Hunter Valley the source of most air quality complaints (0) January 10, 2012 According to Environmental Protection Authority pollution data 76 per cent of NSW air quality complaints came from the Hunter Valley last year.
Iron ore prices to soften in 2012 (0) January 10, 2012 Demand for iron ore is set to soften this year on the back of slower steelmaking growth in China, according to London-based price watcher the Steel Index.
QLD mayor fights for mining ban (0) January 10, 2012 A Queensland mayor is calling for a moratorium into the mining industry in the Brisbane valley only weeks after the Scenic Rim called on the government to cancel mining permits ...
Mining jobs demand at all time high (22) January 10, 2012 According to officials at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal entry level mining jobs are now regularly attracting over 400 applicants.
Atlantic produces first ferrovanadium (0) January 10, 2012 Atlantic has achieved first ferrovanadium production from its Windimurra vanadium plant near Mt Magnet, in Western Australia.
Sex worker slams mine towns for “disgusting” discrimination (0) January 9, 2012 A prostitute from Queensland’s mining regions has hit back at angry locals, claiming discrimination against her work was “disgusting” and putting sex workers in danger.
Sacked coalminers will easily find more work: CFMEU (0) January 9, 2012 The Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union says the fifty coalminers sacked following the rejection of Ahston Coal’s Hunter Valley expansion will likely find other mining work immediately.
Arson attack at Curragh coal mine (0) January 9, 2012 An arson attack late last month destroyed around $3 million worth of equipment.
Airlines expand as mining FIFO work booms (0) January 9, 2012 Qantas is planning to add another 14 aircraft to its fleet over the next 12 months to cater to a growing demand for travel from fly-in-fly-out mine workers.
OZ Minerals ordered to clean up copper spill (0) January 9, 2012 NT WorkSafe has ordered OZ Minerals to remove copper concentrate from the Edith River following a train derailment late last month.
BHP plans thousands more FIFO workers for Port Hedland (0) January 9, 2012 BHP Billiton’s plans to add an extra 6,000 fly-in-fly-out workers to Port Hedland have some locals concerned the town will be “drowned” with transient workers.
QR leaps forward in Bowen Basin (20) January 9, 2012 QR National signed a ten year contract with Rio Tinto to haul coal soon after the opening of its billion dollar expansion project.
Australian Mining is on break (0) December 16, 2011 Australian Mining is on holidays. We’ll be back on the 9th of January.
Wasted opportunities: A list of miners and the cash they’ve blown (0) December 16, 2011 While miners are earning record wages, many are blowing their money and wasting the opportunity. Australian Mining spoke to one worker and compiled a list of some of the worst ...
Miner pleads guilty to environmental damage (0) December 16, 2011 CopperCo has pled guilty to causing environmental harm following the uncontrolled release of contaminated water from the Lady Annie Mine in 2009.
The top ten stories of 2011 (0) December 16, 2011 As we wrap up this year, we look back at your favourite articles on Australian Mining, and what had you reading this year.
QLD pollie pushes FIFO tax (0) December 16, 2011 Former central Queensland politician Jim Pearce has suggested a tax for fly in fly out workers for mining companies.
Orica plant to remain closed (0) December 16, 2011 Orica’s Kooragang Island plant may remain closed indefinitely after a false start last night.
magnetic water conditioning (0) December 15, 2011 The water conditioning is aimed at issues where lime scale, fouling and air leakage in steam condensers, cooling towers, water reclamation plants, boiler water lines affects plant efficiency where water ...
Exploration spending skyrocketing (0) December 15, 2011 Exploration for coal and iron ore has hit record highs, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
UK Coal fined £1.2 million for mine deaths (0) December 15, 2011 UK Coal, the United Kingdom’s largest mining firm, has been fined £1.2 million following the deaths of four miners at its England collieries in 2006 and 2007.
Santos pro-CSG ad in top ten most hated list (0) December 15, 2011 An advertisement by Santos depicting a farmer in idyllic countryside advocating the coal seam gas industry was one of the most complained about ads of 2011.
Kurri Kurri smelter may cut production (0) December 15, 2011 The Kurri Kurri smelter may cut production as workers refuse to delay a pay rise for a year.
New spin doctor for BHP (0) December 15, 2011 BHP Billiton’s old iron ore strategy and development vice-president Chris Campbell has been hired to take over the miner’s government, media, and corporate relations.
Redpath launch coal division (0) December 15, 2011 Mining contractor Redpath has launched a dedicated Australian coal mining division.
Southern Cross win Lake Vermont coal contract (0) December 15, 2011 Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded the electrical instrumentation works at the Lake Vermont coal expansion project in Dysart, Queensland.
Mine safety laws under review (0) December 14, 2011 The Queensland Supreme Court has quashed the right of BMA and the CFMEU to organise elections for health and safety representatives at coalmines.
Mining grads as valuable as medicine students (0) December 14, 2011 Mining engineering students are now as much in demand as medicine graduates according to Graduates Careers Australia’s annual employment data.
Mining takings set to break records (0) December 14, 2011 Easing commodity prices have downgraded Australia’s mining takings but the figures are still on track to break records.
Mining earnings set for new record (0) December 14, 2011 Easing commodity prices have downgraded Australia’s mining takings but the figures are still on track to break records.
Love it or F**k off: mining mum tells FIFO workers (0) December 14, 2011 A mother from Pilbara mining town Newman has created a range of bumper stickers hitting back at fly-in-fly-out workers who ridicule the town.
Coal mine fined (0) December 14, 2011 The Austar Coal mine has been fined for pollution leaking from its site into a nearby creek in July last year.
Tenova acquires Bateman Engineering (0) December 14, 2011 Tenova has acquired Bateman Engineering as part its strategy to grow its mining division.
TWSP wins Newmont Tanami contract (0) December 13, 2011 Engineering firm TWSP has won a contract to develop the vertical shaft at Newmont’s Tanami gold mine.
Stranded mine equipment too massive to move (0) December 13, 2011 Two heavy haulage transporters carrying $16 million of mining gear are stranded after they were found to be too massive to travel down Cunninghams Gap in Queensland.
Tinkler’s Aston seals $2 billion Whitehaven Coal merger (0) December 13, 2011 Whitehaven Coal has acquired Nathan Tinkler’s Aston Resources in a “friendly” deal for $2.25 billion to form Australia’s largest coal company.
