Seeing Machines has won a $1.5 million order for its Driver State System which uses driver eye tracking technology to monitor fatigue.
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New coal royalty ruled out by QLD premier
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman assured BHP Billiton’s Queensland’s coal industry will not be inflicted with another royalty rise and pledged a more secure royalty framework.
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BHP gives $2.5m to Muswellbrook Hospital
Mining giant BHP Billiton has donated $2.5 million for a new emergency department at Muswellbrook Hospital.
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Union talks with BHP over train driver pay to recommence
Pay deals between BHP and its rail drivers have recommenced after the miner failed to meet union demands of pay rises, cheap rent in the Pilbara and extra annual leave.
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Palaeontologists head to mine site to hunt fossils
Queensland Museum paelaeontologists are heading out to a BHP coal mine to uncover fossils.
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Coal association to dismantle
The national coal industry lobby will be dismantled, with its members to integrate with the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
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Redundancies cost NRW, posts profit slump
Mining contractor NRW Holdings announced a profit slump and said it has lost more than 2300 employees over the last year as a result of the mining slump and contract termination.
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Iron born: BHP steels itself for the future
The Melbourne Business School's Sam Wylie explains what you're betting on when buying BHP shares.
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30% drop in BHP profits
Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a 30 per cent drop in full-year profits, with the company saying it had dodged a bullet on a damaging acquisition due to Canadian politics.
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Mining investor sells iron ore stake
Investment firm BlackRock sold down about $60 million worth of iron ore stocks last Thursday, particularly from Fortescue Metals and Atlas Iron.
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BHP mine sale halted by acid contamination
Acid contamination could threaten mining giant BHP Billiton’s attempt to sell its old Mount Goldsworthy iron ore mine in the Pilbara to company Nimbus Mines.
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BHP dividend to rise despite profit fall
Analysts are predicting BHP Billiton will increase its dividend payout at its annual result even as its profit takes a sharp hit.
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Strike action halts work at world’s largest copper mine
Fighting for better working conditions and improved pay, workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine have gone on strike.
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Coal apprenticeships on offer
Illawarra Training Group are recruiting for apprenticeships with BHP Billiton subsidiary Illawarra Coal.
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BHP warns Australian resources at risk as competition grows
BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie said demand for Australian resources will continue, but warned the nation will lose its competitive edge if workplace relations, tax regimes, and red tape are not fixed.
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Former BHP chief joins Orica board
Former BHP head of aluminium, nickel, and corporate development, Alberto Calderon, has joined Orica as a non-executive director.
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No deal for BMA’s Gregory Crinum coal complex
BHP Billiton has called off the sale of its Gregory Crinum coal complex after it couldn’t secure a buyer for the closed mine.
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Now is the time to develop new mines – easier said than done
Financial analysis may suggest that now may well be the ideal time to start work on new mega mining projects as the price cycle trends towards a low before turning up again, but this is easier said than done.
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Mining giants could loosen iron ore supply grip
A new report from Europe reveals stabilising global freight costs could end Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton’s dominance over supply of iron ore to the Asian markets.
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Rio and BHP approve massive water investment at Escondida mine
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have both approved more than a billion dollars for the construction of a new seawater desalination facility for the Escondida copper mine.
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