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- Komatsu cuts profit target as mining demand drops (0) October 30, 2013
Weak demand in the resource sector has forced mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu to cut its full-year operating profit forecast by a third to $2.16 billion.
- BHP Billiton donates $500k to bushfire victims (0) October 30, 2013
Mining giant BHP Billiton has today donated $500,000 to aid communities affected by last week’s bushfires in New South Wales.
- Environment Minister to visit Abbot Point as decision on approval looms (0) October 30, 2013 Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt will visit Abbot Point coal terminal today as the decision to approve or reject its proposed expansion draws closer.
- ICAC says coal corruption was inevitable, recommends tighter controls (0) October 30, 2013
Corrupt conduct over New South Wales coal licences has been possible because of policy and regulation floors, the corruption watchdog says.
- Wind-up order levelled at Gujarat by mine service provider (0) October 30, 2013
A company that has provided Gujarat NRE with underground mining service work has applied to have the company wound-up in a move aimed at recovering the money owed to it. ...
- Helensburgh miners to vote down Peabody pay deal: union (0) October 30, 2013
More than 200 workers at Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery have voted to take further strikes after the company tries to force a vote on a new enterprise agreement not approved ...
- QLD exploration falls 30% (0) October 29, 2013 Queensland’s exploration scorecard is reflecting a difficult year for the state’s explorers with minerals exploration falling 31 per cent to $732 million for 2012-13.
- Pilbara rental prices slide as mining boom wanes (0) October 29, 2013
Some rental property prices in the resource-rich Pilbara region have slid by more than $1000 as the shine comes off the mining boom, with vacancy rates sky-rocketing from 3 to ...
- Sand mine expansion recommended for approval (0) October 29, 2013
A $5 million expansion of Calga Sand Quarry on the New South Wales Central Coast has been recommended for approval by the Department of Planning.
- Strategic Graphite launches $10m raising to kick start Uley mine (18) October 29, 2013
Gearing up to restart production at its Uley mine early next year, Strategic Graphite Limited is looking to raise up to $10 million in a rights issue and share placement.
- Global exploration budgets take a hit (0) October 29, 2013
Global non-ferrous metal exploration budgets have plummeted almost 30 per cent this year, new research suggests.
- Six dead in gas leak at Spanish coal mine (0) October 29, 2013
A gas leak at a coal mine in Spain has killed six men and left five injured in the country’s worst mining accident in nearly 20 years.
- Government commits to keeping Antarctica free of mining (0) October 29, 2013
Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Antarctica should not be a place of mineral exploitation, stating it was critical for Australia to protect the southern continent from resource exploration.
- PNG seeks legal advice over seabed mining dispute (0) October 29, 2013
Papua New Guinea’s Government is seeking legal advice after the deadline passes for it to pay back seabed miner Nautilus Minerals.
- Gujarat workers asked to take leave without pay, chairman steps down (0) October 28, 2013
On the same day Gujarat NRE executive chairman Arun Jagatramka stepped down, the company has asked workers to take unpaid leave, despite not paying its miners properly for over a ...
- Howes criticises NSW and Victoria on CSG (0) October 28, 2013
The Australian Workers Union’s Paul Howes criticised both sides of politics and argued that Labor should embrace CSG extraction at a conference last Friday.
- Voluntary redundancies on offer at Cobar gold mine (0) October 28, 2013
NewGold is looking to cut production costs, offering 45 voluntary redundancies at its Peak Gold Mines in Cobar, New South Wales.
- Queensland donga business shuts on the back of poor industry demand (0) October 28, 2013
Nomad Building Solutions has placed its Queensland mining village business into care and maintenance as the company moves to cut costs.
- WA Government throws support behind fracking (0) October 28, 2013
Western Australia’s government is throwing its full weight behind the development of fracking techniques in the state to unlock billions of dollars worth of shale gas.
- Mining strategy for Dubbo as 1600 new jobs expected (0) October 28, 2013
The Dubbo City Mining Growth Strategy has received a leg-up from the state government, with $80,000 worth of funding directed to the project.
- Rio to sell majority stake of Clermont coal mine (0) October 28, 2013
Rio has agreed to sell off more than 50 per cent of its interest in Clermont to GlencoreXstrata for more than $1 billion.
- Bulldozer stuck on stockpile, operator rescued (0) October 25, 2013
An operator found himself trapped this morning when his bulldozer became partially engulfed in a live coal stockpile at Isaac Plains mine near Moranbah in central Queensland.
- Bushfire threatens FMG’s Cloudbreak mining camp, workers evacuated (0) October 25, 2013
Fortescue Metals Group’s Cloudbreak mining camp has been evacuated overnight as a bushfire burns threateningly close to the site.
- BHP and contractor slapped with fine over worker death (0) October 25, 2013
BHP Billiton Iron Ore and sub-contractor HWE Newman Services have been fined over $230000 for a fatal accident in Western Australia.