Legend phosphate plant approval up in the air (0) December 13, 2011 The Mount Isa City Council’s recommendations may nix the construction of the Legend International’s proposed phosphate plant.
Government wants back BMA’s Moranbah houses (0) December 13, 2011 The Queensland Government says it wants back 100 Moranbah homes, leased to BMA outside the boom period, now the housing market is so tight.
FIFO miners targeted for reptile smuggling (0) December 13, 2011 Miners smuggling reptiles from the Pilbara for lucrative sale on the black market have become a focus for WA’s Department of Environment and Conservation.
Mining still driving QLD economy (0) December 13, 2011 Despite facing a number of economic hurdles this past year, mining is still the backbone of Queensland’s economy.
Filmmakers ridicule Lynas rare earth plans (0) December 12, 2011 Lynas Corporation’s rare earth plans in Malaysia have been ridiculed in a spate of satirical short films by local directors.
CSG set for national regulation (0) December 12, 2011 Australia’s mining and energy ministers have agreed to draw up a framework to govern the coal seam gas industry under a single set of national regulations.
Incitec Pivot reassures locals over nitrate plant expansion (0) December 12, 2011 Incitec Pivot has sought to reassure locals around its Newcastle ammonium nitrate plant as it seeks to expand into explosives manufacturing in the wake of the Kooragang Island leaks.
Tourism should capitalise on mining: PwC (0) December 12, 2011 Advisory firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers says while the mining industry is hurting tourism, the sector needs to capitalise on the boom if it wants to survive.
QRC slams government’s Wild Rivers decision (0) December 12, 2011 The Queensland Resources Council says the decision to declare the Georgina and Diamantina Wild Rivers areas less than a fortnight after closing public submissions has shown the consultation process to ...
Littlemore slams ABC for CSG “bias” (0) December 12, 2011 Former media watch host Stuart Littlemore QC says the ABC’s new website investigating coal seam gas is factually wrong, biased, and in breach of the broadcaster’s code of conduct.
NSW Minerals Council appoints new CEO (0) December 12, 2011 Stephen Galilee has been appointed as the new head of the New South Wales Minerals Council.
Lock the Gate loses court battle (0) December 9, 2011 Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton has been fined $2000 for attempting to block the construction of a gas pipeline on Queensland’s Western Downs in March.
Top honour for mining innovations (0) December 9, 2011 Breakthroughs in mining have been recognised at two different science and innovation awards, with an ore sorting sensor and minerals processing technology among the winners.
Miner killed in plane crash (0) December 9, 2011 A miner has reportedly been killed in a light plane crash in central Queensland.
Orica plant to restart despite minor spill (0) December 9, 2011 Orica will continue the start up of its nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plants on Kooragang Island following a review of its operation procedures.
Greenland targets Aussie miners (0) December 9, 2011 The Greenland Government is touting its lack of a mining tax to attract the interest of Australian miners looking to develop the country’s rich reserves of minerals.
NSW miners focused on minimising growth impacts (0) December 9, 2011 The New South Wales mining industry is focused on change and innovation to minimise the impacts of its growth upon the environment and the community, the NSW Minerals Council has ...
Xstrata workers strike for 24 hours (0) December 8, 2011 Workers at Xstrata’s Ulan Coal project north of Sydney went on strike for 24 hours on the weekend after learning several electrical staff had been dismissed.
Kloppers slams Fair Work (0) December 8, 2011 BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers says the Gillard Government’s Fair Work act has made it too easy for workers to strike and too difficult for miners to negotiate with unions.
New training centre to guarantee jobs in CSG (0) December 8, 2011 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced plans to open a coal seam gas and gas transmissions pipeline training centre to combat skills shortages in the CSG industry.
Vale slashes China iron ore prices (0) December 8, 2011 China Steel says the word’s largest iron ore miner, Brazil’s Vale, has slashed iron ore prices for the fourth quarter by 20 to 25 per cent.
Contractor fined for environmental breaches (0) December 8, 2011 John Holland has been fined after pleading guilty to a series of environmental breaches at the Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point coal terminal extensions.
RMC receives acid leach study grant (0) December 8, 2011 Resource Mining Corporation has been awarded a quarter of a million dollar grant from the Federal Government for an organic acid nickel recovery process study.
Orica confirm no risk from spill (0) December 7, 2011 Orica have confirmed a small level of ammonium nitrate overflowed from its tank bund this afternoon.
Porn king drives shakeup at Paynes Find Gold (0) December 7, 2011 Perth porn king Malcolm Day and skimpies boss Steve Zielinski are among a group of major shareholders backing an executive shakeup at junior explorer Paynes Find Gold.
Apprentices set for pay rise (6) December 7, 2011 Apprentices may be set to get a pay rise as part of Government reforms to harmonise apprenticeships and increase completion rates.
New drug warning for miners (0) December 7, 2011 Doctors have warned miners to be cautious of using a body-building supplement containing a synthetic stimulant used to stay awake.
Metals Outlook 2012 (0) December 7, 2011 Despite ongoing market uncertainty in Europe, the Australian metals market looks unlikely to falter too heavily, Andrew Duffy, Cole Latimer and IBISWorld report.
Anglo American approves Grosvenor coal mine (0) December 7, 2011 Anglo American’s Board has approved its five million tonne per annum coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
Schlumberger to fund QLD gas research lab (0) December 7, 2011 Queensland premier Anna Bligh has announced plans a for a gas research laboratory in Brisbane, funded by Schlumberger.
Aligning Mine Plans from Short to Long Term (0) December 6, 2011 With the mining industry facing increased pressure to meet rising demand for resources, experts warn mine planning departments must ensure their operational plans do not jeopardise the long term potential ...
Asset Management [White Paper] (0) December 6, 2011 Companies in the mining sector are starting to realise the benefits of managing their assets using dedicated Asset Management software. In the past, organisations have not been keeping proper records ...
New rent affordability taskforce for QLD mine towns (0) December 6, 2011 Queensland housing minister Karen Struthers today announced a taskforce to try and keep skyrocketing rents in mining towns under control.
Christmas Island strikes stopped (0) December 6, 2011 The ongoing industrial action by miners on Christmas Island has been terminated by Fair Work Australia.
