CIMIC Group has cited its mining contracts as a key factor in the company's growth throughout 2018.
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Labor plans to stop Wallarah 2 coal project despite federal approval
Wyong Coal's long-gestating Wallarah 2 coal project in New South Wales may have secured a federal government approval, but the project could still be nixed if Labor wins the next state election.
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Making operational decisions through automation
Mine Site Technologies (MST) Global is pioneering communication by making it possible through deep rocks. Chief executive Haydn Roberts speaks to Vanessa Zhou about the possibilities of the future mine.
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Western Australia leads job growth in 2018
Western Australia saw the highest rise in mining job vacancies in 2018 among Australia's states and territories, according to a report from DFP Resources.
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Golding awarded contract for Fitzroy Australia coal project
NRW Holdings subsidiary Golding has inked a contract with Fitzroy Australia Resources for works at the Ironbark No.1 coal mine in Queensland.
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Queensland Land Court gives New Acland expansion New Hope
The Queensland Land Court has granted New Hope Group a conditional recommendation that the company receive a Stage 3 mining lease and associated environmental amendment applications for the New Acland coal mine.
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QLD coal mine approval to deliver 350 jobs to Bowen Basin
Fitzroy Australia Resources' Ironbark No. 1 coking coal mine has received approval from the Queensland State Government in a move that will deliver 350 local jobs to the project.
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AJ Lucas receives takeover offer from Mitchell Services
Sydney-based AJ Lucas Group has confirmed media speculation that a recent non-binding takeover offer for its drilling division came from Mitchell Services.
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QLD Supreme Court potentially saves 700 jobs at New Acland
New Hope Corporation's proposed expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland's Darling Downs, dogged by litigation from local landowners, has received a major boost following a decision by the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
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Federal minister says no funding for Adani rail line
Liberal-National Coalition MP Karen Andrews has stated that the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will not be providing federal funding for Adani's Galilee Basin rail line port link out of the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.
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Lincom Group sells first Trakpactor 550 in Australia
Equipment provider Lincom Group, the largest distributor of crushing and screening equipment in Oceania, has delivered Australia's first Trakpactor 550 from Powerscreen.
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QLD Premier requests veto for $1bn Adani loan in letter to PM
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sent a letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull requesting a veto on a $1 billion concessional loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) for Adani's North Galilee basin railway project.
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South32 to spin off coal operations into ‘South Africa Energy Coal’
From April 2018, BHP subsidiary South32 will invest R 4.3 billion ($395 million) to manage South Africa Energy Coal (SAEC) as a stand-alone, extending the mine life of Klipspruit colliery by up to 20 years.
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Bounty to acquire Caledon and Blackwater coal assets for $31.5m
New South Wales-based coal producer Bounty Mining has announced its purchase of the Cook Colliery and Minyango coking coal project in Queensland from Caledon Coal and Blackwater Coal for $31.5 million.
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What Australians think of Adani’s Carmichael project
A Roy Morgan snap survey poll representing the views of 1,547 adult Australians has found that a majority believe that the Adani thermal mine project in Carmichael — north of the Galilee Basin in Queensland — should not go ahead.
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2017 Prospect Awards finalists revealed
The finalists for this month's 2017 Australian Mining Prospect Awards have been announced. This year's ceremony, the 13th year the Awards have been staged, will be held at The Ivy in Sydney on Thursday October 26.
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Australian mining consultant RPM Global to aid coal study in Bangladesh
Brisbane-based mining software consultant RPM Global Holdings has entered into an advisory services contract with the Barapakuria Coal Mining Company (BCMCL) in Bangladesh.
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Laserbond wins Chinese technology contract
LaserBond has secured a contract to provide technology services for a Chinese minerals processing equipment manufacturer.
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Putting the cap on redundancy payments
As Australia’s coal mining industry comes to terms with the resurgence of black lung the possibility of capping coal mine worker’s redundancy pay at nine years has again thrust the industry into the spotlight. Sharon Masige writes.
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As coal mining declines, community mental health problems linger
The U.S. coal industry is in rapid decline, a shift marked not only by the bankruptcy of many mine operators in coal-rich Appalachia but also by a legacy of potential environmental and social disasters.
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