Gold production takes a hit (0) June 25, 2012 Australia’s gold production fell five per cent in the first three months of 2012, marking the third consecutive quarter of loses, according to mining consultants Surbiton Associates.
Sundance gets FIRB nod as aircrash families take legal action (0) June 25, 2012 Sundance Resources has been given the go-ahead from the Foreign Investment Review board for a takeover from Chinese Hanlong Group as families of board members killed in the Congo plane ...
QR National awards Abigroup Wiggins Island rail contract (0) June 25, 2012 QR National has awarded Abigoup the infrastructure contracts for the massive Wiggins Island Rail project in Queensland, but market worry over Xstrata’s Wandoan coal mine may put its future at ...
Space mining telescope ready in 21 months (0) June 22, 2012 Planetary Resources says its first telescope, which will help the company find asteroids to mine, will be ready in 21 months.
Who owns asteroids or the moon? (0) June 22, 2012 Plans to mine minerals on celestial bodies could violate many aspects of international space law.
FMG sues Government over mining tax (0) June 22, 2012 Fortescue Metals Group has lodged a High Court challenge against the Federal Government’s mining tax on constitutional grounds.
BHP to expand Illawarra mine (0) June 22, 2012 BHP Billiton has committed $832 million to establish a new mining area at Illawarra Coal’s Applin Mine.
Anti-mining protestors a bunch of clowns (0) June 22, 2012 A group of mining protestors have dressed as clowns to highlight the ‘joke’ of Australia’s mining industry.
Downer wins Fortescue train contracts (0) June 22, 2012 Downer EDI has won rolling supply and support contracts to supply Fortescue with 19 new locomotives.
Gas build up forces mine closure (0) June 21, 2012 New Zealand miner Solid Energy has stopped production at the Huntly East Mine after inspectors identified a build-up of lethal gas.
Coal giant refutes foreign worker charges (0) June 21, 2012 Indian mining giant Adani has refuted claims it’s cheating the migration system with its foreign workers.
How to get a mining job with no experience (2) June 21, 2012 For most jobseekers looking for work in the resources industry having ‘mining experience’ is the Holy Grail.
ACCC gives Surat coal miners go ahead for rail negotiations (0) June 21, 2012 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have given Cockatoo Coal and Stanmore Coal the greenlight for collective negotitations with the Surat Basin Rail joint venture.
Should we ban mining in Antarctica? (0) June 20, 2012 As our resources dry-up companies and countries are beginning to look to the horizon for new opportunities. Could mining in Antarctica be next?
Mining warden rejects bauxite applications (0) June 20, 2012 The Western Australian mining warden has rejected three applications for bauxite exploration in the state’s south.
Miner facing investigation into foreign workers (0) June 20, 2012 Regulators are investigating Indian mining giant Adani over conflicting claims it’s cheating the migration system and seeking permanent residency for foreign workers.
More wins for Lynas (0) June 20, 2012 A Malaysian Parliamentary Committee as recommended Lynas Corporation keeps the temporary operating licence for its processing facility in Kuantan.
Downer wins BHP iron ore contracts (0) June 20, 2012 Downer EDI has been awarded new electrical and instrumentation contracts for BHP’s iron ore projects.
Zimbabwe to ban new foreign miners (0) June 20, 2012 Zimbabwe has announced that it will not issue any new mining licences to foreign miners.
Brierty wins Fortescue contracts (0) June 20, 2012 Brierity Limited has won a construction contract at Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine.
QLD sets up skills taskforce (0) June 20, 2012 The Queensland Government has created a new Skills and Training Taskforce to address labour shortages across the state.
Spanish miners lead violent protests [video] (0) June 19, 2012 Spain’s miners are clashing with police and leading violet riots to protest the Government’s move to cut coal subsidies.
Uranium on the way up (0) June 19, 2012 Analysts have tipped the uranium industry to be on the cusp of a new resurgence following rising demand from Japan and China.
More cruise ships set for Port Hedland (0) June 19, 2012 Five cruise ships have already booked visits to Port Hedland next financial year, with the iron ore hub’s ‘red gold’ rising in international popularity.
Coal strikes called off at Curragh (0) June 19, 2012 Mining unions and Wesfarmers have come to an agreement following industrial action at the Curragh coal mine.
More scrutiny for Rinehart’s coal mine (0) June 18, 2012 The $6.4 billion Alpha Coal mine, led by GVK and Gina Rinehart, has been told to improve four areas before it gains Federal environmental approval.
Call to fill mining jobs with refugees (0) June 18, 2012 One of Australia’s top businesswomen says refugees should help fill empty jobs in the mining industry.
Get that mine job (0) June 18, 2012 Young people wanting a job in the mining industry must be better prepared.
Malaysian Government gives Lynas the thumbs up (0) June 18, 2012 The Malaysian Government has dismissed a move to have Lynas Corporation stripped of a temporary operating licence for its rare earths processing plant in Kuantan.
LogiCamms wins coal mine contract (0) June 18, 2012 LogiCamms has won a contract with Stanwell Corp to upgrade its coal handling preparation plant.
WA calls for more mining while SA pulls away (19) June 18, 2012 The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has called for more greenfields exploration in Western Australia as South Australia economists tell the state not to put all its eggs ...
Desperate companies bid for FIFO workers (0) June 18, 2012 Mining companies will start bidding for workers in the mining and resources industries today with the full launch of FIFObids.
BMA strike talks narrow focus (0) June 18, 2012 Negotiations between coal miner BMA and mining unions narrowed its spectrum over the weekend, focusing solely on rostering.