- Dan the watermelon shows the devastating effect falling objects can have (0) October 25, 2013
A graphic safety video released by Bechtel aims to teach workers how important it is to secure tools while working at heights, showing the horrific injuries that can occur by ...
- Centennial slashes 120 NSW mining jobs (0) October 25, 2013
Centennial Coal is cutting 120 jobs across its New South Wales operations.
- More needs to be done to protect NSW mining: Galilee (0) October 25, 2013
An industry survey of the top 26 mining companies in NSW has found they contributed around $12.8 billion on wages, goods and services last financial year but the NSW minerals ...
- Science should be at the centre of mining debates: Macfarlane (0) October 25, 2013
The Federal Minister for industry Ian Macfarlane says he finds it ironic that communities which were founded on the mining industry are now ‘hot-beds of resistance’, saying some of the ...
- FMG Christmas Creek miner loses leg (0) October 25, 2013
A truck driver has had his left leg amputated following an accident on Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek mine on Monday night.
- Mining downturn hurts Pacific Brands’ sales (0) October 25, 2013
Pacific Brands’ CEO John Pollaers told the company’s AGM that workwear sales have been hit by the slowdown in the resources sector.
- Greenland approves uranium mining (0) October 25, 2013
Greenland has approved uranium mining in the country after an extremely tight vote.
- QLD grants 1400 exploration permits in a week (0) October 25, 2013
The Queensland government has approved 1400 exploration permits in seven days as it attempts to bolster the state’s mining sector.
- Government releases draft legislation repealing the mining tax (0) October 24, 2013
The Federal Government has today released draft legislation set to repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
- Boral puts Berrima Colliery into care and maintenance, 40 jobs cut (0) October 24, 2013
Almost 40 jobs will be cut as production is halted at Boral’s Berrima Colliery this week.
- Gujarat miners get ‘one off’ pay relief (0) October 24, 2013
Workers have had some relief in the continuing Gujarat pay issues, as the company organises a ‘one off’ payment.
- Ok Tedi immunity gone, with implications beyond BHP (0) October 24, 2013
Remote Mount Fubilan, near the source of Papua New Guinea’s Tedi River, is once again the site of global controversy surrounding the Ok Tedi copper gold mine.
- Fortescue Metals’ safety record under the spotlight (0) October 23, 2013
A second serious accident in three months at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek mine has sparked concern within the mining industry.
- 800 Rio jobs to go as it outsources to IBM (0) October 23, 2013
Rio Tinto is expected to cut around 800 jobs globally after it signed a $100 million back-office outsourcing deal with US technology giant IBM.
- KBL’s Sorby Hills gains EPA approval (0) October 23, 2013
KBL Mining has secured approval from the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority for its Sorby Hills project.
- Emeco appoints new CEO (0) October 23, 2013
Emeco has appointed Ken Lewsey and its new managing director and CEO.
- Bradken’s sales drop 10 per cent, warns more job losses to come (0) October 23, 2013
Mining services company Bradken is warning more job cuts are on the horizon as the company struggles deal with the mining downturn.
- QCG on track to produce first LNG in 2014 (0) October 23, 2013
The start-up of QCG’s LNG plant is one step closer after the last piece of gas pipelined needed to transport CSG has been laid in Queensland.
- RCR Tomlinson win $125m in mining contracts (0) October 23, 2013
RCR Tomlinson have been awarded three major mining contracts totalling around $125 million.
- Mine worker seriously injured at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek (0) October 23, 2013
A Pilbara mine worker has been seriously injured when two haul trucks collided at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek mine.
- Federal approval delayed for $15b Arrow LNG project (0) October 23, 2013
Federal approval for Arrow Energy’s $15 billion Curtis Island LNG plant has been delayed as Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt takes more time assess the potential impacts of the project. ...
- BHP boosts iron ore output, stabilises coal (0) October 22, 2013 BHP Billiton has seen iron ore output surge in the third quarter, lifting 23 per cent to 49 million tonnes compared to the same time last year.
- Gujarat miners walk off the job (0) October 22, 2013
Workers who had opted to stay on at two Gujarat-owned mines in the Illawarra despite not being paid for over four weeks announced they would strike if the money did ...
- Gold Fields cuts 60 mining jobs (0) October 22, 2013
Gold Fields has cut 60 workers from its newly acquired Lawlers operations, and a forthcoming operational review of the company’s newly acquired Yilgarn South mines has got employees worried more ...
- Santos deny claims contractors used sacred site as toilet (0) October 22, 2013
Santos has hit back at claims it used a scared Indigenous site as a rubbish dump, stating there is no evidence to support the claim, despite local Indigenous groups saying ...
- Dust devil sweeps through Roy Hill mine site (0) October 22, 2013
Workers at Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara were treated to a spectacular site at the weekend as a dust devil swept through the mine’s construction site.
