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.
Women in Mining Day – AIMEX 2013 (0) August 21, 2013 Today is Women in Mining Day at AIMEX, where the industry will celebrate and highlight the integral role women play in the resource sector.
30% drop in BHP profits (0) August 21, 2013 Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a 30 per cent drop in full-year profits, with the company saying it had dodged a bullet on a damaging acquisition due to Canadian politics.
Miner rescued from chute (0) August 20, 2013 A miner has been rescued after spending more than two hours trapped inside a chute at the Drayton coal mine
Seminar held to educate on web of CSG laws (0) August 20, 2013 A seminar in Mudgee, New South Wales went though the complex legalities surrounding mining and coal seam gas law on Saturday.
Portable accommodation hit by mining slump (0) August 20, 2013 Caravan maker Fleetwood has felt the brunt of the mining downturn with its profit sliding and its shares falling 17 per cent.
Woodside LNG project approval deemed unlawful (0) August 20, 2013 A West Australian court has declared the state government’s environmental approval of a multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley as unlawful.
Mining investor sells iron ore stake (0) August 20, 2013 Investment firm BlackRock sold down about $60 million worth of iron ore stocks last Thursday, particularly from Fortescue Metals and Atlas Iron.
Royalty review met positively by mining industry (0) August 19, 2013 The Western Australian Government’s plan to take a consultative approach to assessing the mining royalty system has been welcomed by the state’s mining industry.
1000 people at Shree pro-mining rally (0) August 19, 2013 Supporters of the mining industry came out in droves for a pro-mining car rally at Marraswah in Tasmania’s north-west yesterday.
BHP mine sale halted by acid contamination (11) August 19, 2013 Acid contamination could threaten mining giant BHP Billiton’s attempt to sell its old Mount Goldsworthy iron ore mine in the Pilbara to company Nimbus Mines.
Fortescue’s $1.15bn deal gets Pilbara project up and running (0) August 19, 2013 Fortescue Metals closed a $1.15 billion deal on Friday with Taiwanese steel firm Formosa Plastics which will see its FMG Iron Bridge project get off the ground.
Glencore to write down billions in Xstrata nickel assets (0) August 19, 2013 As GlencoreXstrata reports its first set of results on Tuesday since merging in May, it is predicted the company will write down the value of its Xstrata assets by as ...
BHP dividend to rise despite profit fall (0) August 19, 2013 Analysts are predicting BHP Billiton will increase its dividend payout at its annual result even as its profit takes a sharp hit.
Mining downturn grounds FIFO aviation (2) August 16, 2013 Regional aviation that was boosted by fly-in, fly-out mine workers has slowed down as commodity prices dip.
Miner’s death sends shockwaves through the industry (0) August 16, 2013 The identity of a worker killed in action on Wednesday night at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek operation in Western Australia has been revealed.
1000 job cuts helps Bradken stay afloat (0) August 16, 2013 Mining equipment manufacturer Bradken cut 1000 jobs to weather the mining downturn and it looks like it has worked.
Man airlifted from Queensland mine (0) August 16, 2013 A man has been airlifted from a remote mine site north of Mount Isa suffering chest pains.
Oz Minerals records net loss of $268m (0) August 16, 2013 Copper and gold miner Oz Minerals have warned the first six months of 2013 wouldn’t be pretty, and true to its word on Wednesday the company revealed an underlying loss ...
QLD beats NSW on average wages (0) August 16, 2013 Figures show Queensland wages have surpassed NSW, with Queenslanders earning an average $74,027 a year, compared to NSW’s $73,206.
Newcastle fails to apply for infrastructure grant (0) August 16, 2013 The Newcastle City Council has passed the opportunity to apply for Resources for Regions fund for infrastructure projects in the region
WorleyParsons revenue up, profit down (0) August 15, 2013 Engineering company WorleyParsons said it expects a rise in revenue this financial year even as the tough phase in the mining services sector continues.
Fortescue finishes Pilbara port expansion (22) August 15, 2013 Iron ore powerhouse Fortescue Metals Group has boosted its export capacity to 155 million tonnes a year with the completion of its Pilbara port expansion project.
Copper production jump at GlencoreXstrata (0) August 15, 2013 Swiss giant GlencoreXstrata said its copper production spiked 20 per cent in the first half of the year ahead of its first-half earnings, which it will publish next week.
The world’s five largest mining haul trucks (0) August 15, 2013 Mining Australia takes a look at the world’s largest five mining trucks, and the new contender set to hit the scene later this year.