WA mining engineer wins national safety award (0) June 18, 2012 Mining engineer Simon Ridge has won the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy’s (AusIMM) Jim Torlach Health and Safety award.
Don’t blame us for FIFO problems: Rio Tinto (0) June 15, 2012 Rio Tinto says governments need to take more responsibility for the development of regional communities instead of leaving it all up to mining companies.
Rinehart hits back: show us your workers (0) June 15, 2012 Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill Holdings has sent a letter to Illawarra MP Stephen Jones asking for the contact details of any suitable workers for their Pilbara project.
Bikie gang switches urine test to score mining job (0) June 15, 2012 A WA Health Department official and the Gypsy Joker gang are facing corruption charges over plans to tamper with urine tests and have bikies score mining jobs.
Safety company buys gold mine (0) June 15, 2012 Australian company Safety Medical Products has announced it will acquire a Brazilian gold project.
Mining professor wins science award (0) June 15, 2012 University of Queensland professor Gideon Chitombo has won the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering award for his work in mass mining ‘super caves’.
Ivanhoe Australia ships first copper gold (0) June 15, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia has announced its first shipment of copper gold concentrate from the Osborne mine in Queensland.
Newcastle coal loader delayed (0) June 15, 2012 Port Waratah Coal Services has pushed back the schedule for first coal through its T4 coal loader by nearly two years.
BHP expands control over South Australia (0) June 14, 2012 BHP Billiton is further consolidating its interest in South Australia, buying five exploration licences around Olmypic Dam and Woomera from Tasman Resources.
Union to fight Tarkine conservationists (0) June 14, 2012 The Australian Workers’ Union has warned protecting Tasmania’s Tarkine region from mining would condemn the area to “permanent economic and social disadvantage”.
The mining boom is making us dumber (0) June 14, 2012 New York-based finance publication Business Insider has stumbled on a passage from Michael Casey’s new book The Unfair Trade that suggests our mining boom is making us dumber.
Most companies willing to hire foreign workers (0) June 14, 2012 Most big Australian companies are prepared to hire foreign workers to help deal with acute shortages of construction, trade, and engineering workers, a new survey has shown.
Advice from a Successful Jobseeker (0) June 14, 2012 Have you been working hard to get a job in the mining industry? Are you feeling frustrated because you can’t break into an offshore job?
Abbott keen on Olympic Dam expansion (0) June 13, 2012 Opposition leader Tony Abbott says he wants to do everything possible to keep BHP Billiton’s massive Olympic Dam project on track.
Truck rollover on Bowen Basin mine (0) June 13, 2012 Emergency services have been called to Cockatoo Coal’s Baralaba coal mine in the Bowen Basin after a truck rollover.
Decmil starts work on BHP’s new FIFO camp (0) June 13, 2012 Decmil Australia says it’s started $94 million worth of design work on a new fly-in fly-out village for BHP Billiton in Port Hedland.
Thousands of US workers apply for mining jobs (0) June 13, 2012 More than 2,000 skilled workers from the United States have applied for 700 construction and mining jobs in QLD and WA.
Diesel fumes cause cancer (5) June 13, 2012 In worrying news for an industry that relies on diesel fuel, a new report from the World Health Organization says diesel fumes cause cancer.
More taxes to hit NSW mining industry (0) June 13, 2012 The NSW Minerals Council has welcomed the new state budget’s commitment to regional infrastructure, but slammed its increase in mining taxes.
How to land a mining job (0) June 12, 2012 Some sound advice for landing a job in the mining industry.
Nathan Tinkler moves to Singapore (0) June 12, 2012 Nathan Tinkler has decided to leave Australia and take up a new life in Singapore to be closer to Asia’s resources markets.
Government’s mining jobs board goes live (0) June 12, 2012 The Government’s Resources Sector Jobs Board went live over the weekend, aiming to give Australians the first chance to score mining jobs before they’re offered to foreign workers.
Demonising FIFO workers is “un-Australian” (0) June 12, 2012 Atlas Iron boss David Flanagan says Australia should stop demonising fly-in fly-out workers and instead thank them for helping build and run our mining projects.
Orica fights Yarwun pollution claims (0) June 12, 2012 Orica has announced it will fight accusations of cyanide pollution levelled at its Yarwun facility in Queensland.
Leg severed in mine accident (0) June 12, 2012 A man has severed his leg and suffered serious spinal injury after falling down a mine shaft at Perilya’s Broken Hill site on Friday.
Greenies sink to “new lows” in anti-mining campaign (0) June 12, 2012 The Queensland Resources Council has joined Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan in slamming a “deplorable and obnoxious” anti-mining advertisement from Greenpeace.
Striking workers refuse to leave underground mine (0) June 12, 2012 Seven striking Spanish workers are refusing to leave their underground mine in protest at their government’s decision to slash mining subsidies.
Qualified but can’t work in mines (0) June 12, 2012 He’s skilled, he’s work ready and he’s Australian – but Mick Pound still can’t get a job in the mines.
Week long strike at Curragh coal mine (0) June 12, 2012 Mining unions have announced a week of rolling industrial action at Wesfarmers Curragh coal mine.
Massive dragline collapse [video] (0) June 8, 2012 Draglines are among some of the most impressive pieces of machinery the mining industry can boast of.
Are you a racist if you oppose foreign workers? (0) June 8, 2012 The Minerals Council of Australia has slammed unions and other voices opposing foreign mining workers as running a nonsensical “race-based” campaign.
Indonesia flip-flops on mining law (0) June 8, 2012 Indonesia says it has no plans to tax thermal coal exports after hinting at the move earlier this year.