- Dozer collides with light vehicle on BHP’s Mt Arthur coal mine (0) October 22, 2013
Workers were lucky to escape serious injury when dozer and a light vehicle collided at BHP Billiton’s Mt Arthur coal mine, in the Hunter Valley on Friday.
- Locked-out Peabody workers set up camp outside mine site (0) October 22, 2013
Locked-out workers from Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery have set up a camp outside the mine’s entrance in protest of actions taken by the company to idle the mine for seven ...
- Anglo American starts tunnel boring at Grosvenor coal mine (0) October 22, 2013
Anglo American has started running its innovative tunnel boring machine at the Grosvenor coal mine in Moranbah.
- The current state of copper: Too soon for surplus? (0) October 22, 2013
The current notion that copper is coming back to surplus is being undermined, as French bank Natixis says Chinese stocks tell a different story.
- Gold downturn leads to higher crime rates (0) October 21, 2013 Western Australia’s Gold Stealing Detection Unit says the recent downturn in the resources sector has led to an increase in the theft of mining equipment.
- Founder returns to ownership at Mining Equipment Maintenance (0) October 21, 2013
Mining Equipment Maintenance is looking to the future, after its founding member, Paul Waardyk, has returned to ownership.
- Peabody’s productivity gains ease the pain (0) October 21, 2013
The search for productivity gains within Peabody Energy’s business is starting to pay, with the miner announcing it has improved production unit costs by 18 per cent since 2012.
- Port Kembla coal terminal workers to share in $2.5m after court win (0) October 21, 2013
Seventy-eight people who worked at the Port Kembla Coal Terminal between 1990 and 2005 will receive an average of $30,000 worth of superannuation payments each after a hearing in the ...
- Peabody locks out mine workers again (0) October 21, 2013
Peabody Energy has locked workers out of Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery again as the dispute around a new enterprise agreement continues.
- NuCoal to sue Macdonald and the NSW government (0) October 21, 2013
NuCoal Resources is gearing up to launch legal action against former New South Wales mining minister Ian Macdonald and the state government.
- CSG company accused of dumping rubbish on sacred Indigenous sites (0) October 21, 2013
A native title group have protested outside a Santos shopfront after claims contractors working on the GLNG pipeline destroyed a cultural heritage site by using it as a rubbish dump. ...
- Aussie mining office attacked in Kyrgyzstan (0) October 21, 2013 Around 200 Kyrgyzstan nationalists have attacked Australian miner Manas Resources’ subsidiary’s local office.
- BHP provides $10m for Australian Indigenous scholarships (0) October 21, 2013
BHP Billiton has provided an additional $10 million to the Australian Indigenous Education Fund for secondary and tertiary scholarships for Indigenous students.
- Chinese women banned from studying mining degrees (0) October 21, 2013
Activists in China are challenging long-standing rules which ban women from studying mining degrees because “mining work is unsuitable for women”.
- Gold will only go up: Hegarty (0) October 18, 2013
Gold only has one way to go, and that’s in a “north easterly” direction, former Rio Tinto executive Owen Hegarty says.
- Removing blasting risks (6) October 18, 2013
A contractor’s ANFO hopper innovation is taking some of the risk out of mine development.
- Miners tell the story of their industry (0) October 18, 2013
The story of Australia’s mining sector has been penned, with the release of The Miners book.
- Newcrest’s gold output drops quarter-on-quarter (0) October 18, 2013
Gold miner Newcrest Mining has recorded back-to-back quarters of declining gold and copper production.
- Hedweld triumphs at NSW Premier’s Export Awards (0) October 18, 2013
The Hunter region’s Hedweld Engineering has won the NSW Premier’s Export Award in the energy and minerals sector, its third consecutive year of success at the awards.
- Explosives plant on track (0) October 18, 2013
The development of Yara International’s ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula is running to plan.
- Grange sees production boost, remedial works ahead of schedule (0) October 18, 2013
Magnetite producer Grange Resources’ North Pit mine redevelopment is running ahead of schedule, following a rock slide in July 2012.
- Outotec looks to cut 500 jobs (0) October 18, 2013
Outotec has announced that it will cut 500 jobs globally as it seeks to slash $71 million in costs.
- Corrimal Cokeworks to close after 100 years of production (0) October 17, 2013
After producing coke for more than 100 years, Corrimal Cokeworks has announced plans to close the operation next April.
- Bush fire threatens GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine (0) October 17, 2013
A bushfire is raging out of control this afternoon near GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine.
- NSW joins Qld, streamlines mining approvals (0) October 17, 2013
Following Queensland’s example earlier this week, the New South Wales Government is moving to streamline its approvals processes for the resources sector.