Huge job cuts at a Philippine copper mine (0) August 14, 2013 A $5.9 billion GlencoreXstrata copper mine in the Philippines may lose nearly all of its workers after the mine continues to be deferred due to regulators.
Protests continue at Tarkine mine after approval (0) August 14, 2013 Environmentalists have said they will carry on with peaceful protests at the Shree Minerals iron ore venture until they find out why the project received re-approval from Environment Minister Mark ...
Alacer Gold boss steps down (6) August 14, 2013 Ahead of the proposed sale of Alacer Gold’s Australian assets company chief executive David Quinlivan will step down from his position.
Australian Mining at AIMEX (0) August 14, 2013 Australian Mining will be at AIMEX next week, and offering you a once in a lifetime chance to win a flight in a jet fighter.
Rio’s appeal could be too little too late for Hunter jobs (0) August 14, 2013 Launching an appeal today against a NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to overturn the Warkworth Extension, Coal & Allied said it could be too little too late to save ...
TriAusMin hoping Woodlawn mine will resume (0) August 14, 2013 Australian resource company TriAusMin is hoping to revive copper, lead and zinc mining in Goulburn as gold prices show an upward trend.
World’s tallest crawler crane in Germany (0) August 13, 2013 Mining manufacturer Liebherr Group says it has constructed the world’s tallest conventional crawler crane, standing at a height of almost 250 metres.
Greens leader attacks mining tax (0) August 13, 2013 Greens leader Christine Milne has attacked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and opposition leader Tony Abbott of failing to be firm and assertive to miners.
Shell talk up benefits of FLNG (0) August 13, 2013 Shell say their Prelude floating LNG project is recruiting on an Australian-first principal, and expect to employ around 1000 people.
NSW’s new mining rules face protest (0) August 13, 2013 The NSW Government’s planned new mining project rules is facing opposition from activists, farmers and residents, who are protesting in Sydney today.
Four miners rescued from burning Swedish mine (0) August 13, 2013 A total of 30 miners were on shift underground when a fire broke out at the Garpenberg mine in Dalarna, central Sweden on Sunday night.
Rio announces new diamond managing director (839) August 13, 2013 From September 1, Jean-Marc Lieberherr will take over the managing director’s position and will be responsible for all aspects of the diamonds business.
UGL cuts dividend as profits falls (0) August 13, 2013 A fall in profit has led engineering firm UGL to cut its final dividend by more than 80 per cent due to the mining slump.
Newcrest reports record loss (6) August 13, 2013 Newcrest Mining on Monday reported its first annual loss in 11 years as well as the biggest annual loss in its history, after an $AU6.23 billion write-down.
Locked-out energy workers plan rally (0) August 12, 2013 A group of operators who have been locked of Yallourn Power Station since June will rally outside of Energy Australia’s headquarters in Melbourne on Friday.
CFMEU upbeat on Hunter mining (0) August 12, 2013 The mining union is optimistic about the Hunter’s job prospects in the mining industry even as the Reserve Bank’s released a grim quarterly statement on monetary policy.
Toro Energy buy another uranium play in Western Australia (0) August 12, 2013 Toro Energy, the company vying to develop Western Australia’s first uranium mine, have purchased another uranium project just 90km away, signalling the opportunity for expansion.
Rio will not sell its aluminium asset (7) August 12, 2013 Mining giant Rio Tinto will not sell its underperforming Pacific Aluminium, its Australasian aluminium assets amid the mining slowdown.
Rio signs MoU to boost Indigenous economic independence (98) August 12, 2013 Rio Tinto’s Gove Operations and the Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to complete a feasibility study for bauxite mining on Gumatj lands in the Northern Territory.
14 dead in India coal mine collapse (3) August 12, 2013 Fourteen people have died in an open cast coal site collapse in the east coast of India.
Three month delay on Abbot Point expansion decision (0) August 12, 2013 The decision to expand Abbot Point Coal terminal has again been delayed as Environment Minister Mark Butler assess the impacts of dredging around the area.
UGL to demerge, create two new companies (0) August 12, 2013 UGL have announced it will demerge to create two separate companies, a property services business and an engineering, construction, and maintenance firm.
Doray pours first gold (0) August 12, 2013 Western Australian junior Doray Minerals has this week officially evolved from an explorer to a producer, completing its first gold pour.
WA delivers budget amid mining slump (0) August 9, 2013 Western Australia delivered its first budget post the downturn in the mining sector yesterday with a $239 million surplus for the year ending June 30.
MMG warn of extra trucks as mine trial begins (0) August 9, 2013 MMG will start a full-scale trial at its zinc mine in Queensland, warning residents near Cloncurry to expect increased traffic in the area.