Kula Gold hire Arccon for EPC contract (0) June 8, 2012 Kula Gold has appointed Arccon Mining Services for an engineering design contract at the company’s Woodlark Island project.
Safety inspectors warn miners at risk (0) June 8, 2012 A mining safety inspector has warned that the lives of miners are being put at risk due to inexperienced supervisors.
Migrant and FIFO worker schemes: a failure in imagination (0) June 7, 2012 The decision to bring in temporary migrant workers for the huge mining projects in the north of Australia represents yet another major mistake by a seriously incompetent federal government.
BHP to delay massive Aussie expansions (0) June 7, 2012 BHP Billiton has hinted it’ll slow down development of its $20 billion Outer Harbour Development at Port Hedland, and analysts have also tipped delays at Olympic Dam.
Progress in BMA battle (0) June 7, 2012 Apparent progress has been made in the continuing industrial action between BHP Billiton’s BMA and mining unions.
Who will be the next victims of the mining boom? (0) June 7, 2012 As a maintenance worker in the coal industry for over 30 years, it is so bewildering to see some of the recent decisions made at a Federal and State Government ...
Port Hedland rents to top $5,000 a week (0) June 7, 2012 A Port Hedland real estate expert has predicted average rents in town to reach over $5,000 a week within the next two years.
Arctic mega mine expects to dig early 2013 (0) June 7, 2012 ArcelorMittal’s planned mega mine in the Arctic Circle expects to clear regulatory hurdles and begin construction next year.
Xstrata quells fear over mine expansion (0) June 7, 2012 Xstrata is trying to quell environmental fears over the expansion of its McArthur River mine in the Northern Territory, following news of a massive diesel spill on site.
Narrabri longwall running (23) June 7, 2012 Whitehaven Coal has announced that its Narrabri coal mine’s longwall is complete and commissioning underway.
Yallourn coal mine floods (0) June 7, 2012 Victoria’s Yallourn brown coal mine has been inundated as the state is hit by wild weather.
NSW slips well behind other boom states (0) June 7, 2012 New national figures show that while Western Australia and Queensland are growing strongly, NSW is barely moving.
OMM wins court action against Promet (0) June 6, 2012 The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of OM Holdings in its action against Promet Engineers.
High gas levels keep coal mine closed (0) June 6, 2012 High carbon monoxide levels are likely to keep Vale SA’s Carborough Downs coal mine closed for the foreseeable future, mining unions say.
QR National cuts over 500 jobs (0) June 6, 2012 Rail expert QR National has announced plans to cut over 500 jobs to reduce costs.
Quarry worker killed (42) June 6, 2012 A Moranbah quarry worker has died following a conveyor belt accident.
27,000 litres of fuel spilled on Zinc mine (0) June 6, 2012 McArthur River Mining is facing a maximum $1 million fine following the leak of thousands of litres of fuel from a storage tank on site.
Dispute over seabed mining in PNG (0) June 5, 2012 Nautilus Minerals says it’s in a “dispute” with the Papua New Guinea Government over plans to mine gold and copper on the ocean floor.
Tinkler searching for UK workers (0) June 5, 2012 Nathan Tinkler-backed Whitehaven Coal is targeting the UK to source employees and unions say the new workers could earn around $140,000 on the Maules Creek and Boggabri mines.
Moranbah locals angry over new FIFO camp (0) June 5, 2012 Moranbah locals say the Queensland Government’s approval of a new 3200 room fly-in fly-out camp shows it’s out of touch with people in mining communities.
Should we force the unemployed into mining jobs? (0) June 5, 2012 Bob Katter says if he were Queensland Premier he’d start programs to train 40,000 unskilled workers for mining jobs and unemployed people refusing the work would lose their benefits.
Xstrata to re-open Blakefield South coal mine (0) June 5, 2012 Xstrata is set to resume operations at its Blakefield South coal mine after it shut down the underground mine due to a fire last year.
QLD council hits at out mining camp (0) June 5, 2012 The Isaac Regional Council has again slammed the approval of another mining work camp in near Moranbah.
WA coal workers near agreement (0) May 31, 2012 The CFMEU says it’s close to reaching an agreement on pay and conditions for WA coal workers after previously threatening to strike over the issue.
Mining’s “golden bit” is gone: Treasury (0) May 31, 2012 Treasury boss Martin Parkinson says while expansions in the mining industry will continue for some time, the sector’s “golden bit” is probably over.
Uncertain future for Olympic Dam (0) May 31, 2012 Some analysts have hinted BHP Billiton may push back its massive expansions at Olympic Dam, and the company has refused to provide certainty on its plans.
Miner spending $20k a year on training (0) May 31, 2012 NSW-focused NuCoal says it’s spending $20,000 per year for three years to train one junior and one adult apprentice.
Striking BMA employees return to work (0) May 31, 2012 Thousands of striking workers on BMA’s Queensland coal mines are set to return to work but the CFMEU says new negotiations are likely to fail.
Mining’s benefits “undeniable”: Productivity Commission (0) May 31, 2012 The Productivity Commission says Australia is not sufferring ‘dutch disease’ and the benefits of the mining industry outweigh the negative impacts on other sectors.
Gillard fires strong words at mining’s leaders (0) May 31, 2012 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has delivered a strongly worded address to the mining industry, and reminded some of its biggest players that they don’t “own” the minerals they mine.
Australia’s mining jobs myth [video] (0) May 31, 2012 The great mining myth is that there are high-paying jobs just waiting for anyone who’s prepared to work hard and live in isolated communities.