- Coal explorer in talks with Aurizon as mine development ramps up (0) October 17, 2013
Queensland coal explorer International Coal has announced it is in discussions with Aurizon over a rail access deal for its Consuelo project in the Bowen Basin.
- Stacker gantry installed at WICET stockyard (0) October 17, 2013
Wiggins Island Coal Expert Terminal is progressing closer to completion with the first stacker gantry lifted into place at the coal stockyard.
- Peabody’s dusty mine angers locals (0) October 17, 2013
Mudgee District Environment Group has accused Peabody Energy’s Wilpinjong Coal mine of disregarding its Environmental Pollution Licence twice last week, resulting in clouds of coal dust blowing through the town ...
- Jindal takes over Gujarat but still no relief for unpaid workers (0) October 17, 2013
Gujarat NRE shareholders have voted in favour of a takeover deal by Jindal Steel, but the exact date workers can expect to be paid four weeks’ worth of wages is ...
- Dairy company’s open cut coal mine given the go ahead (0) October 17, 2013 Fonterra, one of the world’s largest dairy companies, has been approved to start work on its Mangatangi open cut coal mine in New Zealand.
- Abbott’s one-stop approvals shop opening soon (0) October 17, 2013
Tony Abbott’s pre-election promise of a one-stop mining approvals shop is inching closer to being realised with the states close to a deal set to hasten the process.
- Miner loves grader so much he get grader tattoo (0) October 17, 2013
A man who has spent close to 25 years working on graders has clarified his feelings on the machine with a large grader tattoo.
- Where the mining jobs are: Hays Quarterly Hotspots (0) October 16, 2013
Mining engineers, senior metallurgists and HV electricians are just three of the roles mining companies are looking to fill as the preference for people with experience impacts hiring decisions, says ...
- Cripps defends Queensland mine safety review (0) October 16, 2013
Queensland Mines Minister Andrew Cripps has defended his review of the state’s mine safety regulations, dismissing claims by the CFMEU the reforms will lead to decreased safety.
- Gujarat shareholders to vote on takeover deal (0) October 16, 2013
The fate of embattled coal miner Gujarat NRE is set to be decided today, with shareholders voting at 2pm on whether to allow Jindal Steel and Power to become the ...
- Rio sees increasing tonnages in third quarter (0) October 16, 2013
Rio Tinto has lifted production results in the third quarter, stating that productivity improvements are now being realised.
- SEW Eurodrive wins Rio Tinto iron ore contract (0) October 16, 2013
SEW-Eurodrive has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide Rio Tinto’s Nammuldi iron ore mine with six belt conveyor drives.
- Roof collapse at Dendrobium Mine (0) October 15, 2013
Investigations are underway after a roof collapse at Illawarra Coal’s Dendrobium Mine in Mount Kembla yesterday.
- Rio’s Kestrel South mine officially open for business (0) October 15, 2013
Rio Tinto’s Kestrel South coal mine extension, located in central Queensland, has today been officially opened.
- Injured miner sues Xstrata for $2million (0) October 15, 2013
A miner is suing Xstrata Coal for almost $2 million, claiming he injured his back when working in muddy conditions.
- Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s class act, donates $65m to WA universities (0) October 15, 2013
Mining mogul Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has made Australian history, making one of the biggest single philanthropic donations.
- Gujarat sends workers ‘useless’ payslips (0) October 15, 2013 Despite having not received payments for nearly four weeks, workers at Gujarat NRE have been sent payslips which show wages, taxes, superannuation and union fees have all been paid.
- Helensburgh mine workers vote to limit coal production (0) October 15, 2013
The workforce at Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery have voted in favour of taking further industrial action after the company locked them out of the mine for three days.
- Treaty gives governments 15 years to end all mercury mining (0) October 15, 2013
Delegates from 140 nations and territories have signed the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury with the international treaty set to take effect in 90 days.
- QLD streamlines exploration approvals (7) October 14, 2013
The Queensland Government has today announced an overhaul of the coal and minerals exploration approvals process, billed to halve exploration permit wait times.
- Chinese government to shut 2000 coal mines in two years (0) October 14, 2013
China now accounts for 47 per cent of global coal consumption but as the country’s demand continues to climb it is now moving to clean up its domestic coal industry.
- Bechtel supports Curtis Island RFS (0) October 14, 2013
The Rural Fire Brigade on Curtis Island has received a $15,000 boost from Bechtel, with the donation set to better equip its volunteer firefighters.
- Copper find could see Mt Gordon reopened (0) October 14, 2013 A new copper find at Aditya Birla’s Mount Gordon mine near Mount Isa in Queensland is being reviewed by ANZ Bank, fuelling speculation about the mine’s future.
- Glencore to open Ulan mines to locals (0) October 14, 2013
GlencoreXstrata will open the gates of its Ulan Coal mines to locals on November 9 as part of a community day aimed at showcasing both its open cut and underground ...
