BMA has committed $330,000 over three years to Central Queensland’s RACQ Helicopter Rescue service.
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Mining services group Aethon looks for IPO
Australian mining services provider Aethon Group is looking to raise up to $31.9 million in an initial public offering, according to documents seen by Deal Journal Australia.
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Yancoal to pursue “aggressive” cost cutting
Chinese-owned coal miner Yancoal has announced plans to pursue “aggressive” cost reductions across its Australian sites in 2013.
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Rio and Xstrata slash 200 jobs
Rio Tinto and Xstrata have confirmed plans to slash around 100 jobs each as they try to stem losses from struggling coal mines in NSW and QLD.
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Rio may cut another 100 coal jobs
Rumours have emerged that Rio Tinto is eyeing a fresh round of redundancies at its Australian coal mines.
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Drug abuse back in the spotlight
Mining workers in Queensland have again spoken out over a culture of drug abuse in fly-in fly-out camps, and police say illegal drug makers are specifically targeting the industry.
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New project to offer 400 mining jobs
Vale and Aquila Resources say they'll be looking to hire around 500 construction workers and 400 miners once the Eagle Downs underground project opens near Moranbah next year.
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Xstrata posts production records across the board
Xstrata has posted new production records for its thermal coal, nickel, and zinc operations, but says copper production has dropped 16 per cent.
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BHP snubs local Queensland workers
BHP’s decision to use a 100 per cent FIFO workforce instead of hiring from inside the local Central Queensland community, has enraged locals, the unions as well as the wider mining community at large.
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BHP slammed for not hiring locals
The CFMEU has slammed BHP’s decision to use 100 per cent FIFO labour ahead of locals from Central Queensland communities for work on two mines in the Bowen Basin.
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Miner to face court over smoking in underground mine
A former Bowen basin mine worker will face court later this month after allegedly smoking in an underground mine.
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Xstrata declares force majeure as floods hurt miners
Xstrata has declared force majeure on some coal exports after heavy rains across the state damaged parts of its rail network.
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Miner rescued from QLD floods
A QLD miner has been rescued from floodwaters just south of Rockhampton after locals heard his cry for help and dived into a river to save him.
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Non-union workers paid thousands more: CFMEU
Rio Tinto is facing a Federal Court showdown with the CFMEU following allegations that non-union members were given much more generous redundancy payouts.
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Can we build a $50 billion link between QLD coal and WA iron?
A Japanese firm has agreed to develop a feasibility study for a plan to develop a $50 billion steel industry by linking WA’s iron ore mines with QLD’s coal projects.
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40 jobs cut at Anglo’s Dawson Coal Mine
Anglo American is set to cut forty full-time maintenance jobs at Dawson Coal Mine at Moura, south-west of Gladstone.
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Anglo American cuts jobs at Grasstree mine
Anglo American will cut at least 35 full-time jobs at its Grasstree coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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MP pushes for the development of thorium industry in QLD
Federal Member for Dawson George Christensen wants Queensland to develop a thorium industry to shift the states reliance on coal.
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Contractors will struggle to find work in Bowen Basin: CFMEU
The CFMEU says contract workers in the Bowen Basin will struggle to find work in the region as more companies cut jobs.
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Xstrata confirms job cuts at Bowen Basin
Xstrata Coal has confirmed it will cut jobs at its Oaky Creek mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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