Stokes ends National Hire battle (0) December 6, 2011 Billionaire entrepreneur Kerry Stokes has snapped up the last 22 per cent of equipment renter National Hire, and opened the door to a possible refloating of Coates Hire.
Fair Work allows HWE to continue urine testing (0) December 6, 2011 Fair Work Australia has upheld the right of mining contractor HWE to take urine samples of workers, despite protests from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
BASF invests in mining chemicals (22) December 6, 2011 BASF has signed a long term agreement with the CSIRO for space at the Australian Minerals Research Centre to build a global mining R&D technology centre.
Rio chief warns of increasing union action over ‘trivial issues’ (0) December 5, 2011 Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese has backed up Colin Barnett’s claims that industrial action in mining is often based on ‘trivial issues’, adding that Australian miners are paid double ...
Coal seam gas ban divides community (0) December 5, 2011 The NSW Government’s decision to extend for the second time a coal seam gas moratorium has drawn mixed reactions from the industry and community.
Ripper puts WA uranium on notice (0) December 5, 2011 While industry has welcomed the ALP’s Sunday decision to permit uranium sales to India, WA Labor leader Eric Ripper has vowed to block the move if he seizes power.
Rio ships 100 millionth tonne of iron ore (0) December 5, 2011 Rio Tinto has shipped its 100 millionth tonne of iron ore from the Pilbara to Baosteel under its Bao-HI joint venture.
New hotel to ease Port Hedland accommodation woes (0) December 5, 2011 Port Hedland could soon see some accommodation relief, with the local council approving a $150 million 650-room hotel and apartment project.
WA Labor lamblasts mining tax (0) December 5, 2011 West Australian Labor leader Eric Ripper tore into the mining tax over the weekend at the ALP conference, telling delegates moves to widen the legislation would “poison WA Labor for ...
Suncorp to target miners (0) December 5, 2011 Suncorp Insurance has created new initiatives designed specifically for mining.
Origin King slams CSG critics (0) December 2, 2011 Origin Energy managing director Grant King has accused coal seam gas protestors of being ill-informed and unscrupulous in their attacks on the industry.
Abbot Point super expansion divides critics (0) December 2, 2011 The approval of a ‘super expansion’ for the Abbot Point coal terminal has been simultaneously welcomed by the mining industry and condemned by the Greens.
Allegations NZ mines switching off methane sensors (0) December 2, 2011 New Zealand miner Solid Energy has announced plans to hold urgent public meetings after claims the mine was switching off gas sensors in order to maintain production.
Miner sues after leg amputated (0) December 2, 2011 A former Queensland miner is suing for nearly $2 million after losing his leg in a mining accident.
NuCoal Resources exploration facing corruption investigation (0) December 2, 2011 NuCoal Resources shares are in a trading halt and the NSW Government has asked it to suspend its Hunter Valley exploration while the corruption watchdog launches an investigation.
Wheatstone launch puts WA on global LNG map (0) December 2, 2011 US energy giant Chevron has kicked off construction at the $29 billion Wheatstone gas project near Onslow in WA.
QRC welcomes land access review panel (0) December 2, 2011 The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the government’s announcement of a panel to review land access laws enacted last year.
Lynas protests spread to Sydney (0) December 1, 2011 A small group of protestors converged on Lynas Corporation’s annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday in opposition to the company’s rare earth refinery in Malaysia.
Senate inquiry slams CSG industry (0) December 1, 2011 A senate inquiry has made damning findings against Australia’s $60 billion coal seam gas industry and recommended expansions be halted in sensitive areas.
Palmer rubbishes green protests (0) December 1, 2011 Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer says the benefits of his $8 billion Waratah Coal project in Queensland far outweigh concerns raised by green groups.
Beaconsfield gold mine to close (0) November 30, 2011 BCD Resources has announced that it will close the Beaconsfield underground gold mine next year
Mechanic bleeds to death (0) November 30, 2011 A 53-year-old mechanic has bled to death after cutting his elbow working on the brakes of a digger at an industrial equipment auctioneer in Perth.
Tinkler’s Ferrari thief faces court (0) November 30, 2011 The teenager who stole billionaire mining magnate Nathan Tinkler’s $500,000 Ferrari California earlier this year has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next month.
BHP looks to ditch the diamond business (0) November 30, 2011 BHP Billiton this morning announced it was reviewing its diamonds assets with the view of a potential full or partial sale.
Thousands of angry workers march on Chevron (0) November 30, 2011 Thousands of workers have marched on US energy giant Chevron’s headquarters in Perth demanding the company do more to provide local jobs and training.
Blind farmer loses land battle against “rotten” miner (0) November 30, 2011 A legally blind farmer in the NSW Hunter Valley has agreed to allow mining exploration on his farm after NuCoal Resources took him to court yesterday.
SA Gov ratifies Olympic Dam amendment (0) November 30, 2011 The South Australian Government has passed the Roxby Downs Amendment Bill, which provides greater certainty for BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam expansion.
LNP put mine safety at threat, Hinchliffe says (0) November 30, 2011 Queensland mining minster Stirling Hinchliffe has declared that the state’s mine safety record will be at risk under the Liberal National Party’s resources strategy.
Aquila receives Pilbara rail approval (0) November 30, 2011 Aquila Resources has received approval for a rail line for its West Pilbara iron ore project.
FIFO miners a big challenge for tourism (0) November 29, 2011 The mining boom and rapidly expanding fly-in-fly-out workforce is providing both opportunities and challenges for Australia’s tourism industry, according to a new industry snapshot.
APPEA management shakeup to fight CSG critics (0) November 29, 2011 The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has elected Santos chief David Knox as chairman and signalled a push to drive its public relations.
Fortescue accused of blocking Aboriginal elders from sacred sites (0) November 29, 2011 The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has Fortescue Metals accused of blocking Aboriginal elders from inspecting threatened sacred sites at the miners Solomon Hub project.
Tinkler unveils Newcastle coal loader proposal (0) November 29, 2011 Nathan Tinkler has finally unveiled Hunter Ports’ plan for its proposed $2.5 billion coal loader terminal in Newcastle.
Don’t undercut mining probe: Minerals Council (0) November 29, 2011 An investigation into Victoria’s mining regulation risks being undermined because the State Government plans on changing mining laws before the inquiry’s completion.