- Peabody locks workers out of mine (0) October 14, 2013
More than 200 workers at Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery have been locked out of the mine for 72 hours as the dispute around a new enterprise agreement continues.
- Chevron pulls intimate quiz (0) October 14, 2013
A probing Chevron recruitment questionnaire which asks prospective job seekers, amongst other things, about their reproductive history has now been withdrawn.
- Thousands march in protest at Romanian gold mine (0) October 14, 2013
Thousands of people have reportedly flooded the streets in Bucharest to protest Europe’s largest planned gold mine.
- Tassie’s Greens say they support mining, sometimes (0) October 11, 2013
The Tasmanian Greens party says it supports mining, depending on the project.
- Unsafe mine rumours not true: CFMEU (0) October 11, 2013
Rumours that operations at Gujarat NRE’s two coal mines ceased were quickly stamped out yesterday by both the company and the CFMEU.
- Sirius’ Nova-Bollinger on track to catch nickel revival wave (0) October 11, 2013
Sirius Resources’ Definitive Feasibility Study for its $AU471 million Nova-Bollinger nickel mine, in Western Australia, is on track for a go-ahead decision expected in June.
- GlencoreXstrata refuse to meet with Collinsville locals (1) October 11, 2013
Locals say it was an opportunity for GlencoreXstrata to present their side of the argument, but the multi-national miner refused to attend a community member meeting in Collinsville this week. ...
- FLIR launches new Ex-Series thermal imagers (0) October 11, 2013
FLIR has launched its new thermal imaging cameras, the FLIR Ex-Series.
- UGL fires Engineering CEO after less than a month (0) October 11, 2013
UGL have announced that newly appointed UGL Engineering CEO Russell Waugh will step down from the role, less than a month after being appointed.
- No mining camp for Singleton: Application denied (0) October 11, 2013
A proposed mining camp development slated for the Hunter Valley town of Singleton was last night rejected.
- Aurizon to cut 50 jobs in Queensland (0) October 11, 2013 Aurizon has announced it will cut 49 jobs from its Redbank and Ipswich workshops in Queensland.
- Mining is critical for everyone on the planet, Cutifani says (0) October 11, 2013
As Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani becomes the chair of the ICMM Council he reiterates the importance of mining.
- Man rescued from Diamond Creek mine shaft (0) October 10, 2013
A man has been freed after being trapped in a Diamond Creek mine shaft for four and a half hours on Wednesday afternoon.
- Linc’s Blair Athol relaunch to create 250 local coal jobs (0) October 10, 2013 Linc Energy will release plans detailing the reopening of the Blair Athol coal mine within the next four weeks.
- Jindal takeover bid still unclear as Gujarat saga drags on (0) October 10, 2013
The CFMEU has met with Jindal Steel and Power, the potential new owners of Gujarat NRE, however it is still unclear whether a share deal meeting next week will see ...
- Chevron quizzes ‘reproductive outcomes’ (0) October 10, 2013
A job application questionnaire has sparked outrage amongst the mining community.
- Aquarius female employee found dead in underground mine (0) October 10, 2013
A female has been found dead at Aquarius Platinum’s Kroondal underground mine in South Africa.
- Public hearings start over Drayton South mine expansion (0) October 10, 2013
The NSW Planning Assessment Commission will hear from at least 27 stakeholders today in public hearings over the proposed expansion of Anglo American’s Drayton South mine.
- WDS wins $50m of resources contracts (0) October 10, 2013 WDS Limited has won more than $50 million worth of contracts for its Energy Division, after Santos and Vale extended existing agreements.
- Whitehaven awards Leighton rail contract (0) October 10, 2013
Whitehaven Coal has awarded Leighton Contractors its infrastructure construction contract.
- Locked-out Yallourn employees return to work (0) October 10, 2013
Seventy-five workers who were locked out of Yallourn Power Station for nearly 100 days without pay have returned to work after voting on an in-principle wage and conditions agreement.
- Is your time of the month Chevron’s business? (0) October 9, 2013
Gas company Chevron has been criticised for posing intrusive questions to job seekers, asking if they are pregnant, had an abortion, ever contracted an STD or whether they take birth ...
- LNG to drive ‘super growth’ in Australia (0) October 9, 2013
Australia’s growing liquefied natural gas sector will provide the biggest boost to Australia’s economy over the next 20 years, advisory firm Deloitte says.
- Doubts mount that Gujarat shareholder deal won’t help unpaid workers (0) October 9, 2013
A letter read to workers by Gujarat NRE’s general manager has cast doubt over a whether a share deal next week aimed at saving the company will go ahead.
- Newcrest announces new CEO and chairman (0) October 9, 2013
Newcrest has appointed a new chairman and a new CEO, as Greg Robinson steps down.