Dropping gold price stings NZ mine (0) August 9, 2013 OceanaGold’s New Zealand Reefton operations are not viable at a gold price under $NZ2000 an ounce, the company has revealed.
Rally planned at PWCS as strike action continues (0) August 9, 2013 The long running industrial dispute at the Port of Newcastle is set to continue as coal terminal workers walk off the job again today.
Coal apprenticeships on offer (7) August 9, 2013 Illawarra Training Group are recruiting for apprenticeships with BHP Billiton subsidiary Illawarra Coal.
Infrastructure the answer to the fading mining boom? (0) August 9, 2013 As Australia comes down from the peak of its mining boom, a new report warns the country has to invest in infrastructure to keep the economy going.
Jobless rates up as mining slumps (0) August 9, 2013 July employment figures showed the jobless rate is at a four-year high, as the country lost 10,200 jobs.
Rio’s mining tax payment amounts to zilch (0) August 9, 2013 Mining giant Rio Tinto was refunded $74 million from the Australian Taxation Office on the sole quarterly payment it made in April, meaning it has paid no mining tax for ...
China wants to send more workers to build mines (0) August 9, 2013 The China Mining Association has called on the Australian government to let more Chinese workers into the country in order to fast-track the construction of mining projects.
Forrest stands his ground after losing mining tax challenge (0) August 8, 2013 Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest yesterday expressed disappointment over the High Court‘s unanimous decision to dismiss claims the mining tax is unconstitutional.
Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter gets $30m govt boost (1) August 8, 2013 The New Zealand government has paid $30 million in subsidy to sustain Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland.
FIFO report ‘gathering dust’ (1200) August 8, 2013 Six months on from the FIFO inquiry, two Queensland MPs have slammed the Labor Government for failing to implement any of the report’s 21 recommendations.
Is the Western Australian School of Mines losing relevance? (0) August 8, 2013 As the Western Australian School of Mines moves its first year courses to Perth, and provides options for second year students to remain in Perth, some are saying the school’s ...
BHP warns Australian resources at risk as competition grows (0) August 8, 2013 BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie said demand for Australian resources will continue, but warned the nation will lose its competitive edge if workplace relations, tax regimes, and red tape are not ...
QLD small businesses feel mining downturn (0) August 8, 2013 The mining slump is having a domino effect across different sectors in the country, with Central Queensland small businesses the latest target.
NSW to soldier on despite mining slump (0) August 8, 2013 One of the big four banks has a positive outlook for the NSW economy and expects it to bolster Australia’s economy during its difficult transition from the mining boom.
Orica to start remediation at Botany (0) August 7, 2013 Remediation works will begin at Orica’s Botany plant this month after the company received approval from the Environment Protection Authority.
Gold miner announces production reduction (0) August 7, 2013 Gold mining company Mintails has announced a reduction in production after two consecutive gold pours were below expectations.
Swedish scientists create ‘impossible’ material (0) August 7, 2013 Scientists from Sweden’s Uppsala University have created a new form of magnesium carbonate, calling it an ‘impossible’ material.
Man charged for mining detonator explosion (0) August 7, 2013 A man who was in a critical state after a mining detonator exploded in a Queensland forest has been charged for possession of drugs and weapons.
Gold price tipped to improve but market not following suit (0) August 7, 2013 The World Gold Council has told the Diggers and Dealers mining conference that gold prices will improve over the long term due to strong demand from China and India.
Rough road ahead for Downer EDI (0) August 7, 2013 Contractor Downer EDI indicated it will lose as much as $650 million in revenue in its mine services sector in the wake of the downturn in the mining industry.
Illegal Chinese miners held in the Philippines (0) August 7, 2013 Eighteen Chinese men have been captured in the Philippines after they were believed to be involved in illegal black sand mining.
Male miners’ mental health claims overblown: research (0) August 6, 2013 New research has shown there is no solid data to indicate males in the mining industry experience more mental health issues compared to males in other industries.
Emeco uneasy after Mt Muro put in maintenance (0) August 6, 2013 Mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings announced its Indonesian division will be in loss making following Straits Resources’ revelation it is placing its Mount Muro mine into care and maintenance.
Redpath celebrates one year LTI free (0) August 6, 2013 Mining contractor Redpath has announced its Coal Division project team has achieved one year lost time injury free (LTI) as of May 22 this year.
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.
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he prefers the idea of expanding existing coal ports along the Queensland coast rather than the construction of new projects.
Hitachi 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.