How to score a high paying job in the mining boom (0) May 31, 2012 Everyone is talking about Western Australia’s mining boom and how previously low-paid jobs are fetching salaries in the hundreds of thousands.
2012 Australian mining projects guide for job seekers (0) May 30, 2012 Australia now has a total 456 projects in the construction pipeline with 272 of those already committed and/or under construction, with a combined value of $424b.
Approval for Rinehart’s $6.4 billion QLD mine (0) May 30, 2012 Gina Rinehart and India’s GVK Power & Infrastructure have received environmental approval for their plan to build a $6.4 billion coal project in Queensland.
BHP puts six month hold on all new projects (0) May 30, 2012 BHP has further confirmed its uncertainty about the future after CEO Marius Kloppers stated the miner will not approve any ‘mega’ projects in the next six months.
Eastern workers reluctant to make the move west (0) May 30, 2012 Despite miners raking it in, many young people in Sydney refuse to be swept up in the mining boom as WA is a state too far.
Vehicle failure causes accident on-site (0) May 29, 2012 The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has released details on the latest non-fatal accident on the state’s mines, where a vehicle’s rim cracked and failed.
BMA won’t rule out union lock-out (0) May 29, 2012 BMA has refused to rule out locking out striking workers from its Bowen Basin coal mines.
FIFO workers to blame for rise in STIs (0) May 29, 2012 The Australian Medical Association says fly-in fly-out work in Queensland has led significant increases in sexually transmitted infections in mining communities.
BHP and Rio Tinto not keen on foreign workers (0) May 29, 2012 BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have indicated they’ll not yet follow Gina Rinehart’s plan to import foreign workers under enterprise migration agreements.
Rinehart’s foreign worker plan sparks local fury (0) May 28, 2012 The approval of Gina Rinehart’s plan to bring 1,700 foreign workers to the Roy Hill project in the Pilbara has been slammed by unions and the mining community.
We won’t back down from BMA fight: Union (0) May 28, 2012 The Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union says it won’t back down from its dispute with BMA and hasn’t spoken to the company since fresh strikes started last week.
More Pilbara growth for FMG (0) May 28, 2012 Fortescue Metals Group has opened a new berth in Port Hedland and sounded confidence in mining’s future.
Rich Rinehart doesn’t need a tax cut: Swan (0) May 25, 2012 Treasurer Wayne Swan has fired another salvo against mining magnate Gina Rinehart following her designation as the world’s richest woman.
Future mining exports will break records (0) May 25, 2012 Expansions on LNG, iron ore, and thermal coal developments are set to underpin record breaking resources earnings in 2016-17, according to Government data.
Push for Mt Gambier as SA’s new FIFO hub (0) May 25, 2012 A new model to create regional fly in, fly out hubs will be piloted in the south east of South Australia.
Canadian giant eyes Paladin Energy takeover (0) May 25, 2012 Canada-based uranium giant Cameco could be eyeing a takeover of Australian uranium miner Paladin Energy, according to analysts.
Friday morning mining game (0) May 25, 2012 To help you wind down your week, we’ve brought you a mildly addictive resources game in which you build up your oil empire.
Gina Rinehart the world’s richest woman (0) May 24, 2012 The BRW Rich List has named billionaire iron ore heiress Gina Rinehart the world’s richest woman, and claims she’s on track to soon become the richest in the world.
Some foreign workers don’t need visas: Court (0) May 24, 2012 The Federal Court has ruled that some foreign workers on the $43 billion Gorgon gas project in WA will not need to apply for Australian work visas.
Coal unions threaten strikes in WA (0) May 24, 2012 As workers down tools at BHP Billiton’s coal mines in Queensland, unions in Western Australia threaten to do the same with workers at Griffin Coal’s Collie mine.
Miners defend FIFO (0) May 24, 2012 The Minerals Council of Australia has defended the use of fly-in fly-out work and 12-hour shifts for remote mine sites.
NRW wins BHP Pilbara contract (0) May 24, 2012 NRW has been awarded the contract for BHP Billiton’s Port Hedland Inner Harbour project.
Hunter coal mine fined for dust emissions (0) May 24, 2012 Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mine has been fined by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure after failing to minimise dust emissions.
BHP prices bond issue (0) May 24, 2012 BHP Billiton has priced a two tranche billion Euro bond under its Euro Medium Term Note program.
Space mining explained [Video] (0) May 23, 2012 Of all the ambitious developments planned by the world’s miners, none come close to Planetary Resources’ plans to mine in space.
Equipment that killed miner had previously malfunctioned (0) May 23, 2012 The equipment that crushed and killed a worker under ten tonnes of coal waste at Xstrata’s Ravensworth mine in 2009 had malfunctioned previously, an inquiry has heard.
Women should try mining jobs: QRC (0) May 23, 2012 The Queensland Resources Council says more women should learn a trade and start working in the mining industry.
Geraldton Port to be upgraded (15) May 23, 2012 Mount Gibson Iron has upgraded its iron ore facilities at Geraldton Port.
Contractor stops work until paid $1m in back pay (0) May 23, 2012 Bass Electrical has ceased all work for Gujarat NRE until it is paid more than $1 million in back pay its owed, the company claims.
$3,000 a week not enough for NT workers (0) May 23, 2012 Industry bosses and the NT Chamber of Commerce say pay rates of around $3,000 a week may not be enough to attract gas workers to the NT.
BHP to meet with unions over pay in the Pilbara (0) May 22, 2012 BHP Billiton has to begin pay talks in an effort to end union exclusion at its Pilbara mines while it faces strikes this week at its BMA coal operations.