- NT iron ore project ships first load to China (0) October 9, 2013
A new iron ore mine in the Northern Territory shipped its first load to China yesterday for testing in steel mills.
- Alliance Aviation extends FIFO contract with Newcrest (0) October 8, 2013
Alliance Aviation Services will provide FIFO services to Newcrest’s Telfer mine for a further three years after the miner signed up to extend the current contract.
- FMG fights Brockman’s attempt to secure railway access (0) October 8, 2013
Fortescue Metals Groups is appealing a ruling which forces it to negotiate with its Pilbara neighbour Brockman Mining over access to railway infrastructure.
- Business confidence rises in the mining industry (0) October 8, 2013
A quarterly Business Confidence report by Roy Morgan has highlighted a return in optimism for the mining sector.
- Helensburgh coal miners continue strike action (159) October 8, 2013
200 workers from Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery went on strike again yesterday as the dispute around new enterprise agreements remains unresolved.
- Mining readies itself for Movember (0) October 8, 2013
Mo’ money means more healthy miners, as the industry prepares for Movember.
- 35,000 new mining jobs to be created in South Australia (0) October 8, 2013
According to a new report, South Australian resource companies will require an extra 35,000 employees if 40 new mining and infrastructure projects get off the ground by 2030.
- WA’s mine safety record improves (0) October 8, 2013
The ratio of mining deaths to those employed in the sector has fallen, a review of all WA mining fatalities over the past 13 years shows.
- Gold miners unite to block royalty hikes (0) October 8, 2013
Western Australia’s gold miners are uniting; establishing the Gold Royalties Response Group (GRRG) to stand up to the state government over potential gold royalty hikes.
- Orica announces new head of mining division (0) October 8, 2013
Orica has appointed Nick Bowen as the executive global head for mining services.
- $5bn boost for North West Shelf (0) October 8, 2013
Woodside has extended the life of its North West Shelf LNG plant with a $5 billion upgrade to the North Rankin field.
- Mining exports set to surge: BREE (1) October 8, 2013
Australia’s resources sector is transitioning from a construction to a production phase which Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says will deliver “serious money” and boost exports.
- Pro-nuclear greenies? Thinking outside the box with Pandora’s Promise (0) October 8, 2013
As humanity faces the danger of global warming, what other options can we look at for future power sources.
- Fortescue install automated trucks at its Solomon Hub Kings mine (889) October 4, 2013
Fortescue Metals Group has installed Caterpillar autonomous trucks at its Solomon iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
- Alpha coal project court challenge awaits final submissions (0) October 4, 2013
Court proceedings to halt GVK Hancock’s major Alpha Coal Project are on hold as each side prepares its final submissions to the Queensland Land Court.
- Coal seam gas exclusion zones come into force (0) October 4, 2013
The New South Wales government’s coal seam gas exclusion zones will today come into effect.
- Mr Bechtel himself touches down in Gladstone (0) October 4, 2013
The CEO of Bechtel touched down in Gladstone this week to inspect the three LNG projects being constructed by his company on Curtis Island.
- Rio workers rescued from toxic red mud dam (0) October 4, 2013
Two operators left clinging to an overturned vehicle for several hours in Rio Tinto’s toxic alumina tailings dam have been safely rescued.
- Financial help on the way for Gujarat workers (0) October 4, 2013
The CFMEU has secured short-term hardship payments for workers at Gujarat NRE, with workers set to receive a week’s pay.
- Seafloor miner Nautilus Minerals wins case against PNG (0) October 4, 2013
Subsea miner Nautilus Minerals has won its arbitration case against Papua New Guinea.
- Helensburgh mine workers strike over pay (0) October 4, 2013 More than 200 hundred workers from Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery have gone on strike for 48 hours after negotiations around new enterprise agreements stalled.
- Cat launches new block caving ore handling system (1218) October 4, 2013
Caterpillar has developed a new automated system for removing broken ore from block caving operations.
- Kiwi billionaires eyeing off tungsten juniors (0) October 4, 2013
A major New Zealand business is making waves in the tungsten space, taking positions in a number of juniors.
- Sirius gets serious: Extends Polar Bear gold anomaly (0) October 3, 2013
One of Australia’s strongest emerging juniors Sirius Resources has extended the zone believed to contain gold anomalies at its Polar Bear project in Western Australia.
- Linc Energy acquires Blair Athol coal mine, 100 mining jobs created (1232) October 3, 2013
Linc Energy has acquired Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol coal mine.
- Consolidated Tin to launch new mine (0) October 3, 2013
Tin is an industry that’s becoming increasingly vital to modern life.
- Collinsville locals question Glencore’s social licence to operate (0) October 3, 2013
Collinsville locals say ‘nothing solid’ came out of the meeting held with GlencoreXstrata yesterday on the future of the mine, with the company refusing to answer key questions around community ...