Just five months after cutting 100 jobs at Boggabri coal mine, Downer EDI have rehired 42 people, eight of which are previously retrenched workers.
Monadelphous 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.
Stop CSG Illawarra has taken its fight to Barry O’Farrell’s electorate, telling residents gathered at St Ives Community Hall that drilling in Sydney’s drinking water catchment should be banned.
Swick 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 report has concluded grazing is most suitable to co-exist with coal seam gas and “tight” gas production.
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.
A new uranium mine in South Australia has been given the green light by the state government.
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.
Today is Women in Mining Day at AIMEX, where the industry will celebrate and highlight the integral role women play in the resource sector.
Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a 30 per cent drop in full-year profits, with the company saying it had dodged a bullet on a damaging acquisition due to Canadian politics.
Contractor Carpenter Mine Management has been fined $100 000 over an explosion that left a contractor with severe burns.
Sandvik Mining has achieved a full year with no lost-time injuries for the entire APAC region, including Australasia, Asia, and India.
A pictorial of some of the stands at AIMEX on day one.
A seminar in Mudgee, New South Wales went though the complex legalities surrounding mining and coal seam gas law on Saturday.
The Western Australian Government’s plan to take a consultative approach to assessing the mining royalty system has been welcomed by the state’s mining industry.
Supporters of the mining industry came out in droves for a pro-mining car rally at Marraswah in Tasmania’s north-west yesterday.
Acid contamination could threaten mining giant BHP Billiton’s attempt to sell its old Mount Goldsworthy iron ore mine in the Pilbara to company Nimbus Mines.
Fortescue Metals closed a $1.15 billion deal on Friday with Taiwanese steel firm Formosa Plastics which will see its FMG Iron Bridge project get off the ground.
As GlencoreXstrata reports its first set of results on Tuesday since merging in May, it is predicted the company will write down the value of its Xstrata assets by as ...
Analysts are predicting BHP Billiton will increase its dividend payout at its annual result even as its profit takes a sharp hit.
Regional aviation that was boosted by fly-in, fly-out mine workers has slowed down as commodity prices dip.
The identity of a worker killed in action on Wednesday night at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek operation in Western Australia has been revealed.
Mining equipment manufacturer Bradken cut 1000 jobs to weather the mining downturn and it looks like it has worked.
A man has been airlifted from a remote mine site north of Mount Isa suffering chest pains.
An exhibition will be held in September in Marulan, south west of Sydney, to highlight the history of mining in the town.
Figures show Queensland wages have surpassed NSW, with Queenslanders earning an average $74,027 a year, compared to NSW’s $73,206.
A worker has been killed overnight at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek operation in Western Australia.
Engineering company WorleyParsons said it expects a rise in revenue this financial year even as the tough phase in the mining services sector continues.
Fighting for better working conditions and improved pay, workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine have gone on strike.
Iron ore powerhouse Fortescue Metals Group has boosted its export capacity to 155 million tonnes a year with the completion of its Pilbara port expansion project.
Swiss giant GlencoreXstrata said its copper production spiked 20 per cent in the first half of the year ahead of its first-half earnings, which it will publish next week.
Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia has axed 1700 workers.
A $5.9 billion GlencoreXstrata copper mine in the Philippines may lose nearly all of its workers after the mine continues to be deferred due to regulators.
Environmentalists have said they will carry on with peaceful protests at the Shree Minerals iron ore venture until they find out why the project received re-approval from Environment Minister Mark ...
Bougainville President John Momis said a deal made by a Chinese company with landowners to get access to Rio Tinto’s Panguna copper mine is invalid.
Ahead of the proposed sale of Alacer Gold’s Australian assets company chief executive David Quinlivan will step down from his position.
Australian Mining will be at AIMEX next week, and offering you a once in a lifetime chance to win a flight in a jet fighter.
Launching an appeal today against a NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to overturn the Warkworth Extension, Coal & Allied said it could be too little too late to save ...
Australian resource company TriAusMin is hoping to revive copper, lead and zinc mining in Goulburn as gold prices show an upward trend.
Mining manufacturer Liebherr Group says it has constructed the world’s tallest conventional crawler crane, standing at a height of almost 250 metres.
Greens leader Christine Milne has attacked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and opposition leader Tony Abbott of failing to be firm and assertive to miners.
Shell say their Prelude floating LNG project is recruiting on an Australian-first principal, and expect to employ around 1000 people.
A total of 30 miners were on shift underground when a fire broke out at the Garpenberg mine in Dalarna, central Sweden on Sunday night.