VDM wins BHP contracts (0) November 29, 2011 The VDM Group has been awarded two contracts by BHP Billiton worth around $30.6 million.
Contractor pleads guilty to environmental breaches (0) November 29, 2011 John Holland is likely to be fined after a series of environmental breaches at its Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point coal terminal extensions.
Mining wages almost double that of retail (0) November 29, 2011 Cashed up miners are leaving other parts of the economy behind as resources companies hand out huge wage rises to their employees.
APPEA slams ABC’s “embarrassing” CSG reporting (0) November 28, 2011 The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has slammed an ABC report into coal seam gas as “riddled with factual errors”.
Norfolk Group win BHP rail contract (0) November 28, 2011 Norfolk Group have won an $82 million contract for rail signaling systems at BHP Billiton’s Port Hedland project.
BHP senior executive changes (0) November 28, 2011 BHP Billiton has announced a change in its senior management team, with CFO Alex Vanselow leaving the company.
Samsung eyes billion dollar Aussie nickel investment (0) November 28, 2011 Technology giant Samsung Group is in talks with emerging miner Metals X to invest in a $2.2 billion nickel project near the meeting of the WA, NT, and SA borders.
School of mines needed for Mount Isa (0) November 28, 2011 Outgoing Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce manager Tricia O’Callaghan says developing a school of mines for the region will be a key to its future success.
Rural town supports mining village (0) November 28, 2011 A town in New South Wales’ central west is bucking the trend by supporting a self contained mining village.
QLD miner fined for disturbing Aboriginal sites (0) November 28, 2011 A central Queensland quarrying company has been fined $80 000 for “disturbing culturally significant Aboriginal artefacts”.
Sham foreign labour on Chevron Gorgon project (0) November 28, 2011 The Department of Immigration is investigating claims overseas workers on the billion dollar Gorgon gas project in WA were coached to mislead the Government and rort Australia’s visa system.
Griffin coal tradies may strike (0) November 25, 2011 Tradesman at Griffin Coal may strike next month following stalled pay negotiations.
Coal of Africa signs wildlife MOUs (0) November 25, 2011 Coal of Africa has signed an a MOU with the Save Mapungubwe Coalition to focus on sustainable development and the perseveration of the area.
Coal train derails (0) November 25, 2011 A freight train carrying coal has derailed at Coalcliff, on New South Wales’ south coast.
Miner battles bushfire (0) November 25, 2011 Iluka Resources has doused a bushfire that late yesterday was threatening its Eneabba mine.
Mining boom drives surge in construction (0) November 24, 2011 Construction spending is at its fastest pace in at least 25 years, with mining’s hot spots driving investment in the sector.
Mining’s billions to fund QLD education (0) November 24, 2011 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is facing criticism from unions that her plan to quarantine 50 per cent of LNG royalties leaves no cash to address critical issues in the mining ...
Keep jobs local, process ore in Australia: Palmer (0) November 24, 2011 Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer says Australia’s south-eastern states should be developed to provide downstream processing for the big mining states.
Hunter region calls for mining tax funding (0) November 24, 2011 As the Hunter valley has generated around 15% of the Mineral Resources Tax revenues, it should be entitled to a similar amount of funding, Muswellbrook mayor Martin Rush has ...
Ground slip at Cadia gold mine (0) November 24, 2011 Newcrest Mining has reported a ground slip in the Cadia open cut gold mine.
Allegations unfit CSG water was dumped in river (0) November 24, 2011 The Queensland Government is investigating claims it allowed treated coal seam gas water laced with heavy metals to be dumped into the Condamine River.
FIFO numbers to boom in QLD north west (0) November 24, 2011 Close to 80% of all new miners in Queensland’s north west will be fly in fly out, according to the latest research from the Queensland Resources Council.
Fortescue slams Aboriginal heritage survey claims (0) November 24, 2011 Fortescue Metals Group has hit out at the claims it forced the change of an Aboriginal heritage survey and damaged sacred indigenous sites, stating that it is part of a ...
Snake handlers in demand on mine sites (0) November 23, 2011 In one of the more unusual flow-on effects from the mining boom, the rapidly expanding resources industry has led to a spike in demand for snake handlers.
Middlemount Coal complete rail spur (0) November 23, 2011 Middlemount Coal has completed the rail spur linking the mine to the Goonyella rail network.
Second crash for notorious FMG crossing (0) November 23, 2011 A Fortescue Metals Group railway crossing on the Great Northern Highway in the Pilbara has suffered its second collision in six months.
Western Desert looks to Xstrata for iron ore export (0) November 23, 2011 Western Desert Resources has signed an MOU with Xstrata Zinc to investigate the feasibility of using Xstrata’s Bing Bong port in the Northern Territory.
Midnight vote passes mining tax (0) November 23, 2011 The Government has succeeded in passing the mining tax through the Lower House, with final voting on the bills finishing early this morning at 2.42am.
Miners uncover fire ants (0) November 23, 2011 A box of mining equipment imported from the US was found to be infested with fire ants.
Murchison Metals in trading halt over Oakajee buyer (0) November 22, 2011 Murchison Metals is in a trading halt amid speculation it is in talks to sell its 50 per cent share in the troubled $5.9 billion Oakajee Port and Rail and ...
Swan threatens state funding cuts over royalty raise (0) November 22, 2011 States have been threatened with infrastructure funding cuts if they raise mining royalties under the latest changes to the Mineral Resources Rent Tax.
Mining ruining state’s wilderness: Conservation Council (0) November 22, 2011 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW says debate over coal seam gas operations on farmland is obscuring mining’s damage to the state’s forest and wilderness areas.
Pike River had many problems: expert (0) November 22, 2011 Former Pike River mine safety consultant David Stewart yesterday told the New Zealand Royal Commission into the tragedy he had a host of concerns over the mine’s safety prior to ...
Mine safety activist named local hero (0) November 22, 2011 The founder of support organisation Miners’ Promise has been named WA Local Hero of the year for her work in helping families who have lost loved ones to mining.
ABB wins Xstrata Zinc hoist order (0) November 22, 2011 Xstrata Zinc has awarded ABB a $24 million contract for ore hoisting equipment at its George Fisher mine.