- Gujarat workers facing financial hardship told to contact their banks (0) October 3, 2013
The Australian Bankers Association has told Gujarat NRE workers who have not been paid to contact their banks sooner rather than later.
- 3000 bed mining camp gets the rubber stamp (0) October 3, 2013
Western Downs Regional Council has approved a 3000 bed mining camp for the Queensland town of Miles.
- New mammal fossil unearthed in coal mine (0) October 3, 2013
A new, extinct species has been unearthed in a Thai coal mine.
- Miner fined over inaccurate anthropology, traditional owners claim (0) October 3, 2013
Anthropological details which led to the first prosecution for the desecration of a sacred site are wrong, traditional owners of Bootu Creek mine claim.
- Rio completes first major port expansion at Cape Lambert (0) October 3, 2013
Rio Tinto has completed a major expansion at Cape Lambert which will help the miner’s Pilbara operations become the largest in Australia.
- Paladin Energy to cut jobs and expenditure (0) October 3, 2013
Perth-based uranium miner Paladin Energy has announced more job and pay cuts to come in response to sluggish uranium prices.
- Rio Tinto in talks to sell off Blair Athol coal mine (0) October 3, 2013
Rio Tinto is reportedly in talks with Linc Energy in the continued sell off of its Blair Athol coal mine.
- GlencoreXstrata tell Collinsville locals the mine may not reopen until 2014 (0) October 2, 2013
GlencoreXstrata have told Collinsville community members that the coal mine will not reopen until early 2014 if new employee arrangements cannot be finalised.
- Hughes Drilling acquires JSW Australia (0) October 2, 2013
Hughes Drilling has acquired fellow drilling contractor JSW Australia.
- Fortescue works to rid slavery from global supply chains (0) October 2, 2013
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has called on organisations to audit their supply chains, saying modern day slavery is rife.
- Gujarat miners broke and frustrated as pay still weeks away (0) October 2, 2013
Only half of the workers at Gujarat NRE’s coal mines are expected to go back to work after the strain of unpaid wages takes its toll on the workforce.
- Barrick finalises sale of three Australian gold mines (0) October 2, 2013
Barrick Gold has announced it has completed the sale of its Yilgarn South assets in Western Australia to South African company Gold Fields.
- Broken Hill Council look to buy $1.3 million mineral collection (0) October 2, 2013
Broken Hill City Council are looking to buy a collection of more than 8000 mineral pieces valued at around $1.3 million so they remain in the local community.
- Ecologica win Yilgarn iron ore environmental contract (0) October 2, 2013
Ecologica Environment has won the contract to carry out flora and vegetation assessments at Polaris Metals’ Yilgarn iron ore project in WA.
- Terramin’s Angas zinc mine shuts its gates, 115 workers out of a job (0) October 2, 2013
Over 100 workers will be out of a job today as Terramin Australia moves to put its Angas Zinc Mine in South Australia into care and maintenance.
- Katter challenges Glencore on its future in Queensland (0) October 2, 2013
As GlencoreXstrata’s copper operations in Queensland’s north west remain under review, Federal MP Bob Katter is demanding answers from the multi-national miner on possible job losses and the future of ...
- Three German miners killed after underground explosion (0) October 2, 2013
Three miners, who were trapped underground following a controlled potash mine blast, have died.
- GlencoreXstrata to meet with locals for discussions around future of Collinsville mine (0) October 1, 2013
GlencoreXstrata will meet with Collinsville community members tomorrow to discuss the future of the coal mine as the company plans to begin recruiting for a 400-strong workforce in the coming ...
- Idemitsu coal trucks halted by protestors (0) October 1, 2013
Yesterday protestors targeted Whitehaven and today they set their sights on Idemitsu Kosan’s Boggabri Coal mine as the fight to protect the Leard State Forest intensifies.
- What’s in a name? Ex-Xstrata boss heads up new mining company X2 Resources (0) October 1, 2013
Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis has launched back into the mining sector, raising $1 billion for his next industry play X2 Resources.
- Long-awaited production to start at CITIC’s Sino Iron mine (0) October 1, 2013
CITIC Pacific has announced it is moving into the initial production phase at its Pilbara Sino Iron project, following four years of delays and billions of dollars of budget blowouts. ...
- Rio’s Clermont mine sale stalls (0) October 1, 2013
Rio Tinto is reportedly fielding low ball offers for its Central Queensland Clermont coal mine.
- Gujarat miners remain out-of-pocket as wages still not paid (0) October 1, 2013
Workers at Gujarat NRE have still not been paid their weekly wage, with the company unlikely to come up with the money for at least the next three weeks.
- MSA develops world’s first ‘green’ hardhat (0) October 1, 2013
MSA has created the world’s first hardhat made from ‘green’, renewable resources.
- OZ Minerals shake off Glencore takeover rumours (0) October 1, 2013 Oz Minerals is rejecting reports GlencoreXstrata is making a takeover play for the Australian copper and gold miner.