Workers used hands to rescue NSW miner (0) May 22, 2012 A former employee at Xstrata’s Ravensworth mine has told an inquiry that he and other workers used their hands to rescue a miner buried under debris.
KAP slams Queensland zinc mine (0) May 21, 2012 Katter’s Australian Party parliamentary leader Shane Knuth has slammed Kaga’s Baal Gammon zinc mine in Queensland for putting agriculture and tourism at risk.
Mining supporting Sydney (0) May 21, 2012 The NSW Minerals Council has released new data showing the mining boom lifting not just WA, but also NSW.
Fined companies blame WorkSafe for death (0) May 21, 2012 One of the companies fined over the death of a worker in Broome says WorkSafe’s lack of guidance is partly to blame for the accident.
BMA ballot fails, unions call for more strikes (0) May 21, 2012 BMA proposed enterprise agreement ballot has been voted down by workers, as unions serve the miner with a notice for more strikes.
Palmer starts legal action against Fairfax Media (0) May 18, 2012 Clive Palmer has commenced legal action against Fairfax Media seeking $50 million in damages over a story the Sydney Morning Herald published about his China First mine.
We’re forced to use foreign talent: drilling boss (0) May 18, 2012 Boart Longyear’s US-based CEO Craig Kipp says the skills shortage has forced the company into flying US and Canadian talent into Australia.
GE acquires Industrea (23) May 18, 2012 GE has announced it will acquire Australian mining equipment and technology company Industrea.
Lock the Gate wants to end mining: Minerals Council (0) May 18, 2012 The NSW Minerals Council says comments by Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton show protestors are using debate over strategic land use as a “weapon to end mining”.
Space miner inundated with job applications (0) May 18, 2012 Proposed asteroid mining Planetary Resources has already received thousands of job applications only weeks after announcing its space mining plan.
Hutton still considering suing Clive Palmer (0) May 18, 2012 Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton says he’s still considering suing mining magnate Clive Palmer over comments he made earlier this year.
Queensland needs 30,000 mining jobs in five years (0) May 18, 2012 New research says expansions in the resources industry mean Queensland will need an extra 30,000 mining workers over the next five years.
Gold Coast FIFO hub plan stall (0) May 18, 2012 The Gold Coast’s plan to become a FIFO mining hub has ground to halt less than a year after it was announced.
ACTU backs Bowen Basin BMA fight (0) May 18, 2012 The ACTU has thrown its support behind unions as industrial action continues at BMA coal mines in Queensland.
BHP chairman Nasser says Gov may force miners offshore (0) May 17, 2012 The chairman of BHP, Jacques Nasser, yesterday slammed the Government’s position on tax and industrial relations, likening the former RSPT to a “nationalising of resources in Australia”.
Miners net the highest pay rises (0) May 17, 2012 The mining sector continues to lead the nation on pay increases, with resources states seeing the highest wage growth.
Ferguson backs controversial Kimberley gas hub (0) May 16, 2012 Federal resources Minister Martin Ferguson has thrown his support behind the controversial James Price Point gas development, despite the rise of ugly protests.
The NSW Minerals Council has “cautiously welcomed” the NSW’s Government’s announcement of the creation of a new Land and Water Commissioner to aid in strategic land use.
Australia’s gold production fell five per cent in the first three months of 2012, marking the third consecutive quarter of loses, according to mining consultants Surbiton Associates.
Sundance Resources has been given the go-ahead from the Foreign Investment Review board for a takeover from Chinese Hanlong Group as families of board members killed in the Congo plane ...
QR National has awarded Abigoup the infrastructure contracts for the massive Wiggins Island Rail project in Queensland, but market worry over Xstrata’s Wandoan coal mine may put its future at ...
Planetary Resources says its first telescope, which will help the company find asteroids to mine, will be ready in 21 months.
Plans to mine minerals on celestial bodies could violate many aspects of international space law.
Fortescue Metals Group has lodged a High Court challenge against the Federal Government’s mining tax on constitutional grounds.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has been named mining entrepreneur of the decade at an industry awards night.
BHP Billiton has committed $832 million to establish a new mining area at Illawarra Coal’s Applin Mine.
A group of mining protestors have dressed as clowns to highlight the ‘joke’ of Australia’s mining industry.
Macmahon has won the contract to design and construct the Great Northern Realignment out of Port Hedland.
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Despite the mining industry crying out for workers, many Australians still can not get a job in the resources sector.
The Australian has launched the Innovation Challenge, to find the country’s greatest ideas.
Downer EDI has won rolling supply and support contracts to supply Fortescue with 19 new locomotives.
New Zealand miner Solid Energy has stopped production at the Huntly East Mine after inspectors identified a build-up of lethal gas.
Indian mining giant Adani has refuted claims it’s cheating the migration system with its foreign workers.
For most jobseekers looking for work in the resources industry having ‘mining experience’ is the Holy Grail.
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union have again accused BMA of trying to de-unionise its coal mine workforce.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have given Cockatoo Coal and Stanmore Coal the greenlight for collective negotitations with the Surat Basin Rail joint venture.
Rio Tinto has announced it will invest US$3.7 billion in the Pilbara to expand its iron ore operations.
As our resources dry-up companies and countries are beginning to look to the horizon for new opportunities. Could mining in Antarctica be next?
The Western Australian mining warden has rejected three applications for bauxite exploration in the state’s south.
Regulators are investigating Indian mining giant Adani over conflicting claims it’s cheating the migration system and seeking permanent residency for foreign workers.
