,000 over the death of a worker at its Pilliga site in 2009.
Economists are saying a pick-up in mining exports can counterbalance the mining sector downturn in the future.
Delays are mounting for Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore development, with the project expected to be pushed out another six months.
The head of junior miner Brockman Mining has been charged with corruption in Hong Kong after being under investigation since October 2011.
Prime Minister–elect Tony Abbott will name his front bench today, with Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane expected to be appointed as minister for both resources and industry.
A landslide at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon mine in Utah has resulted in the evacuation of about 100 workers and contractors on Wednesday night.
Sandvik has launched a swathe of new equipment following the unveiling of its new Pantera drill rigs.
The Queensland Government has put forward mine safety improvements and is asking for industry feedback.
Coal miner New Hope Corporation is getting a new chief executive.
In his first telephone conversation with the new Prime Minister Tony Abbott since winning the election, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman told him to “get out of the way” in the ...
Gina Rinehart has lost her bid to win back a 25 per cent stake in the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project on Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Western Australia’s economic regulator has set a maximum price for access to Fortescue Metals Group’s port and rail assets.
A few dozen workers walked off the job at Gujarat NRE’s Russell Vale mine after a dispute with the company over the late payment of wages.
The recommencement of uranium mining in Queensland is a step closer after Mines Minister Andrew Cripps released the government’s uranium strategy action plan.
As part of its huge customer day in Finland, Sandvik has released a massive new underground development drill.
The Queensland Government is due to hand its decision within the month on whether it will allow the first mine to be constructed below Strategic Cropping Land in Central Queensland.
A new alliance of 50 groups have joined forces to campaign against mining activities near Sydney’s drinking water catchment area.
Hiring in the mining sector is tipped to continue its downward trend for the rest of the year, with a recent study recording the lowest employment intentions since 2009.
Arrow Energy’s $15 billion LNG project has been granted state approval by the Queensland Government.
Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper and gold mine, Oyu Tolgoi has appointed a new president and chief executive.
The fly-in fly-out lifestyle isn’t an easy one to manage, and although many miners on FIFO rotations are paid generously, there are sometimes issues that come with this form of ...
Sandvik has launched a new top hammer and down the hole drill rig, and in the process revived an old line – Pantera.
Two companies have recruited prisoners to work on a salt mine in central Australia after the companies failed to find employees.
GlencoreXstrata has officially joined the long list of miners inflicting pressure on bottom lines, shelving projects and taking the knife to capital expenditure.
The peak body for exploration companies has demanded compensation from the Northern Territory government after it repealed licenses granted to three miners when it prohibited seabed mining off Groote Eylandt.
There is no longer a guarantee engineering students will have jobs waiting for them when they graduate in Western Australia.
The state government’s handling of environmental damage caused by mining giant Glencore is being called into question as an independent MP demands an inquiry.
The Hunter Valley Training Company say the slowdown in the mining industry has forced it to look for apprentices and traineeships in other sectors.
Amid growing community concerns over the potential health impacts dust generated by mining activities has, the environmental watchdog has launched the next stage of its dust management agenda.
Caterpillar Underground Mining has cut 70 workers from its manufacturing facility in Burnie, Tasmania.
Sandvik is seeing customers come in fromaround the world ahead of its massive Customer Day.
The release of new high level brightness Australian made lights for miners is helping fight fatigue on site.
Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has weighed into the post election commentary saying the coalition needs to fix Australia’s economic issues.
A fundraiser is being held for a family who took on Hume Coal over land access rights, after the family lost the court battle, incurring high legal costs.
A self-commissioned disclosure review by Newcrest Mining has mostly absolved the gold miner of any major misconduct.
The owner of the Honeymoon Well uranium mine in South Australia is set to be purchased by its major Russian shareholder.
The newly elected Abbott government isn’t wasting time, getting straight to work on a number of its election promises; with incoming minister Andrew Robb declaring it will “reboot” the mining ...
The New Zealand Green Party has labelled a gold mine near Waihi in the country North Island as “inappropriate”, saying it is on Department of Conservation land in the Karangahake ...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum have seen bullying reports triple in Western Australia’s south west mines over the last two years, compared to the previous three years.
Geophysicists say they have discovered the world’s largest single volcano, inactive of course.
Sluggish merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector is set in for the medium term, with mining majors more likely to shed assets then add them to their swag, ...
Over 100 people turned out to a community meeting held in Collinsville last night as locals are becoming increasingly concerned their town will go under as Glencore keep the coal ...
Thiess have won a $1.8 billion contract from CSG producer QGC for the construction of gas compression facilities in Queensland’s Surat Basin.
Hastings Deering will soon open the doors to its new Mackay facility.
With the federal election just one day away, miners across the country are being given a range of options to ensure they do not miss out on their right to ...
The Queensland Government has given environmental authority (EA) for Vital Metals’ Watershed tungsten project 160 kilometres northwest of Cairns near Mt Carbine.