Nyrstar Hobart awards Rockwell smelter contract (0) November 21, 2011 Nyrstar Hobart has awarded a $2.5 million contact to Rockwell Automation to replace a massive distributed control system at its zinc smelting operation in Hobart.
WA and Japan strike investment deal (0) November 21, 2011 Western Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state-owned Japan Finance Corporation to strengthen investment in WA’s raw materials.
Miner faces court over sacred site damage (0) November 21, 2011 OM Manganese has been summoned to appear in court after an indigenous sacred site slipped into the open cut pit at the Bootu Creek mine.
Opposition may support mining tax changes (15) November 21, 2011 The federal opposition says it will consider supporting mining tax amendments if they work to lessen the impact of the tax on the mining industry.
lluka mineral sand train begins operations (0) November 21, 2011 Iluka Resources has begun transportation of minerals sands from its Murray Basin operations to the Hamilton Mineral Separation Plant.
Polish workers to fill Aussie mine jobs (0) November 21, 2011 Coal mining contractor Mastermyne is looking to Poland to source hundreds of experienced underground miners for Queensland coal jobs.
Coal miners’ wives turn up the heat on BMA (0) November 21, 2011 Following a recent letter urging BHP boss Marius Kloppers to visit Queensland mining towns, BMA coal miners’ wives have stepped up the action, crashing BHP Billiton’s recent AGM.
MMG opens Golden Grove copper mine (0) November 21, 2011 West Australian mines minister Norman Moore was on the scene as the Mineral and Metals Group drilled the first sod at its Golden Grove copper mine expansion.
Resources envoy Beattie to meet with miners in NT and WA (0) November 18, 2011 Resources sector supplier envoy, Peter Beattie will meet with key players in the resources industry in the Northern Territory and Western Australia next week.
FIFO co-ordinator based in Cairns (0) November 18, 2011 Skills DMC has launched the Cairns based fly in fly out co-ordinator for a pilot project to work with mining and the local community.
Mining needs environmental safeguards: Newman (0) November 18, 2011 Queensland Liberal National party leader Campbell Newman says the LNP’s new mining policy will resolve land use conflicts and offer new environmental safeguards.
Mine trucker overcome by gas (0) November 18, 2011 A mining truck driver was injured after he was overcome by gas fumes leaking from a fuel tank.
Boom delivers pay bonanza to mining states (0) November 18, 2011 The mining boom has driven Western Australia to the top of the pay scales, with male workers in the boom state earning $335 a week more than their NSW counterparts.
Windsor likely to back mining tax (0) November 18, 2011 Key independent Tony Windsor says it is likely he will throw his support behind the mining tax when it is voted on next week.
AMMA pushes for anti-strike laws (0) November 18, 2011 The Australia Mines and Metals Association have called for a legislation to ban strikes that ‘offend public interest or are designed to pressure employers to cave in to union demands.
BHP approves iron ore power station (0) November 18, 2011 BHP Billiton has given the go ahead for the development of its Yarnima Power Station in the Pilbara.
Lynas facing legal action over Malawi rare earths (0) November 17, 2011 South African geologist Michael Saner has given Lynas Corporation until today to recognise his Malawi rare earth claim or face legal action.
Barminco CEO resigns (12) November 17, 2011 Underground hard rock mining contractor Barminco has announced the resignation of CEO Neil Warburton.
Booming mine town rents skyrocket (0) November 17, 2011 The mining boom is causing rents in regional towns to skyrocket, with prices in Moranbah jumping about $1000 a week in the past three months.
OneSteel blast injures three workers (0) November 17, 2011 Three workers were seriously injured yesterday following an explosion at OneSteel’s Waratah mill.
FMG threatens High Court action (0) November 17, 2011 Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest says he will announce within a month whether he will launch legal action against the Government over the mining tax.
US workers could be fast-tracked to Aussie mines (0) November 17, 2011 United States President Barack Obama is considering moves to fast-track visa applications for US workers to fill jobs in Australia’s mining industry.
Flames have again shot from the stacks of the Kooragang Island plant.
Three miners have been injured at the Agnew underground gold mine.
According to Environmental Protection Authority pollution data 76 per cent of NSW air quality complaints came from the Hunter Valley last year.
Demand for iron ore is set to soften this year on the back of slower steelmaking growth in China, according to London-based price watcher the Steel Index.
A Queensland mayor is calling for a moratorium into the mining industry in the Brisbane valley only weeks after the Scenic Rim called on the government to cancel mining permits ...
According to officials at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal entry level mining jobs are now regularly attracting over 400 applicants.
Gindalbie Metals has awarded its Karara iron ore tailings management contract to Bis Industries.
Atlantic has achieved first ferrovanadium production from its Windimurra vanadium plant near Mt Magnet, in Western Australia.
Wild weather has seen a cargo ship carrying phosphate break against the coast of Christmas Island.
A prostitute from Queensland’s mining regions has hit back at angry locals, claiming discrimination against her work was “disgusting” and putting sex workers in danger.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union says the fifty coalminers sacked following the rejection of Ahston Coal’s Hunter Valley expansion will likely find other mining work immediately.
An arson attack late last month destroyed around $3 million worth of equipment.
Qantas is planning to add another 14 aircraft to its fleet over the next 12 months to cater to a growing demand for travel from fly-in-fly-out mine workers.
NT WorkSafe has ordered OZ Minerals to remove copper concentrate from the Edith River following a train derailment late last month.
BHP Billiton’s plans to add an extra 6,000 fly-in-fly-out workers to Port Hedland have some locals concerned the town will be “drowned” with transient workers.
QR National signed a ten year contract with Rio Tinto to haul coal soon after the opening of its billion dollar expansion project.
A heavy storm in Newcastle has seen lightning strikes ignite gas discharges above the Kooragang Island chemical plant.
While miners are earning record wages, many are blowing their money and wasting the opportunity. Australian Mining spoke to one worker and compiled a list of some of the worst ...
The mining industry is set to fund the development of an air-quality monitoring network for Newcastle.
CopperCo has pled guilty to causing environmental harm following the uncontrolled release of contaminated water from the Lady Annie Mine in 2009.
As we wrap up this year, we look back at your favourite articles on Australian Mining, and what had you reading this year.
Former central Queensland politician Jim Pearce has suggested a tax for fly in fly out workers for mining companies.