A Malaysian Parliamentary Committee as recommended Lynas Corporation keeps the temporary operating licence for its processing facility in Kuantan.
The Greens have called for a parliamentary inquiry into the cause of the recent Yallourn brown coal mine shut down.
Downer EDI has been awarded new electrical and instrumentation contracts for BHP’s iron ore projects.
Zimbabwe has announced that it will not issue any new mining licences to foreign miners.
Brierity Limited has won a construction contract at Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine.
The Queensland Government has created a new Skills and Training Taskforce to address labour shortages across the state.
Xstrata Copper’s Lucya Yunus has taken home the Young Achiever of the Year award at the national PACE Zenith Awards.
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Spain’s miners are clashing with police and leading violet riots to protest the Government’s move to cut coal subsidies.
Analysts have tipped the uranium industry to be on the cusp of a new resurgence following rising demand from Japan and China.
Five cruise ships have already booked visits to Port Hedland next financial year, with the iron ore hub’s ‘red gold’ rising in international popularity.
New Zealand coal miner Solid Energy has kicked Stratcon off its Ohai mine after a series of safety incidents.
Mining unions and Wesfarmers have come to an agreement following industrial action at the Curragh coal mine.
The $6.4 billion Alpha Coal mine, led by GVK and Gina Rinehart, has been told to improve four areas before it gains Federal environmental approval.
One of Australia’s top businesswomen says refugees should help fill empty jobs in the mining industry.
Young people wanting a job in the mining industry must be better prepared.
The Malaysian Government has dismissed a move to have Lynas Corporation stripped of a temporary operating licence for its rare earths processing plant in Kuantan.
LogiCamms has won a contract with Stanwell Corp to upgrade its coal handling preparation plant.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has called for more greenfields exploration in Western Australia as South Australia economists tell the state not to put all its eggs ...
Mining companies will start bidding for workers in the mining and resources industries today with the full launch of FIFObids.
In the male-dominated world of mining, women are slowly but surely digging their way to the top.
Negotiations between coal miner BMA and mining unions narrowed its spectrum over the weekend, focusing solely on rostering.
Mining engineer Simon Ridge has won the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy’s (AusIMM) Jim Torlach Health and Safety award.
Rio Tinto says governments need to take more responsibility for the development of regional communities instead of leaving it all up to mining companies.
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill Holdings has sent a letter to Illawarra MP Stephen Jones asking for the contact details of any suitable workers for their Pilbara project.
A WA Health Department official and the Gypsy Joker gang are facing corruption charges over plans to tamper with urine tests and have bikies score mining jobs.
Australian company Safety Medical Products has announced it will acquire a Brazilian gold project.
University of Queensland professor Gideon Chitombo has won the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering award for his work in mass mining ‘super caves’.
Ivanhoe Australia has announced its first shipment of copper gold concentrate from the Osborne mine in Queensland.
Port Waratah Coal Services has pushed back the schedule for first coal through its T4 coal loader by nearly two years.
BHP Billiton is further consolidating its interest in South Australia, buying five exploration licences around Olmypic Dam and Woomera from Tasman Resources.
The Australian Workers’ Union has warned protecting Tasmania’s Tarkine region from mining would condemn the area to “permanent economic and social disadvantage”.
New York-based finance publication Business Insider has stumbled on a passage from Michael Casey’s new book The Unfair Trade that suggests our mining boom is making us dumber.
Most big Australian companies are prepared to hire foreign workers to help deal with acute shortages of construction, trade, and engineering workers, a new survey has shown.
The Greens are urging the West Australian government to back its bill to ban coal mining in the Margaret River region.
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Fortescue and Baosteel have announced a merger of some of their assets iron ore assets.
ABB and Atlas Copco have developed a mobile integration between ABB’s process control system 800xA and Atlas’ underground mining machines.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott says he wants to do everything possible to keep BHP Billiton’s massive Olympic Dam project on track.
Emergency services have been called to Cockatoo Coal’s Baralaba coal mine in the Bowen Basin after a truck rollover.
Decmil Australia says it’s started $94 million worth of design work on a new fly-in fly-out village for BHP Billiton in Port Hedland.
More than 2,000 skilled workers from the United States have applied for 700 construction and mining jobs in QLD and WA.
Continual maintenance averted a potential underground disaster.
In worrying news for an industry that relies on diesel fuel, a new report from the World Health Organization says diesel fumes cause cancer.
The NSW Minerals Council has welcomed the new state budget’s commitment to regional infrastructure, but slammed its increase in mining taxes.
Foyson Resources says it has been forced to suspend drilling at its Atui project in Papua New Guinea “due to unsatisfactory performance of the contractor”.
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Nathan Tinkler has decided to leave Australia and take up a new life in Singapore to be closer to Asia’s resources markets.
The Government’s Resources Sector Jobs Board went live over the weekend, aiming to give Australians the first chance to score mining jobs before they’re offered to foreign workers.
Atlas Iron boss David Flanagan says Australia should stop demonising fly-in fly-out workers and instead thank them for helping build and run our mining projects.
Despite a six-figure salary, Russel Wise is worried he will soon be homeless after receiving an eviction order from the one-room trailer he has rented since taking a job in ...
Orica has announced it will fight accusations of cyanide pollution levelled at its Yarwun facility in Queensland.
A man has severed his leg and suffered serious spinal injury after falling down a mine shaft at Perilya’s Broken Hill site on Friday.
The Queensland Resources Council has joined Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan in slamming a “deplorable and obnoxious” anti-mining advertisement from Greenpeace.
