Gold company Avoca Mining has been fined $20,000 in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to four charges related to the secure storage of explosives.
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Pilbara Minerals pushes Pilgangoora towards construction with environmental approval
Lithium developer Pilbara Minerals has secured another environmental approval for the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.
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DMP grants mining lease for WA gold project
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has granted Echo Resources a mining lease for the Julius gold project.
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Nifty Copper fined over rock fall death
Nifty Copper, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Minerals, has been fined $60,000 following the death of an underground worker at the Nifty Copper mine last year.
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WA named top destination for mining investment in Australia
Western Australia has been named the nation’s destination of choice for mining investment according to statistics from the state’s Department of Mines and Petroleu
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Gold Road to construct accommodation camp
Gold Road Resources will commence early works on its Gruyere Gold project following a grant of Miscellaneous Licenses from the Department of Mines and Petroleum.
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Remediation begins for abandoned WA mine
Rehabilitation of the closed Black Diamond site in WA has commenced – the first of four to be remediated under the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s Abandoned Mines Program.
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‘Environmentally friendly’ leaching agents found containing cyanide
Highly toxic sodium cyanide has been discovered in a processing product claiming to be environmentally friendly.
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WA welcomes new mining minister
Western Australia will soon welcome Member for Churchlands Sean L’Estrange as the new Mines and Petroleum Minister.
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Nifty copper mine expects first ore this week
Aditya Birla's Nifty copper mine will deliver ore for the first time in four months after a cave-in forced the operation to close down earlier this year.
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Mining to restart at Nifty copper mine after cave-in
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has lifted a mining suspension at Aditya Birla's Nifty copper mine after a cave-in shut the operation in March.
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Mining rehab contributions become mandatory in WA
Western Australia has implemented mandatory contributions to the Mining Rehabilitation Fund, effective July 1.
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Voluntary redundancy accepted by 109 Nifty copper mine workers
109 workers at Aditya Birla's Nifty copper mine have accepted voluntary redundancies after a cave-in at the site has left operations suspended since March.
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Earthquake rocks Goldfield towns of Western Australia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has shaken Western Australia’s Goldfields region.
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WA launches crackdown on mine site bullying
The Department of Mines and Petroleum have seen bullying reports triple in Western Australia’s south west mines over the last two years, compared to the previous three years.
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Royalty review met positively by mining industry
The Western Australian Government’s plan to take a consultative approach to assessing the mining royalty system has been welcomed by the state’s mining industry.
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Junior miner gets project approval in Pilbara
Pilbara iron ore junior Iron Ore Holdings has been given the go-ahead for its Iron Valley Project mining proposal.
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Pilbara manual handling injuries concerns safety regulator
Western Australia’s main resources safety regulator has issued a warning to Pilbara mining operators and workers following a spike in manual handling injuries.
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WA watchdog cracking down on mine safety
Western Australia’s resources regulatory body is cracking down on injuries and ‘near misses’ in the Midwest mining sector after two incidents at Karara mine in the past couple of months.
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WA mining applications up, exploration down
The Western Australian government experienced a 21 per cent jump in mining applications from September 30 to December 31.
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