Orica’s Kooragang Island plant may remain closed indefinitely after a false start last night.
Exploration for coal and iron ore has hit record highs, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
UK Coal, the United Kingdom’s largest mining firm, has been fined £1.2 million following the deaths of four miners at its England collieries in 2006 and 2007.
An advertisement by Santos depicting a farmer in idyllic countryside advocating the coal seam gas industry was one of the most complained about ads of 2011.
The Kurri Kurri smelter may cut production as workers refuse to delay a pay rise for a year.
BHP Billiton’s old iron ore strategy and development vice-president Chris Campbell has been hired to take over the miner’s government, media, and corporate relations.
Mining contractor Redpath has launched a dedicated Australian coal mining division.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded the electrical instrumentation works at the Lake Vermont coal expansion project in Dysart, Queensland.
The NSW EPA has lifted the prevention notice on Orica’s ammonia plant at Kooragang Island.
The Queensland Supreme Court has quashed the right of BMA and the CFMEU to organise elections for health and safety representatives at coalmines.
Mining engineering students are now as much in demand as medicine graduates according to Graduates Careers Australia’s annual employment data.
Easing commodity prices have downgraded Australia’s mining takings but the figures are still on track to break records.
Port Pirie has recorded its lowest ever blood lead level in local children.
A mother from Pilbara mining town Newman has created a range of bumper stickers hitting back at fly-in-fly-out workers who ridicule the town.
An independent arbitrator has upheld Rio Tinto’s claims against Ivanhoe Mine’s shareholder rights plan.
The Austar Coal mine has been fined for pollution leaking from its site into a nearby creek in July last year.
Tenova has acquired Bateman Engineering as part its strategy to grow its mining division.
Engineering firm TWSP has won a contract to develop the vertical shaft at Newmont’s Tanami gold mine.
Two heavy haulage transporters carrying $16 million of mining gear are stranded after they were found to be too massive to travel down Cunninghams Gap in Queensland.
Whitehaven Coal has acquired Nathan Tinkler’s Aston Resources in a “friendly” deal for $2.25 billion to form Australia’s largest coal company.
The Mount Isa City Council’s recommendations may nix the construction of the Legend International’s proposed phosphate plant.
The Queensland Government says it wants back 100 Moranbah homes, leased to BMA outside the boom period, now the housing market is so tight.
Miners smuggling reptiles from the Pilbara for lucrative sale on the black market have become a focus for WA’s Department of Environment and Conservation.
Orica has resumed production of ammonium nitrate at its Kooragang Island facility.
Savcor Group has been awarded the Dampier Ship Loading Jetty Refurbishment project by Rio Tinto’s Dampier Salt.
Lynas Corporation’s rare earth plans in Malaysia have been ridiculed in a spate of satirical short films by local directors.
Australia’s mining and energy ministers have agreed to draw up a framework to govern the coal seam gas industry under a single set of national regulations.
Incitec Pivot has sought to reassure locals around its Newcastle ammonium nitrate plant as it seeks to expand into explosives manufacturing in the wake of the Kooragang Island leaks.
Advisory firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers says while the mining industry is hurting tourism, the sector needs to capitalise on the boom if it wants to survive.
The Queensland Resources Council says the decision to declare the Georgina and Diamantina Wild Rivers areas less than a fortnight after closing public submissions has shown the consultation process to ...
Former media watch host Stuart Littlemore QC says the ABC’s new website investigating coal seam gas is factually wrong, biased, and in breach of the broadcaster’s code of conduct.
Stephen Galilee has been appointed as the new head of the New South Wales Minerals Council.
Outotec has acquired the furnace refractory demolition company Kiln Services Australia.
Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton has been fined $2000 for attempting to block the construction of a gas pipeline on Queensland’s Western Downs in March.
Breakthroughs in mining have been recognised at two different science and innovation awards, with an ore sorting sensor and minerals processing technology among the winners.
A miner has reportedly been killed in a light plane crash in central Queensland.
Orica will continue the start up of its nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plants on Kooragang Island following a review of its operation procedures.
The Greenland Government is touting its lack of a mining tax to attract the interest of Australian miners looking to develop the country’s rich reserves of minerals.
The Queensland Resources Council has endorsed a proposal for $750 million in funding for communities affected by the mining boom.
The New South Wales mining industry is focused on change and innovation to minimise the impacts of its growth upon the environment and the community, the NSW Minerals Council has ...
Workers at Xstrata’s Ulan Coal project north of Sydney went on strike for 24 hours on the weekend after learning several electrical staff had been dismissed.
BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers says the Gillard Government’s Fair Work act has made it too easy for workers to strike and too difficult for miners to negotiate with unions.
Pike River Coal’s board says it would have acted if it knew of the rampant safety problems that affected the mine before it exploded, a Royal Inquiry has heard.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced plans to open a coal seam gas and gas transmissions pipeline training centre to combat skills shortages in the CSG industry.
China Steel says the word’s largest iron ore miner, Brazil’s Vale, has slashed iron ore prices for the fourth quarter by 20 to 25 per cent.
John Holland has been fined after pleading guilty to a series of environmental breaches at the Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point coal terminal extensions.
Resource Mining Corporation has been awarded a quarter of a million dollar grant from the Federal Government for an organic acid nickel recovery process study.
Orica have confirmed a small level of ammonium nitrate overflowed from its tank bund this afternoon.
Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton will face court today on charges of obstructing a coal seam gas company.
Perth porn king Malcolm Day and skimpies boss Steve Zielinski are among a group of major shareholders backing an executive shakeup at junior explorer Paynes Find Gold.
Apprentices may be set to get a pay rise as part of Government reforms to harmonise apprenticeships and increase completion rates.
Doctors have warned miners to be cautious of using a body-building supplement containing a synthetic stimulant used to stay awake.
Despite ongoing market uncertainty in Europe, the Australian metals market looks unlikely to falter too heavily, Andrew Duffy, Cole Latimer and IBISWorld report.
Anglo American’s Board has approved its five million tonne per annum coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
Queensland premier Anna Bligh has announced plans a for a gas research laboratory in Brisbane, funded by Schlumberger.
The NSW EPA has lifted the prevention notice on the ammonia storage system for Orica’s Kooragang Island plant.
Queensland housing minister Karen Struthers today announced a taskforce to try and keep skyrocketing rents in mining towns under control.
