Macmahon Holdings will slash 360 jobs from its coal projects in the Bowen Basin.
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Westside starts drilling
Westside Corporation has begun its 2009 coal seam gas drilling campaign.
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Miner boosts cash reserves
WestSide Corporation has boosted its cash reserves to $28 million in a bid to expand the gas reserves at its Bowen Basin coal seam gas tenements.
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Miners cut jobs to cut costs
The Minerals Council of Australia has updated its estimated number of job losses in the Australian mining sector to 11,153.
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Major mining shows holding up well
Despite the downturn in global trade, major mining shows in Australia organised by Reed Exhibitions are showing strong support.
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Intrepid CSG explorers
The Australian Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has released figures showing a huge surge in coal seam gas production.
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Every cloud has its uranium lining
There has been a lot of doom and gloom reported in the media in recent weeks. Endress + Hauser takes a look at the silver/gold/uranium lining that is lying behind the global financial downturn cloud.
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Sad day for Queensland
The harsh realities of the financial crisis have hit Queensland in the form of the loss for another 1400 jobs, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Michael Roche said.
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Queensland Government flies to the rescue
The Queensland government has sent its Rapid Response Flying Squad to Emerald and Mackay in the State's north to offer support to retrenched workers.
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Cockatoo coal buys mine
Cockatoo Coal has bought the Baralaba coal mine located in Queensland's Bowen Basin.
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Infrastructure plans on the table
Key industry stakeholders have attended the first of three major resource summits in the Bowen Basin.
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Oustanding Contribution to Mining Finalist: Bill McCurry
Bill McCurry has been selected as a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards. McCurry has developed a safety centreline socket system that has revolutionised coal mines in Australia.
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Coal Mine of the Year Finalist: Hail Creek Mine
Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Hail Creek Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for its continued drive to improve the quality of the mine.
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FIFO met with criticism
BHP Billiton's plans to move to fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) operations for its mines in central Queensland are needed to meet operational requirements for contractors in the area, BHP manager media relations Peter Ogden told MINING DAILY.
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QR revenue falls following flood
Queensland Rail's predicted revenue growth was hampered by the January floods that inundated the Bowen Basin and Central Queensland, QR's chairman John Prescott said.
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Transportable wastewater treatment
A solution to the problem of wastewater treatment at remote workplaces and population centers has been adopted by Anglo Coal at its new Lake Lindsay open cut mine in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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Contract win for Kooragang terminal
Mining and construction company Thiess has been contracted by the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) to build a coal export terminal on Kooragang Island as part of a $1 billion expansion.
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Dangerous time ahead: Resources Council
The interconnection of North West Queensland and the Northern Territory to the National Electricity Market has been put forward as a prime example of nation building under the Federal Government's Building Australia Fund by the Queensland Resources Council.
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Contractor receives contract extension in Bowen Basin
Thiess has secured a $260 million contract extension from Wesfarmers Curragh for coal mining and pre-strip overburden removal at its Curragh North Mine located 38 km north of Blackwater in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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Curragh Mine’s contract extended
Thiess has secured a $260 million contract extension from Wesfarmers Curragh for coal mining and pre-strip overburden removal at its Curragh North Mine located 38 km north of Blackwater in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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