Scanalyse , acquired by Finnish mining giant Outotec won the 2013 Australian Museum Rio Tinto Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation for the creation of MillMapper and CrushMapper systems.
Rio Tinto’s Panguna copper mine will get help from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to deal with its environmental problems.
Wage disputes have spilled over into strikes in South Africa as 80,000 gold miners go on strike.
Southern Gold is forging ahead with the development of a new gold mine in Western Australia after positive results in a pre-feasibility study.
Australian chief executives are optimistic about mining’s future, saying the income stage of the boom will be to mining’s advantage as production for iron ore and liquefied natural gas ramps ...
The official opening of BMA’s new Queensland coal mine will see 450 workers directly employed at the project.
Suffering carbon monoxide poisoning, a miner has been airlifted from a remote mine site east of Mount Isa in Queensland on Saturday.
Seeing Machines has won a $1.5 million order for its Driver State System which uses driver eye tracking technology to monitor fatigue.
The owner of Broken Hill’s silver, lead and zinc mine is set to be purchased by its major Chinese shareholder in a deal worth $269.3 million.
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman assured BHP Billiton’s Queensland’s coal industry will not be inflicted with another royalty rise and pledged a more secure royalty framework.
Gladstone Regional Council has received an application to erect a 516-room workers’ camp.
Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler’s Aston Metals, a base metals company, has gone into receivership with a Hong Kong-based trustee company.
Hitachi is releasing the two new Bell E-Series articulated dump trucks into Australia.
Atlas Copco has cut more than 100 workers from its major plant in Sweden.
The Federal Opposition disclosed a variety of resources and energy policies yesterday, including pushing gas and oil companies to “use it or lose it” to hang on to offshore leases.
Monadelphous has secured a major construction contract with Rio Tinto at its Cape Lambert iron ore port.
Orica has seen an ammonia spill at its Kooragang Island plant this morning after a leaking gasket was discovered.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has donated $2.5 million for a new emergency department at Muswellbrook Hospital.
GE and XD Electric have partnered together to combine GE’s grid automation capability with XD’s experience and high voltage power equipment.
Pay deals between BHP and its rail drivers have recommenced after the miner failed to meet union demands of pay rises, cheap rent in the Pilbara and extra annual leave.
The families of the miners killed in the Pike River coal mine explosions have been informed this morning on the NZ Government’s plan to re-enter the mine.
Brisbane would be the base for a $16 million mining industry innovation partnership if Labor wins the federal election on September 7.
Woodside have announced that its Browse partners have signed off on the use of FLNG technology to develop the gasfields off the Kimberley coast.
As the coal price continues to suffer, more miners are looking towards innovative and more efficient ways to extract product.
Swick Mining has won a contract renewal for underground diamond drilling at Newmont’s operations.
Centennial Coal wants to be involved in a state government environmental protection strategy in the Hunter region.
Fortescue Metal Group is no longer going ahead with fly in, fly out charter flights from Busselton Regional Airport this month.
Moolarben Coal say they are working on a conservation plan for the area around ‘The Drip’ in central west New South Wales.
A Hunter research group has found injecting gold granules into a patient’s prostate can precisely target the area during radiation treatment.
Rio Tinto has loaded its first shipment of iron ore from its newly expanded port, rail, and mine operations in Western Australia.
Illawarra coal miner Gujarat NRE has been issued two $3000 penalty notices for failing to comply with the conditions of its approval.
The Environment Protection Authority has suspended the licence of a Coffs Harbour quarrying company.
A joint venture between the Forge Group and Duro Felguera has won a $1.47 billion contract for EPC works at the Roy Hill iron ore mine.
Queensland Museum paelaeontologists are heading out to a BHP coal mine to uncover fossils.
Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald has been declared to have acted corruptly over the approval of a coal exploration licence.
The CMFEU have called on Glencore to retain the current workforce at Collinsville mine amid speculation the miner is planning on bussing in workers from other towns.
A Gladstone fly in, fly out worker, Liz Jelley, is taking the initiative to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
AGL Energy’s 2013 financial report revealed it has suffered massive losses from its New South Wales gas assets.
Global resources company MMG reported a profit fall of 75 per cent to $35.9 million for the first half of 2013.
NRW has received a letter of intent from Samsung C&T to subcontract works for the Roy Hill iron ore project’s rail earthworks.
A plan is currently being formatted to re-enter the collapsed Pike River mine.
Caterpillar has released its new rotary blasthole drill – the MD6420B for hard and soft rock drilling.
Exports from Rio Tinto’s $US20 billion ($22.4bn) Simandou iron ore venture has been postponed for three years.
An industrial relations battle is taking shape in Queensland as Glencore plan to suspend operations at its Collinsville coal mine, forcing workers to sign a new agreement if they want ...