NuCoal Resources has agreed not to explore on a blind farmer’s land following a request from the NSW Government to suspend operations.
The ongoing industrial action by miners on Christmas Island has been terminated by Fair Work Australia.
Billionaire entrepreneur Kerry Stokes has snapped up the last 22 per cent of equipment renter National Hire, and opened the door to a possible refloating of Coates Hire.
Initial underground ore production has started at Xstrata Copper’s Ernest Henry mine in north west Queensland.
Fair Work Australia has upheld the right of mining contractor HWE to take urine samples of workers, despite protests from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
AJ Lucas Group’s drilling division has won an Xstrata Coal gas drainage contract.
BASF has signed a long term agreement with the CSIRO for space at the Australian Minerals Research Centre to build a global mining R&D technology centre.
Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese has backed up Colin Barnett’s claims that industrial action in mining is often based on ‘trivial issues’, adding that Australian miners are paid double ...
The NSW Government’s decision to extend for the second time a coal seam gas moratorium has drawn mixed reactions from the industry and community.
While industry has welcomed the ALP’s Sunday decision to permit uranium sales to India, WA Labor leader Eric Ripper has vowed to block the move if he seizes power.
Rio Tinto has shipped its 100 millionth tonne of iron ore from the Pilbara to Baosteel under its Bao-HI joint venture.
Port Hedland could soon see some accommodation relief, with the local council approving a $150 million 650-room hotel and apartment project.
The former head of Pike River Coal has declined to give evidence to the ongoing Royal Commission.
West Australian Labor leader Eric Ripper tore into the mining tax over the weekend at the ALP conference, telling delegates moves to widen the legislation would “poison WA Labor for ...
Suncorp Insurance has created new initiatives designed specifically for mining.
Origin Energy managing director Grant King has accused coal seam gas protestors of being ill-informed and unscrupulous in their attacks on the industry.
The approval of a ‘super expansion’ for the Abbot Point coal terminal has been simultaneously welcomed by the mining industry and condemned by the Greens.
The number of industrial disputes in Australia is on the rise, according to the latest statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistic.
New Zealand miner Solid Energy has announced plans to hold urgent public meetings after claims the mine was switching off gas sensors in order to maintain production.
A former Queensland miner is suing for nearly $2 million after losing his leg in a mining accident.
NuCoal Resources shares are in a trading halt and the NSW Government has asked it to suspend its Hunter Valley exploration while the corruption watchdog launches an investigation.
US energy giant Chevron has kicked off construction at the $29 billion Wheatstone gas project near Onslow in WA.
The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the government’s announcement of a panel to review land access laws enacted last year.
WorleyParsons has signed an agreement with BHP Billiton Iron Ore for EPCM services.
Orica head Graeme Liebelt has publically apologised to the community around its Kooragang Island plant in a letter to Stockton and Fern Bay locals.
A small group of protestors converged on Lynas Corporation’s annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday in opposition to the company’s rare earth refinery in Malaysia.
A senate inquiry has made damning findings against Australia’s $60 billion coal seam gas industry and recommended expansions be halted in sensitive areas.
Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer says the benefits of his $8 billion Waratah Coal project in Queensland far outweigh concerns raised by green groups.
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the recent spike in mining investment represents a “resounding vote of confidence” from miners in the Government.
BCD Resources has announced that it will close the Beaconsfield underground gold mine next year
A 53-year-old mechanic has bled to death after cutting his elbow working on the brakes of a digger at an industrial equipment auctioneer in Perth.
Orica is carrying out safety tests at its Kooragang Island plant.
The teenager who stole billionaire mining magnate Nathan Tinkler’s $500,000 Ferrari California earlier this year has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next month.
BHP Billiton this morning announced it was reviewing its diamonds assets with the view of a potential full or partial sale.
Thousands of workers have marched on US energy giant Chevron’s headquarters in Perth demanding the company do more to provide local jobs and training.
A group of Australian and Czech companies have come together to develop a thorium fuelled molten salt reactor.
A legally blind farmer in the NSW Hunter Valley has agreed to allow mining exploration on his farm after NuCoal Resources took him to court yesterday.
The South Australian Government has passed the Roxby Downs Amendment Bill, which provides greater certainty for BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam expansion.
Queensland mining minster Stirling Hinchliffe has declared that the state’s mine safety record will be at risk under the Liberal National Party’s resources strategy.
Aquila Resources has received approval for a rail line for its West Pilbara iron ore project.
The mining boom and rapidly expanding fly-in-fly-out workforce is providing both opportunities and challenges for Australia’s tourism industry, according to a new industry snapshot.
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has elected Santos chief David Knox as chairman and signalled a push to drive its public relations.
The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has Fortescue Metals accused of blocking Aboriginal elders from inspecting threatened sacred sites at the miners Solomon Hub project.
Nathan Tinkler has finally unveiled Hunter Ports’ plan for its proposed $2.5 billion coal loader terminal in Newcastle.
ATMOS Global has launched the world’s first centre for global and minesite dust impact forecasting.
An investigation into Victoria’s mining regulation risks being undermined because the State Government plans on changing mining laws before the inquiry’s completion.
The VDM Group has been awarded two contracts by BHP Billiton worth around $30.6 million.
John Holland is likely to be fined after a series of environmental breaches at its Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point coal terminal extensions.
Cashed up miners are leaving other parts of the economy behind as resources companies hand out huge wage rises to their employees.
Shell Australia has held its Technology Seminars for 2011 in the Hunter Valley.
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has slammed an ABC report into coal seam gas as “riddled with factual errors”.
Norfolk Group have won an $82 million contract for rail signaling systems at BHP Billiton’s Port Hedland project.
BHP Billiton has announced a change in its senior management team, with CFO Alex Vanselow leaving the company.
Technology giant Samsung Group is in talks with emerging miner Metals X to invest in a $2.2 billion nickel project near the meeting of the WA, NT, and SA borders.
Outgoing Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce manager Tricia O’Callaghan says developing a school of mines for the region will be a key to its future success.
A town in New South Wales’ central west is bucking the trend by supporting a self contained mining village.
Rio Tinto is providing $10 million to sponsor Queensland’s EMQ Helicopter Rescue Service.