Seven striking Spanish workers are refusing to leave their underground mine in protest at their government’s decision to slash mining subsidies.
He’s skilled, he’s work ready and he’s Australian – but Mick Pound still can’t get a job in the mines.
A man was killed at a QLD sand quarry over the weekend.
Mining unions have announced a week of rolling industrial action at Wesfarmers Curragh coal mine.
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Draglines are among some of the most impressive pieces of machinery the mining industry can boast of.
The Minerals Council of Australia has slammed unions and other voices opposing foreign mining workers as running a nonsensical “race-based” campaign.
Indonesia says it has no plans to tax thermal coal exports after hinting at the move earlier this year.
Kula Gold has appointed Arccon Mining Services for an engineering design contract at the company’s Woodlark Island project.
A mining safety inspector has warned that the lives of miners are being put at risk due to inexperienced supervisors.
The decision to bring in temporary migrant workers for the huge mining projects in the north of Australia represents yet another major mistake by a seriously incompetent federal government.
BHP Billiton has hinted it’ll slow down development of its $20 billion Outer Harbour Development at Port Hedland, and analysts have also tipped delays at Olympic Dam.
Apparent progress has been made in the continuing industrial action between BHP Billiton’s BMA and mining unions.
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A Port Hedland real estate expert has predicted average rents in town to reach over $5,000 a week within the next two years.
ArcelorMittal’s planned mega mine in the Arctic Circle expects to clear regulatory hurdles and begin construction next year.
Xstrata is trying to quell environmental fears over the expansion of its McArthur River mine in the Northern Territory, following news of a massive diesel spill on site.
Whitehaven Coal has announced that its Narrabri coal mine’s longwall is complete and commissioning underway.
Victoria’s Yallourn brown coal mine has been inundated as the state is hit by wild weather.
GR Engineering has seen a counterclaim of $25 million lodged against it as it pursues legal action against Gold Ridge Mining.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of OM Holdings in its action against Promet Engineers.
High carbon monoxide levels are likely to keep Vale SA’s Carborough Downs coal mine closed for the foreseeable future, mining unions say.
Rail expert QR National has announced plans to cut over 500 jobs to reduce costs.
A Moranbah quarry worker has died following a conveyor belt accident.
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has put the brakes on Gina Rinehart’s $6.4 billion Alpha coal project in Queensland.
McArthur River Mining is facing a maximum $1 million fine following the leak of thousands of litres of fuel from a storage tank on site.
Nathan Tinkler-backed Whitehaven Coal is targeting the UK to source employees and unions say the new workers could earn around $140,000 on the Maules Creek and Boggabri mines.
Moranbah locals say the Queensland Government’s approval of a new 3200 room fly-in fly-out camp shows it’s out of touch with people in mining communities.
Port Waratah Coal Services has doubled the spending for its planned T4 coal loader in Newcastle.
Bob Katter says if he were Queensland Premier he’d start programs to train 40,000 unskilled workers for mining jobs and unemployed people refusing the work would lose their benefits.
Xstrata is set to resume operations at its Blakefield South coal mine after it shut down the underground mine due to a fire last year.
The Isaac Regional Council has again slammed the approval of another mining work camp in near Moranbah.
An agreement in principle has finally been reached at Western Australia’s Griffin Coal mine.
A lawyer representing a miner sacked for calling a colleague a “scab c**t” says his actions may be part of protected industrial action.
Workers at BMA’s Blackwater mine claim they have been threatened with sacking if they don’t remove union stickers from their cars.
Anglo American has donated mining equipment to cleanskin trainer Mastermyne for the opening of its latest Myne Start training facility in Pinkenba, Brisbane.
The future development of coal ports across Queensland have come under a spotlight following the release of UNESCO report.
Some analysts have hinted BHP Billiton may push back its massive expansions at Olympic Dam, and the company has refused to provide certainty on its plans.
NSW-focused NuCoal says it’s spending $20,000 per year for three years to train one junior and one adult apprentice.
Thousands of striking workers on BMA’s Queensland coal mines are set to return to work but the CFMEU says new negotiations are likely to fail.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has delivered a strongly worded address to the mining industry, and reminded some of its biggest players that they don’t “own” the minerals they mine.
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The great mining myth is that there are high-paying jobs just waiting for anyone who’s prepared to work hard and live in isolated communities.
Australia now has a total 456 projects in the construction pipeline with 272 of those already committed and/or under construction, with a combined value of $424b.
Some US companies are concerned about a potential terrorist attack targeting oil and gas developments off the WA coast.
Gina Rinehart and India’s GVK Power & Infrastructure have received environmental approval for their plan to build a $6.4 billion coal project in Queensland.
They have their airfares, accommodation, entertainment and meals paid for and can earn $200,000 more than they would in Sydney.
BHP has further confirmed its uncertainty about the future after CEO Marius Kloppers stated the miner will not approve any ‘mega’ projects in the next six months.
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has released details on the latest non-fatal accident on the state’s mines, where a vehicle’s rim cracked and failed.
BMA has refused to rule out locking out striking workers from its Bowen Basin coal mines.
Last week the first enterprise migration agreement (EMA) was signed between the Australian government and Roy Hill iron ore project operated by Gina Rinehart.
The Australian Medical Association says fly-in fly-out work in Queensland has led significant increases in sexually transmitted infections in mining communities.
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have indicated they’ll not yet follow Gina Rinehart’s plan to import foreign workers under enterprise migration agreements.
Gina Rinehart’s plan to hire 1,700 foreign workers has drawn an overwhelmingly negative response from our online readers.