Burrup Materials’ director has defended his mine proposal on heritage-listed land in the Pilbara, after coming under attack from a Greens MP.
Scientists say they have evidence to prove the existence of a new chemical element. The new “super-heavy” element has the atomic number of 115 and it does not occur naturally.
Equipment supplier MAC’S Engineering has shifted to CSG as a way to survive the mining downturn.
Morris Corporation has won a $435 million contract to provide catering and hospitality through its Indigenous joint ventures at Fortescue’s Pilbara operations.
BPM 3D Technologies has been awarded a $141,700 Victorian government grant and will spend $500,000 of its own money with the goal of having three 3D printers up and running ...
The Banjima people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region have won a Native Title claim covering over 10,000sqkm after a 15-year court battle.
WA Premier Colin Barnett has quashed doubts Australia is threatened by Africa’s rise in the mining industry by proposing to work with the African governments to propel their mining industries.
Newcrest has announced it de-list from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
A former coal mine in Belgium has been reborn as a modernist community space, with high schools, movie theatres and hiking tracks taking the place of old mining infrastructure.
Mining conglomerate Glencore received a notice on Wednesday afternoon to clean up a huge cement spill in a Sugarloaf State Conservation Area in the lower Hunter.
There is no end in sight for wage disputes in South Africa, with the country’s union refusing the final pay hike proposal from the gold mining industry.
Signing memoranda of understanding to supply concentrates to local smelters has not spared US-backed gold miners Freeport Indonesia and Newmont Nusa Tenggarra from next year’s export prohibition.
A judge has directed Barrick Gold to pay $1.4 million in compensation to the de facto partner and son of a mine worker who died at the Kanowna Belle mine ...
Environmental groups opposed to the development of coal mines in the Galilee Basin have vowed to target the hip pockets of the financial backers of projects, starting with rail firm ...
A country club in the Pilbara has been inundated with calls from people who have paid deposits to attend a mining exhibition that doesn’t exist.
SGS has announced it will open a new minerals and construction materials testing facility in Kalgoorlie later this year.
Six Rockhampton councillors went to Gladstone to call on the Queensland state government to take action on water toxicity problems at the Mount Morgan mine and Dee River.
An insight into the dangers of setting limits on the accuracy of reporting structures and information.
A new tablet application that has a virtual version of typical hazards found in an underground mining workplace is being developed and tested at Edith Cowan University.
Gold prices jumped to an 11-week high yesterday, pushing past the $1400 mark for the first time since June 7.
Rio Tinto subsidiary Coal & Allied has been hit with a $45000 fine after six megalitres of polluted water from its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine flowed into a Hunter River tributary.
GE’s Industrial Solutions has entered an agreement with Forge Group to provide engineered electrical solutions.
Mineral Carbonation International (MCI) and Orica have announced a joint venture to trial a technology that transforms captured carbon dioxide emissions into solid carbonate rock to use as green building ...
The 54th Southern Mines Rescue Competition was held in the Illawarra over the weekend, with ‘Appin Pink’ taking out first place in the annual event.
An artist John Sabraw and environmental engineer Guy Riefler got together to create a piece of artwork from paints concocted from metallic run-off accumulated from polluted rivers in Ohio.
A Queensland man is suing Anglo American for $1.3 million claiming an accident at a Queensland coal mine left him with permanent spine injuries.
Two workers have been injured on Curtis Island, with one airlifted to hospital, prompting the CFMEU to question the safety measures being implemented on the Bechtel site.
A global drop in uranium prices has hit the owner of a South Australian uranium mine, Heathgate Resources, with the company experiencing a $60 million loss over the last two ...
FLSmidth has announced it will cut around seven per cent of its workforce, or 1100 jobs, as it lowers forecasts.
A University of Queensland alumnus has been awarded a rock mechanics award for discovering many new techniques and methods to better predict rock flow in caving mines.
The national coal industry lobby will be dismantled, with its members to integrate with the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
Mining contractor NRW Holdings announced a profit slump and said it has lost more than 2300 employees over the last year as a result of the mining slump and contract ...
Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold has sold three of its Western Australian gold mines to South Africa’s Gold Fields for $US300 million ($330 million).
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett said he has failed the people of his state following Woodside’s decision to develop the Browse Basin through floating LNG technology.
Mining giant Rio Tinto’s Mongolian subsidiary has consented to selling its 56 per cent stake in molybdenum and copper company Inova Resources.
Peabody Energy is seeking to expand its Wilpinjong coal mine north-east of Mudgee in order to extract a further three millions tonnes of coal from the open-cut project.
Hand safety is an important issue for rescue teams, and Performance on Hand has offered all competitors high performance safety gloves for safety during rescue operations.
Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings posted a net loss of $29.5 million for the year ending June 30, a loss that is bigger than what it forecast.
The costings of the Greens’ mining tax proposal for the election have been deemed to be able to be priced at “very low” reliability.