Glencore’s Bulga coal mine has had a fine doubled on appeal after being convicted of breaching work safety conditions.
Read More
More charges laid over Mt Lyell mine deaths
Mount Lyell mine operator Copper Mines of Tasmania, and its general manager Scot Clyde, are facing more charges over a string of deaths at the site.
Read More
Read More
Tailings leakage at Yabulu refinery investigated
Inspections of the Yabulu nickel refinery have revealed significant tailings seepage and elevated levels of ammonia in nearby waterways.
Read More
Read More
Monadelphous sues over delayed contract
Monadelphous has lashed out at development groups over $33 million in cost blowouts for their FMG Pilbara pipeline job.
Read More
Read More
Former mining boss jailed for insider trading
A former boss of Hanlong Mining has been sentenced to eight years in jail on insider trading charges.
Read More
Read More
Rinehart moves to establish new legal precedent
Gina Rinehart’s stoush with Channel Nine over the 'House of Hancock' miniseries has taken a new turn, with her legal team claiming the producers breached an as-yet imaginary law.
Read More
Read More
Samarco due to restart by year’s end
The Samarco Mineracao iron ore mine in Brazil expects to restart in the fourth quarter this year, following the disastrous tailings dam collapse in November last year which resulted in the deaths of 19 people.
Read More
Read More
Forrest reignites call for iron ore oversupply investigation
Fortescue Metals’ chairman Andrew Forrest has once again called for a probe into the increasing levels of iron ore oversupply.
Read More
Read More
Samarco to compensate Brazil for tailings spill tragedy
The Samarco joint venture has reached a settlement with the Brazilian government for a minimum of $US1.7 billion over six years for the tailings spill that killed 19 people last year.
Read More
Read More
Hail Creek beaten in long running dispute
A lengthy court battle for a former Hail Creek coal mine worker has nearly come to a close, six years after a serious workplace injury.
Read More
Read More
Legal action continues to mount against Samarco joint venture
Brazilian Police have accused six Samarco executives of homicide over the deaths of 19 people in the tragic Samarco Mineracao tailings dam collapse and subsequent mudslide.
Read More
Read More
Zimbabwe to face legal opposition to diamond acquisitions
The Zimbabwean Government will face legal action over the forced acquisition of diamond mines in the Marange region.
Read More
Read More
Contractor fined for 2013 Telfer gold mine death
A fine of $130,000 has been issued to the company responsible for the death of a man at the Telfer Gold Mine in 2013.
Read More
Read More
Right of objection handed back to landholders
The Queensland government has passed legislation which will return rights to landholders and other objectors to take legal action against resources projects.
Read More
Read More
Palmer’s assets under pressure
Clive Palmer is feeling the pain across a number of his assets, with Mineralogy back in court and liquidators moving in to bail out Queensland Nickel.
Read More
Read More
Bond seizures under the spotlight at Roy Hill
The Roy Hill Holdings is chasing a $235 million performance bond from Samsung C&T as Samsung wins a similar case against Laing O’Rourke on the Roy Hill project.
Read More
Read More
Tyres dumped on Rio Tinto Pilbara site
An earthmoving contractor in WA has been fined for his responsibility in the dumping of 700 used tires on a Rio Tinto property at Paraburdoo.
Read More
Read More
Nathan Tinkler declared bankrupt, but claims he can pay
Nathan Tinkler’s company Australian Pacific Coal has taken a crucial blow, with Tinkler stepping down from the board over a new bankruptcy ruling.
Read More
Read More
Unions set to claim millions in withheld benefits
The unions are gearing up to reclaim millions of dollars’ worth of benefits lost in redundancy loopholes, with a new precedent set by the Fair Work Commission.
Read More
Read More
Camp assault up for compensation claim
A man who was assaulted in his bed at a Moranbah workers camp has won the right to make a compensation claim against his employer.
Read More
Read More