Bucking the trend of posting mining jobs in an online vertical for people to spend hours trolling through, Alkane Resources have come up with an innovative approach to filling future jobs at its proposed operations.
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Drugs and working on mine sites – not a good mix
The issue of drug testing isn’t just about protecting one individual but everyone they come into contact with on a mine site.
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Perilya workers shun $1.8m pay rise sacrifice
Employees at Broken Hill’s Perilya mine have rejected a proposed freeze on pay rises.
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5000 opposition emails lodged against Rio Tinto’s Warkworth mine expansion
More than 5000 emails opposed to Rio Tinto’s proposed expansion of Warkworth mine have been received by the Planning Assessment Commission this week.
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Gujarat cuts 47 coal jobs
47 voluntary redundancy packages have been signed off by Gujarat NRE as the company implements plans to cut its workforce by 20 per cent.
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NSW gold mine plans to employ 1000 locals
The Hillgrove gold mine will look to employ more than 1000 people from the Armidale area, with plans to restart operations at the site in March.
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Workforce at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project doubles
It is estimated 1700 people are now working on Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project as the next phase of construction ramps up ahead of debt package deals.
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New group to offer mining women more chances to meet
Women working in the mining industry will have more chance to network after two of the sector’s key support groups joined forces.
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Signs point to Point Henry Alcoa plant closure soon: AWU
The Australian Workers Union expressed fears over the weekend that Alcoa may shut its Point Henry refinery sooner rather than later.
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Union vows to continue the fight for ex-Collinsville workers
The CFMEU has vowed to continue its fight against multi-national miner Glencore after claims only four locals have been given their jobs back at Collinsville mine.
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Alcoa not seeking government help for Point Henry smelter
Alcoa has reportedly given up trying to secure subsidies from the Victorian or federal governments.
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Perilya workers vote on $1.8m pay rise sacrifice
Employees at Broken Hill’s Perilya mine will start voting on whether to accept a company proposal which will see workers sacrifice $1.8 million in wage increases promised for 2014.
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New owner for Bronzewing gold mine
Metaliko Resources has purchased the Bronzewing gold mine in Western Australia’s Goldfields for $5 million.
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Thiess wins $230 million contract extension at Mt Owen coal mine
Thiess has won a $230 million one-year contract extension at Glencore’s Mt Owen coal mine which will see the contractor continue full services at the site until 2016.
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QLD mining ghost towns predicted as workers on the move
A mining communities advocate has lashed out at the Queensland government, claiming a lack of support will see regional mining centres turn into “ghost towns” as workers leave to secure FIFO jobs.
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Federal Government dumps funding for energy training centre in Gladstone
A new $21 million energy training centre in Gladstone that was set to train people to work in the gas industry has been axed by the Federal Government.
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BHP fined $60,000 for unfair dismissal of union officials
BHP has been ordered to pay $60,000 after a court found the company breached industrial laws when it sacked two CFMEU officials from its Peak Downs mine in 2011.
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Collinsville locals receive “thanks but no thanks” letters from Glencore: union
The CFMEU says 75 per cent of Collinsville locals have who reapplied for their jobs with Glencore have been knocked back, leaving community members “devastated”.
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78,000 mining construction jobs to go, 40,000 added to oil and gas
A new report says 78,000 jobs will be lost by 2018 as the nation’s resource sector makes it move from construction to production.
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What it takes to build $70 billion worth of LNG plants: Bechtel construction facts
As the LNG plants on Curtis Island continue to take shape in three projects worth billions of dollars in investments, Australian Mining did some digging to find out just what it takes to construct the facilities.Vicky Validakis reports.
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