Engineering

The mining and resources industry has not been one of the biggest contributors to job advertising growth in the first half of May, but it is not void of opportunities. 

Rio Tinto has awarded additional contracts to Primero for the Koodaideri and Mesa K projects in the Pilbara, Western Australia for a combined value of $20 million.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has partnered with Australian universities to develop career pathways into the mining industry.

The Minerals Council of Australia is working to entice young people to a role in the mining industry, with its More to Mining careers guide.

As Australian mining companies become more reliant on durable equipment, NSE Group’s engineers have made strides in a domestic market traditionally dominated by overseas manufacturers.

Liebherr has released a replica model of the 800-tonne Liebherr R 9800 excavator, the biggest LEGO Technic set ever.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s visit to AusProof’s Gladstone factory in Queensland during April recognised the company’s standing as an innovator and domestic manufacturer.

Engineering company Metso has been welcomed as a participant of the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE).

Thyssenkrupp is strengthening its post in Australia by establishing a service centre in Brisbane.

Job vacancies in the mining and resources sector fell by 3.9 per cent in November as the end of the year is approaching, with the same trend observed in both Queensland (5.9 per cent) and Western Australia (2.5 per cent).

DFP’s latest Mining and Resources Job Index shows the industry experienced a 1.3 per cent decrease in job vacancies across the mining and resources sector overall in September.

Boart Longyear’s global engineering and drilling services teams are uniquely intertwined. Australian Mining finds out what the company’s approach brings to drilling innovation.

Simpec has secured a contract extension from MSP Engineering at Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes mine in Western Australia.

Mining resources and energy sector led Australia’s year-on-year rise in job advertisements, according to SEEK’s latest report.

Mining job opportunities in South Australia are trending up according to a report from research body Resources and Engineering Skills Alliance (RESA).

The 2018 Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) will be showcasing its largest and strongest supplier and speaker presence in years when it returns to Mackay from July 24–26.

Arafura Resources has appointed engineering consultancy, Hatch, as the lead engineering study manager for the definitive feasibility study at the Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the Northern Territory.

Mining and engineering continue to be key industries driving the growth in job opportunities on online recruitment portal, SEEK.

The rebound in market conditions in the resources industry is driving an improvement in engineering company Monadelphous’ performance.

Job opportunities in the Australian mining industry have continued to grow significantly in 2018.