- Protestors not backing down from Whitehaven Coal (0) September 30, 2013
Protestors have entered Whitehaven Coal’s office in Boggabri as part of their ongoing fight to halt the company’s Maules Creek mine project.
- Ernest Henry miner suffers spinal injury (0) September 30, 2013
A miner has been airlifted from a remote mine site east of Mount Isa suffering suspected spinal injuries.
- Eucalypts thrive at acidic Mt Morgan site (0) September 30, 2013
Every now and again nature surprises scientists and professionals.
- Siemens to cut 15,000 jobs globally (0) September 30, 2013
By 2014 around 5,000 jobs will be cut in Germany and another 10,000 overseas jobs will be eliminated.
- What have you had to drink today? Workers reminded to hydrate in hot weather (0) September 30, 2013
As the weather heats up, workers are being urged to look out for the early warning signs of dehydration with Rio Tinto Alcan’s Yarwun refinery kicking off hydration monitoring.
- TasRail sign deal to transport Venture’s iron ore (0) September 30, 2013
TasRail has inked a deal which will see it transport iron ore from Venture Minerals Riley Creek Mine in Tasmania’s Tarkine region.
- Cat to cut jobs, funding puts more at risk (0) September 30, 2013
Caterpillar is set to axe more jobs, this time its while collar workers based in the US are reportedly in the firing line.
- Pike River Mine disaster book – an ‘ordinary’ tragedy extraordinarily told (0) September 30, 2013
“Tragedy at Pike River Mine: how and why 29 men died” by award winning New Zealand business journalist Rebecca Macfie is a compelling, fact-upon-fact account of New Zealand’s worst mining ...
- Metso Minerals expanding manufacturing in China (0) September 30, 2013
Metso Minerals is increasing its Asia Pacific manufacturing footprint as it acquires a 75% stake in Chinese firm Sharorui Heavy Industries.
- Olympic Dam expansion too much of a challenge for BHP (0) September 27, 2013
A “challenging” resources sector will see BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine expansion remain on hold, company chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says.
- Fight over Lynas processing plant gets physical (0) September 27, 2013
A scuffle broke out between a Malaysian government minister and anti-Lynas protestors yesterday as the battle continues to hamper the company’s rare earth project.
- Shuttleworth to head up Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine (0) September 27, 2013
Fortescue Metals Group has managed to lure former Australian Mining mine manager of the year Julie Shuttleworth from Barrick Gold.
- Work stalls on ilmenite mine in Northern Territory (0) September 27, 2013
Work on an $8 billion ilmenite mine in the Northern Territory has been put on hold, with first ore not expected until early next year.
- Tropicana achieves first gold early and on budget (0) September 27, 2013
Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has produced first gold from its Tropicana joint venture project ahead of schedule and on budget.
- No guarantee on wages as Gujarat NRE fails to pay workers (0) September 27, 2013
Gujarat NRE have again failed to pay workers their weekly wages and cannot confirm when the money will be available.
- Programmed win massive Ichthys LNG contract (0) September 27, 2013
Programmed have won a $100 million contract to provide services for the INPEX operated Ichthys LNG project.
- Australian Industry and Lifestyle Exhibitions under spotlight amid more scam allegations (0) September 26, 2013
Australian Industry and Lifestyle Exhibitions is in the spotlight once more over alleged claims of dodgy dealings regarding its exhibitions.
- SA iron ore pipeline to boost exports (0) September 26, 2013
A $5 billion infrastructure project proposed for South Australia will help boost iron ore exports to more than 100 million tonnes per year, the state government says.
- Governments ink deal to fast track environmental approvals (0) September 26, 2013
The Abbott government has sealed a deal with Queensland aimed at streamlining the process of environmental approvals in a bid to cut green tape.
- BHP prices $US5bn bond (0) September 26, 2013
Mining powerhouse BHP Billiton has priced a $US5 billion ($AU5.3 billion) four-tranche bond offering.
- Injunction to stop work at Maules Creek mine dismissed (0) September 26, 2013
Whitehaven Coal has won the right to continue work at its Maules Creek mine project after an injunction application to stop the development was dismissed in the Federal Court.
- Newmont on the lookout for copper opportunities (0) September 26, 2013
Gold producer Newmont Mining is searching for new gold and copper assets, saying the depressed market is the perfect time to acquire new assets.
- Barrick flags $2bn in cost cuts, earmarks Plutonic for divestment (0) September 25, 2013
The world’s largest gold producer, Barrick Gold has revealed just how much it expects to cut from the company.
- Cougar fined over leak of carcinogenic chemical at Kingaroy (0) September 25, 2013
Cougar Energy has been fined $75,000 for leaking benzene into groundwater at its underground coal gasification project at Kingaroy in Queensland.
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