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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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. ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has today donated $500,000 to aid communities affected by last week’s bushfires in New South Wales.
Corrupt conduct over New South Wales coal licences has been possible because of policy and regulation floors, the corruption watchdog says.
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 non-ferrous metal exploration budgets have plummeted almost 30 per cent this year, new research suggests.
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.
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.
Papua New Guinea’s Government is seeking legal advice after the deadline passes for it to pay back seabed miner Nautilus Minerals.
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 ...
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.
NewGold is looking to cut production costs, offering 45 voluntary redundancies at its Peak Gold Mines in Cobar, New South Wales.
Nomad Building Solutions has placed its Queensland mining village business into care and maintenance as the company moves to cut costs.
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.
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 has agreed to sell off more than 50 per cent of its interest in Clermont to GlencoreXstrata for more than $1 billion.
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.
Fortescue Metals Group’s Cloudbreak mining camp has been evacuated overnight as a bushfire burns threateningly close to the site.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore and sub-contractor HWE Newman Services have been fined over $230000 for a fatal accident in Western Australia.
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 Coal is cutting 120 jobs across its New South Wales operations.
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 ...
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 ...
A truck driver has had his left leg amputated following an accident on Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek mine on Monday night.
Pacific Brands’ CEO John Pollaers told the company’s AGM that workwear sales have been hit by the slowdown in the resources sector.
Greenland has approved uranium mining in the country after an extremely tight vote.
The Queensland government has approved 1400 exploration permits in seven days as it attempts to bolster the state’s mining sector.
The Federal Government has today released draft legislation set to repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
Almost 40 jobs will be cut as production is halted at Boral’s Berrima Colliery this week.
Workers have had some relief in the continuing Gujarat pay issues, as the company organises a ‘one off’ payment.
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.
A second serious accident in three months at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek mine has sparked concern within the mining industry.
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 Mining has secured approval from the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority for its Sorby Hills project.
Emeco has appointed Ken Lewsey and its new managing director and CEO.
Mining services company Bradken is warning more job cuts are on the horizon as the company struggles deal with the mining downturn.
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 have been awarded three major mining contracts totalling around $125 million.
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. ...
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 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 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 ...
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.
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 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 has started running its innovative tunnel boring machine at the Grosvenor coal mine in Moranbah.
The current notion that copper is coming back to surplus is being undermined, as French bank Natixis says Chinese stocks tell a different story.
Mining Equipment Maintenance is looking to the future, after its founding member, Paul Waardyk, has returned to ownership.
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.
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 Energy has locked workers out of Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery again as the dispute around a new enterprise agreement continues.
NuCoal Resources is gearing up to launch legal action against former New South Wales mining minister Ian Macdonald and the state government.
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. ...
BHP Billiton has provided an additional $10 million to the Australian Indigenous Education Fund for secondary and tertiary scholarships for Indigenous students.
Activists in China are challenging long-standing rules which ban women from studying mining degrees because “mining work is unsuitable for women”.
Gold only has one way to go, and that’s in a “north easterly” direction, former Rio Tinto executive Owen Hegarty says.
A contractor’s ANFO hopper innovation is taking some of the risk out of mine development.
The story of Australia’s mining sector has been penned, with the release of The Miners book.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining has recorded back-to-back quarters of declining gold and copper production.
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.
The development of Yara International’s ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula is running to plan.
Magnetite producer Grange Resources’ North Pit mine redevelopment is running ahead of schedule, following a rock slide in July 2012.
Outotec has announced that it will cut 500 jobs globally as it seeks to slash $71 million in costs.
After producing coke for more than 100 years, Corrimal Cokeworks has announced plans to close the operation next April.
A bushfire is raging out of control this afternoon near GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine.
Following Queensland’s example earlier this week, the New South Wales Government is moving to streamline its approvals processes for the resources sector.
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.
Wiggins Island Coal Expert Terminal is progressing closer to completion with the first stacker gantry lifted into place at the coal stockyard.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
A man who has spent close to 25 years working on graders has clarified his feelings on the machine with a large grader tattoo.
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 ...
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.
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 Tinto has lifted production results in the third quarter, stating that productivity improvements are now being realised.
SEW-Eurodrive has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide Rio Tinto’s Nammuldi iron ore mine with six belt conveyor drives.
Investigations are underway after a roof collapse at Illawarra Coal’s Dendrobium Mine in Mount Kembla yesterday.
Rio Tinto’s Kestrel South coal mine extension, located in central Queensland, has today been officially opened.
A miner is suing Xstrata Coal for almost $2 million, claiming he injured his back when working in muddy conditions.
Mining mogul Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has made Australian history, making one of the biggest single philanthropic donations.
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.
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.
The Queensland Government has today announced an overhaul of the coal and minerals exploration approvals process, billed to halve exploration permit wait times.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
A probing Chevron recruitment questionnaire which asks prospective job seekers, amongst other things, about their reproductive history has now been withdrawn.
Thousands of people have reportedly flooded the streets in Bucharest to protest Europe’s largest planned gold mine.
The Tasmanian Greens party says it supports mining, depending on the project.
Rumours that operations at Gujarat NRE’s two coal mines ceased were quickly stamped out yesterday by both the company and the CFMEU.
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.
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 has launched its new thermal imaging cameras, the FLIR Ex-Series.
UGL have announced that newly appointed UGL Engineering CEO Russell Waugh will step down from the role, less than a month after being appointed.