From September 1, Jean-Marc Lieberherr will take over the managing director’s position and will be responsible for all aspects of the diamonds business.
In the aftermath of New Zealand’s 2010 Pike River coal mine tragedy which killed 29 men, the government is reviewing its mining safety regulations.
Newcrest Mining on Monday reported its first annual loss in 11 years as well as the biggest annual loss in its history, after an $AU6.23 billion write-down.
A group of operators who have been locked of Yallourn Power Station since June will rally outside of Energy Australia’s headquarters in Melbourne on Friday.
The mining union is optimistic about the Hunter’s job prospects in the mining industry even as the Reserve Bank’s released a grim quarterly statement on monetary policy.
Toro Energy, the company vying to develop Western Australia’s first uranium mine, have purchased another uranium project just 90km away, signalling the opportunity for expansion.
Mining giant Rio Tinto will not sell its underperforming Pacific Aluminium, its Australasian aluminium assets amid the mining slowdown.
Iron ore investors are on edge as they prepare for iron ore prices to start dropping at this time of the year.
Rio Tinto’s Gove Operations and the Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to complete a feasibility study for bauxite mining on Gumatj lands in the Northern Territory.
Fourteen people have died in an open cast coal site collapse in the east coast of India.
The decision to expand Abbot Point Coal terminal has again been delayed as Environment Minister Mark Butler assess the impacts of dredging around the area.
UGL have announced it will demerge to create two separate companies, a property services business and an engineering, construction, and maintenance firm.
Western Australian junior Doray Minerals has this week officially evolved from an explorer to a producer, completing its first gold pour.
Western Australia delivered its first budget post the downturn in the mining sector yesterday with a $239 million surplus for the year ending June 30.
MMG will start a full-scale trial at its zinc mine in Queensland, warning residents near Cloncurry to expect increased traffic in the area.
OceanaGold’s New Zealand Reefton operations are not viable at a gold price under $NZ2000 an ounce, the company has revealed.
The long running industrial dispute at the Port of Newcastle is set to continue as coal terminal workers walk off the job again today.
Illawarra Training Group are recruiting for apprenticeships with BHP Billiton subsidiary Illawarra Coal.
July employment figures showed the jobless rate is at a four-year high, as the country lost 10,200 jobs.
Mining giant Rio Tinto was refunded $74 million from the Australian Taxation Office on the sole quarterly payment it made in April, meaning it has paid no mining tax for ...
The China Mining Association has called on the Australian government to let more Chinese workers into the country in order to fast-track the construction of mining projects.
Sheffield Resources has won the Best Emerging Company award at the Diggers & Dealers’s annual gala dinner.
Arrow Energy will use this year’s Ekka to show future engineers how its coal seam gas operations run.
A University of Newcastle research team will continue their work around carbon capture and storage technologies after winning a $290,000 grant.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest yesterday expressed disappointment over the High Court‘s unanimous decision to dismiss claims the mining tax is unconstitutional.
Six months on from the FIFO inquiry, two Queensland MPs have slammed the Labor Government for failing to implement any of the report’s 21 recommendations.
BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie said demand for Australian resources will continue, but warned the nation will lose its competitive edge if workplace relations, tax regimes, and red tape are not ...
The mining slump is having a domino effect across different sectors in the country, with Central Queensland small businesses the latest target.
A plan to re-enter the devastated Pike River mine has been completed by its new owners, Solid Energy.
One of the big four banks has a positive outlook for the NSW economy and expects it to bolster Australia’s economy during its difficult transition from the mining boom.
Australian mining software firm RungePincockMinarco has entered into a distribution agreement that will open up Mongolia to the company.
Remediation works will begin at Orica’s Botany plant this month after the company received approval from the Environment Protection Authority.
Gold mining company Mintails has announced a reduction in production after two consecutive gold pours were below expectations.
Scientists from Sweden’s Uppsala University have created a new form of magnesium carbonate, calling it an ‘impossible’ material.
BHP has lost a court battle against the CFMEU over the sacking of two union members at Peak Downs mine.
Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest has lost his High Court challenge against the mining tax.
The World Gold Council has told the Diggers and Dealers mining conference that gold prices will improve over the long term due to strong demand from China and India.
Contractor Downer EDI indicated it will lose as much as $650 million in revenue in its mine services sector in the wake of the downturn in the mining industry.
Eighteen Chinese men have been captured in the Philippines after they were believed to be involved in illegal black sand mining.
A new report by the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research has concluded that the costs of not investing in new technology by miners will be steep, with a ...
New research has shown there is no solid data to indicate males in the mining industry experience more mental health issues compared to males in other industries.