The approval of Gina Rinehart’s plan to bring 1,700 foreign workers to the Roy Hill project in the Pilbara has been slammed by unions and the mining community.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union says it won’t back down from its dispute with BMA and hasn’t spoken to the company since fresh strikes started last week.
Fortescue Metals Group has opened a new berth in Port Hedland and sounded confidence in mining’s future.
You’ve heard the old saying, ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know’.
Treasurer Wayne Swan has fired another salvo against mining magnate Gina Rinehart following her designation as the world’s richest woman.
Expansions on LNG, iron ore, and thermal coal developments are set to underpin record breaking resources earnings in 2016-17, according to Government data.
Rio Tinto has sounded confidence in the resources market and says it’ll be pushing ahead with its expansions.
A new model to create regional fly in, fly out hubs will be piloted in the south east of South Australia.
The ongoing strikes at BHP’s Bowen Basin coal mines have finally forced a breaking point for the Queensland Government.
Canada-based uranium giant Cameco could be eyeing a takeover of Australian uranium miner Paladin Energy, according to analysts.
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South Africa has created a task force to seal access points to mines in an attempt to cut the growth of illegal mining in the country.
The BRW Rich List has named billionaire iron ore heiress Gina Rinehart the world’s richest woman, and claims she’s on track to soon become the richest in the world.
The Federal Court has ruled that some foreign workers on the $43 billion Gorgon gas project in WA will not need to apply for Australian work visas.
As workers down tools at BHP Billiton’s coal mines in Queensland, unions in Western Australia threaten to do the same with workers at Griffin Coal’s Collie mine.
The Minerals Council of Australia has defended the use of fly-in fly-out work and 12-hour shifts for remote mine sites.
NRW has been awarded the contract for BHP Billiton’s Port Hedland Inner Harbour project.
BHP Billiton has priced a two tranche billion Euro bond under its Euro Medium Term Note program.
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Of all the ambitious developments planned by the world’s miners, none come close to Planetary Resources’ plans to mine in space.
The equipment that crushed and killed a worker under ten tonnes of coal waste at Xstrata’s Ravensworth mine in 2009 had malfunctioned previously, an inquiry has heard.
The Queensland Resources Council says more women should learn a trade and start working in the mining industry.
BHP Billiton’s Dendrobium underground coal mine has seen its second roof fall in two years.
Mount Gibson Iron has upgraded its iron ore facilities at Geraldton Port.
Bass Electrical has ceased all work for Gujarat NRE until it is paid more than $1 million in back pay its owed, the company claims.
Industry bosses and the NT Chamber of Commerce say pay rates of around $3,000 a week may not be enough to attract gas workers to the NT.
BHP has announced that it restarted its TEMCO manganese smelter operations in Tasmania but will cut jobs at the site.
Royal Resources’ Razorback project has increased its resource to more than a billion tonnes of iron ore.
Western Australia has given environmental approval to the state’s first export uranium mine.
A former employee at Xstrata’s Ravensworth mine has told an inquiry that he and other workers used their hands to rescue a miner buried under debris.
Rio Tinto has sold off its Alcan Cable business.
Clive Palmer has erected a massive yellow billboard to kick off his federal politics campaign.
A group of self-proclaimed ‘ecovandals’ have claimed responsibility for vandalising a Wollongong home with anti-mining graffiti.
An inquest into the death of a worker at Xstrata’s Ravensworth mine in 2009 will begin today.
Katter’s Australian Party parliamentary leader Shane Knuth has slammed Kaga’s Baal Gammon zinc mine in Queensland for putting agriculture and tourism at risk.
The NSW Minerals Council has released new data showing the mining boom lifting not just WA, but also NSW.
A Chinese miner has been rescued after spending 17 days buried underground following a mine flood.
BMA proposed enterprise agreement ballot has been voted down by workers, as unions serve the miner with a notice for more strikes.
Clive Palmer has commenced legal action against Fairfax Media seeking $50 million in damages over a story the Sydney Morning Herald published about his China First mine.
Boart Longyear’s US-based CEO Craig Kipp says the skills shortage has forced the company into flying US and Canadian talent into Australia.
GE has announced it will acquire Australian mining equipment and technology company Industrea.
The NSW Minerals Council says comments by Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton show protestors are using debate over strategic land use as a “weapon to end mining”.
Proposed asteroid mining Planetary Resources has already received thousands of job applications only weeks after announcing its space mining plan.
Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton says he’s still considering suing mining magnate Clive Palmer over comments he made earlier this year.
New research says expansions in the resources industry mean Queensland will need an extra 30,000 mining workers over the next five years.
The Gold Coast’s plan to become a FIFO mining hub has ground to halt less than a year after it was announced.
The ACTU has thrown its support behind unions as industrial action continues at BMA coal mines in Queensland.
Rio Tinto has added another months its accommodation services contract with Fleetwood at the Searipple Village in Karratha.
Sedgman has signed a contract with BMA to upgrade the coal preparation plant at its Saraji coal mine.
BHP chairman Jacques Nasser has hit out over the government’s industrial relations policy and the union stalemate at its BMA coal mines.
The chairman of BHP, Jacques Nasser, yesterday slammed the Government’s position on tax and industrial relations, likening the former RSPT to a “nationalising of resources in Australia”.
Federal resources Minister Martin Ferguson has thrown his support behind the controversial James Price Point gas development, despite the rise of ugly protests.
Last night’s Melbourne Mining Club meeting was crashed by a group of female protestors in beards.
Two companies have been fined $140,000 following the death of two men in an explosion in Broome.