A proposed mining camp development slated for the Hunter Valley town of Singleton was last night rejected.
As Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani becomes the chair of the ICMM Council he reiterates the importance of mining.
A man has been freed after being trapped in a Diamond Creek mine shaft for four and a half hours on Wednesday afternoon.
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 ...
A job application questionnaire has sparked outrage amongst the mining community.
A female has been found dead at Aquarius Platinum’s Kroondal underground mine in South Africa.
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.
Whitehaven Coal has awarded Leighton Contractors its infrastructure construction contract.
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.
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.
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 has appointed a new chairman and a new CEO, as Greg Robinson steps down.
A new iron ore mine in the Northern Territory shipped its first load to China yesterday for testing in steel mills.
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.
Fortescue Metals Groups is appealing a ruling which forces it to negotiate with its Pilbara neighbour Brockman Mining over access to railway infrastructure.
A quarterly Business Confidence report by Roy Morgan has highlighted a return in optimism for the mining sector.
200 workers from Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery went on strike again yesterday as the dispute around new enterprise agreements remains unresolved.
Mo’ money means more healthy miners, as the industry prepares for Movember.
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.
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.
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 has appointed Nick Bowen as the executive global head for mining services.
Woodside has extended the life of its North West Shelf LNG plant with a $5 billion upgrade to the North Rankin field.
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.
As humanity faces the danger of global warming, what other options can we look at for future power sources.
Fortescue Metals Group has installed Caterpillar autonomous trucks at its Solomon iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
The New South Wales government’s coal seam gas exclusion zones will today come into effect.
The CEO of Bechtel touched down in Gladstone this week to inspect the three LNG projects being constructed by his company on Curtis Island.
Two operators left clinging to an overturned vehicle for several hours in Rio Tinto’s toxic alumina tailings dam have been safely rescued.
The CFMEU has secured short-term hardship payments for workers at Gujarat NRE, with workers set to receive a week’s pay.
Subsea miner Nautilus Minerals has won its arbitration case against Papua New Guinea.
Caterpillar has developed a new automated system for removing broken ore from block caving operations.
A major New Zealand business is making waves in the tungsten space, taking positions in a number of juniors.
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 has acquired Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol coal mine.
Tin is an industry that’s becoming increasingly vital to modern life.
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 ...
The Australian Bankers Association has told Gujarat NRE workers who have not been paid to contact their banks sooner rather than later.
Western Downs Regional Council has approved a 3000 bed mining camp for the Queensland town of Miles.
A new, extinct species has been unearthed in a Thai coal mine.
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 Tinto has completed a major expansion at Cape Lambert which will help the miner’s Pilbara operations become the largest in Australia.
Perth-based uranium miner Paladin Energy has announced more job and pay cuts to come in response to sluggish uranium prices.
Rio Tinto is reportedly in talks with Linc Energy in the continued sell off of its Blair Athol coal mine.
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 has acquired fellow drilling contractor JSW Australia.
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 Gold has announced it has completed the sale of its Yilgarn South assets in Western Australia to South African company Gold Fields.
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 Environment has won the contract to carry out flora and vegetation assessments at Polaris Metals’ Yilgarn iron ore project in WA.
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.
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 miners, who were trapped underground following a controlled potash mine blast, have died.
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 ...
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.
Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis has launched back into the mining sector, raising $1 billion for his next industry play X2 Resources.
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 Tinto is reportedly fielding low ball offers for its Central Queensland Clermont coal mine.
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 has created the world’s first hardhat made from ‘green’, renewable resources.
Protestors have entered Whitehaven Coal’s office in Boggabri as part of their ongoing fight to halt the company’s Maules Creek mine project.
A miner has been airlifted from a remote mine site east of Mount Isa suffering suspected spinal injuries.
Every now and again nature surprises scientists and professionals.
By 2014 around 5,000 jobs will be cut in Germany and another 10,000 overseas jobs will be eliminated.
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 has inked a deal which will see it transport iron ore from Venture Minerals Riley Creek Mine in Tasmania’s Tarkine region.
Caterpillar is set to axe more jobs, this time its while collar workers based in the US are reportedly in the firing line.
“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 is increasing its Asia Pacific manufacturing footprint as it acquires a 75% stake in Chinese firm Sharorui Heavy Industries.
A “challenging” resources sector will see BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine expansion remain on hold, company chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says.
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.
Fortescue Metals Group has managed to lure former Australian Mining mine manager of the year Julie Shuttleworth from Barrick Gold.
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.
Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has produced first gold from its Tropicana joint venture project ahead of schedule and on budget.
Gujarat NRE have again failed to pay workers their weekly wages and cannot confirm when the money will be available.
Programmed have won a $100 million contract to provide services for the INPEX operated Ichthys LNG project.
Australian Industry and Lifestyle Exhibitions is in the spotlight once more over alleged claims of dodgy dealings regarding its exhibitions.
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.
The Abbott government has sealed a deal with Queensland aimed at streamlining the process of environmental approvals in a bid to cut green tape.
Mining powerhouse BHP Billiton has priced a $US5 billion ($AU5.3 billion) four-tranche bond offering.
Gold producer Newmont Mining is searching for new gold and copper assets, saying the depressed market is the perfect time to acquire new assets.
The world’s largest gold producer, Barrick Gold has revealed just how much it expects to cut from the company.
Cougar Energy has been fined $75,000 for leaking benzene into groundwater at its underground coal gasification project at Kingaroy in Queensland.