A call to arms by METS Ignited is encouraging the Australian mining industry to come together and capitalise on the huge opportunity automation presents.
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QLD puts FIFO ban on eight more large projects
The Queensland Government has added another eight large resources projects to its ban for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) recruitment in support of jobs for local communities.
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BHP plots massive automation roll out across Australia
BHP will potentially introduce up to 500 autonomous trucks at its open cut operations, a tenfold increase on the company’s existing fleet at the Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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QLD resources job market prospers
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has highlighted the state’s resources jobs market is outperforming vacancies in the rest of Queensland’s economy at a high rate of 15 to one.
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Mining sector third strongest contributor on job market
SEEK has released its July employment report, which indicated the mining, resources and energy sector is the employment market’s third strongest growth contributor.
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Agrimin hands plant design contract to Primero
Western Australian-based minerals company Agrimin has awarded Primero Group an engineering design contract for its Mackay Potash project south of the Port of Wyndham.
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Mitchell Services wins contract to blast Kirkalocka restart forward
Mitchell Services has secured a $33 million drill and blast contract at Adaman Resources’ Kirkalocka restart project in Western Australia.
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Which mining skills are in demand around Australia?
Recruitment specialist Hays has revealed the skills that are in demand across Australia’s resources sector heading into the second half of the year.
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Mining and resources salaries spike in 2019
Jobs in the mining, resources and energy sector have experienced one of the highest salary increases of any Australian industry in 2019.
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Woodside to create thousands of jobs at Burrup Hub
Woodside Energy will require a workforce of more than 4600 workers when its Burrup Hub construction reaches its peak in 2023.
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Queensland resources industry ramps up job growth
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and the Greater Whitsunday Council of Mayors have signed an agreement to further boost resources jobs in the region.
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Newmont Goldcorp edges closer to Tanami expansion with Valmec
Newmont Goldcorp has awarded a $6 million construction contract to Valmec for the second expansion project it has proposed at the Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory.
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Anglo American targets apprentices for Moranbah North
Anglo American has opened applications for its 2020 apprenticeship program at the Moranbah North mine in central Queensland.
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BHP grants Pilbara local works contract at Yandi
BHP has awarded the largest single contract through its Local Buying Program to a Pilbara Aboriginal Traditional Owner business, Gumala Enterprises at the Yandi iron ore mine site.
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Fortescue recruitment trailer hits road in Pilbara
Fortescue Metals Group has launched a recruitment trailer that is touring around the Pilbara region of Western Australia, spreading employment opportunities to the Aboriginal communities.
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Gold Fields to advance Hamlet North with Pybar
Gold Fields has appointed underground mining contractor Pybar Mining Services to develop the Hamlet North project at the St Ives gold mine outside Kambalda, Western Australia.
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SRG Global secures long-term work at Whyalla
SRG Global has impressed GFG Liberty OneSteel with its capability and performance in recent months, setting it up for a long-term contract at the Whyalla Steelworks site in South Australia.
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Peabody awards $126m contract in QLD, NSW to Ausdrill subsidiary
Ausdrill subsidiary, BTP has secured a further three year contract with Peabody Australia in its Hunter Valley and Bowen Basin coal mines, its second extension in two years.
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Workers to receive limited pay rise following industry recovery
More resources and mining employees will receive a pay rise this year than last, but it will be much less than they hoped for.
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Job market in best shape since mining boom
Job vacancies in the mining and resources sector dipped in April by 1.1 per cent, despite strong commodity prices over the past three months.
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