A central Queensland quarrying company has been fined $80 000 for “disturbing culturally significant Aboriginal artefacts”.
The Department of Immigration is investigating claims overseas workers on the billion dollar Gorgon gas project in WA were coached to mislead the Government and rort Australia’s visa system.
Tradesman at Griffin Coal may strike next month following stalled pay negotiations.
Coal of Africa has signed an a MOU with the Save Mapungubwe Coalition to focus on sustainable development and the perseveration of the area.
A freight train carrying coal has derailed at Coalcliff, on New South Wales’ south coast.
Miners striking on Christmas Island have announced industrial action will continue into December.
Iluka Resources has doused a bushfire that late yesterday was threatening its Eneabba mine.
Construction spending is at its fastest pace in at least 25 years, with mining’s hot spots driving investment in the sector.
Industrea Mining Services has won an extension to its equipment hire contract at the Lady Annie mine.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is facing criticism from unions that her plan to quarantine 50 per cent of LNG royalties leaves no cash to address critical issues in the mining ...
Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer says Australia’s south-eastern states should be developed to provide downstream processing for the big mining states.
As the Hunter valley has generated around 15% of the Mineral Resources Tax revenues, it should be entitled to a similar amount of funding, Muswellbrook mayor Martin Rush has ...
Newcrest Mining has reported a ground slip in the Cadia open cut gold mine.
The Queensland Government is investigating claims it allowed treated coal seam gas water laced with heavy metals to be dumped into the Condamine River.
Close to 80% of all new miners in Queensland’s north west will be fly in fly out, according to the latest research from the Queensland Resources Council.
Fortescue Metals Group has hit out at the claims it forced the change of an Aboriginal heritage survey and damaged sacred indigenous sites, stating that it is part of a ...
BMA have denied rumours that it is planning to mine the closed Blackwater airport.
In one of the more unusual flow-on effects from the mining boom, the rapidly expanding resources industry has led to a spike in demand for snake handlers.
Middlemount Coal has completed the rail spur linking the mine to the Goonyella rail network.
A Fortescue Metals Group railway crossing on the Great Northern Highway in the Pilbara has suffered its second collision in six months.
Western Desert Resources has signed an MOU with Xstrata Zinc to investigate the feasibility of using Xstrata’s Bing Bong port in the Northern Territory.
The Government has succeeded in passing the mining tax through the Lower House, with final voting on the bills finishing early this morning at 2.42am.
An archaeologist who was part of Fortescue Metals Group’s Aboriginal heritage survey has reportedly confirmed she was forced to change details of the study.
A box of mining equipment imported from the US was found to be infested with fire ants.
Murchison Metals is in a trading halt amid speculation it is in talks to sell its 50 per cent share in the troubled $5.9 billion Oakajee Port and Rail and ...
States have been threatened with infrastructure funding cuts if they raise mining royalties under the latest changes to the Mineral Resources Rent Tax.
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW says debate over coal seam gas operations on farmland is obscuring mining’s damage to the state’s forest and wilderness areas.
An underground longwall fire has seen the evacuation of a New South Wales coal mine.
Former Pike River mine safety consultant David Stewart yesterday told the New Zealand Royal Commission into the tragedy he had a host of concerns over the mine’s safety prior to ...
The founder of support organisation Miners’ Promise has been named WA Local Hero of the year for her work in helping families who have lost loved ones to mining.
Xstrata Zinc has awarded ABB a $24 million contract for ore hoisting equipment at its George Fisher mine.
Nyrstar Hobart has awarded a $2.5 million contact to Rockwell Automation to replace a massive distributed control system at its zinc smelting operation in Hobart.
Western Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state-owned Japan Finance Corporation to strengthen investment in WA’s raw materials.
OM Manganese has been summoned to appear in court after an indigenous sacred site slipped into the open cut pit at the Bootu Creek mine.
Shell and Woodside have snapped up more than $300 million worth of petroleum exploration permits off the coast of Western Australia.
The federal opposition says it will consider supporting mining tax amendments if they work to lessen the impact of the tax on the mining industry.
Iluka Resources has begun transportation of minerals sands from its Murray Basin operations to the Hamilton Mineral Separation Plant.
Coal mining contractor Mastermyne is looking to Poland to source hundreds of experienced underground miners for Queensland coal jobs.
Following a recent letter urging BHP boss Marius Kloppers to visit Queensland mining towns, BMA coal miners’ wives have stepped up the action, crashing BHP Billiton’s recent AGM.
West Australian mines minister Norman Moore was on the scene as the Mineral and Metals Group drilled the first sod at its Golden Grove copper mine expansion.
This Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the Pike River mine disaster, which killed 29 miners.
Resources sector supplier envoy, Peter Beattie will meet with key players in the resources industry in the Northern Territory and Western Australia next week.
Skills DMC has launched the Cairns based fly in fly out co-ordinator for a pilot project to work with mining and the local community.
Queensland Liberal National party leader Campbell Newman says the LNP’s new mining policy will resolve land use conflicts and offer new environmental safeguards.
A mining truck driver was injured after he was overcome by gas fumes leaking from a fuel tank.
The mining boom has driven Western Australia to the top of the pay scales, with male workers in the boom state earning $335 a week more than their NSW counterparts.
Key independent Tony Windsor says it is likely he will throw his support behind the mining tax when it is voted on next week.
The Australia Mines and Metals Association have called for a legislation to ban strikes that ‘offend public interest or are designed to pressure employers to cave in to union demands.
BHP Billiton has given the go ahead for the development of its Yarnima Power Station in the Pilbara.
South African geologist Michael Saner has given Lynas Corporation until today to recognise his Malawi rare earth claim or face legal action.
Underground hard rock mining contractor Barminco has announced the resignation of CEO Neil Warburton.
The mining boom is causing rents in regional towns to skyrocket, with prices in Moranbah jumping about $1000 a week in the past three months.
Three workers were seriously injured yesterday following an explosion at OneSteel’s Waratah mill.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest says he will announce within a month whether he will launch legal action against the Government over the mining tax.
United States President Barack Obama is considering moves to fast-track visa applications for US workers to fill jobs in Australia’s mining industry.
Centennial Coal has announced that it will close its Awaba underground coal mine in December.
BHP Billiton have approved US$822 million for the development its Orebody 24 iron ore mine.
The Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame will suspend operations from next month.