Government reporting from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Geoscience Australia (GA) have pointed to a resources and energy sector in good health following on from a record $248 billion in exports in 2018.
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BGC ramps up contracting business sale process
BGC is exploring options for the sale of the group’s national contract mining, maintenance and civil construction business, BGC Contracting.
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MinRes earnings impacted by continued expansion works
Mineral Resources' continued growth through acquisitions and project development has hit the company's earnings in its latest financial report.
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Fortescue shows strong growth on back of improving market
Fortescue has posted a large boost to profits and a surge in iron ore prices for the six months ending December 31, 2018.
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BHP hands out South Flank contract to Clough
BHP has awarded its latest contract for the South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia to Clough.
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Iron ore on way to $US100/tonne as Vale clampdown continues
The global iron ore price is expected to temporarily rise above $US100 ($138) per tonne due to fallout from Vale's recent tailings dam disaster in Brazil, according to Capital Economics.
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The fight against black lung and all occupational lung disease
There’s a way to avoid being harmed by mine dust including crystalline silica on the east coast and asbestos fibres on the west coast.
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CU-River Mining to transform power station site in SA jobs boost
CU-River Mining has purchased the site of two former Port Augusta power stations from Flinders Power so that it can be turned into a $250 million port facility in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
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Fortescue prices climb as West Pilbara Fines delight China
Fortescue Metals Group is making a strong first impression with its higher grade product in China as prices for iron ore have increased for the miner.
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Latest Vale tailings dam breach could affect Samarco talks
A dam disaster in Brazil that left 60 people dead and over 300 missing last Friday has cast a new light on the safety record of iron ore major Vale.
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Rio Tinto awards $65m Koodaideri contract to NRW
NRW Holdings has scooped a $65 million contract to deliver bulk earthworks at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore development in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Western Australia drives mining comeback
Rising investment in Western Australian mining projects and record sales in 2017–18 could see the mining industry return to the conditions of the mining boom, according to research from IBISWorld.
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Rinehart keeps top spot on Aussie rich list
Hancock Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart remains Australia’s richest person despite the fall in iron ore prices during 2018.
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Takeovers Panel stalls Flinders Mines delisting
Flinders Mines' shareholders have submitted proposals to the Takeovers Panel to prevent the company's attempted delisting from the ASX.
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Rio Tinto in talks to extend Pilbara iron ore JV
Rio Tinto is discussing an extension of the Bao-HI iron ore joint venture in Western Australia’s Pilbara region with partner China Baowu Group.
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Fortescue ships maiden cargo of West Pilbara Fines
Fortescue Metals Group’s first shipment of the higher-grade West Pilbara Fines iron ore has left Western Australia for China.
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TNG to raise $850m for Mt Peake project in Northern Territory
TNG has appointed a German company to arrange a $US600 million ($850 million) debt raising for its 100 per cent-owned Mount Peake project in the Northern Territory.
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BHP unveils first autonomous drill at South Flank
BHP’s introduction of autonomous equipment at the $4.5 billion South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara is under way.
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Koolan Island restart on track for Mount Gibson
Mount Gibson Iron's recommencement of operations at the Koolan Island iron project in Western Australia is scheduled to start by the end of March 2019.
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Rio Tinto awards construction contract to Pindan at Koodaideri
Rio Tinto has awarded a $45 million construction contract to Pindan at its Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara.
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