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Hancock Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart has won the Excellence in Mining award at this year’s Prime Creative Media Women in Industry Conference and Awards.

Scott Wooldridge has been appointed as Rockwell Automaton’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Organisers have advised that limited tickets to the fourth annual Women in Industry Awards and Conference remain for next week’s event in Melbourne.

Job opportunities in mining, resources and energy almost doubled on online recruitment portal SEEK in the year up to the end of May.

Thinxtra’s Loic Barancourt explains why the Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that has lived up to the hype and how it can be useful for miners.

The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.

Remote mining projects in farming areas could soon access baseload electricity from biomass plants powered by straw.

The mining, resources and energy sector experienced the largest advertising growth of all industries on online recruitment portal Seek in April.

Having jumped to second in the world rankings for mining and mineral engineering, Australian Mining speaks with Curtin University professor, Sam Spearing, about putting the 110-year-old WA School of Mines on the world map.

Australia’s minerals industry and its mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector need to collaborate better for the sake of the nation’s future prosperity, according to Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Chair of the Minerals Council of Australia.

Western Australia has retained its title as Australia’s top state for resources exploration and investment, attracting 65 per cent of the nations total mineral exploration expenditure.

A new Deloitte report has found the mining and METS sector has accounted for 15 per cent of Australia’s gross domestic product, highlighting its significant contribution to Australia’s economy.

Glencore has welcomed Queensland parliament’s legislative changes that have helped sort out a dispute between its Newlands coal mine and QCoal Groups proposed Byerwen project.

A free online counselling service is being offered to South Australian mining and quarry workers in an effort to relieve mental health issues.

Western Australia’s Curtin University has ranked second in the world for its mineral and mining engineering program in a global survey that analyses popular subject areas.

Tech company RungePincockMinarco (RPM) has launched its latest product – Operations Manager.

Mining, resources and energy remains the highest paid industry on online jobs portal Seek despite a slight year-on-year fall.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued Broula King joint venture with a fine of $15,000 for failing to undertake monitoring required by the company’s environment protection licence at its Cowra gold mine. EPA Regional Director for South and West, Gary Whytcross, said while the mine may currently be in care and maintenance, the … Continue reading Broula King joint venture gold mine fined for lack of monitoring →

Macmahon Holdings Limited has announced it has signed a three-year MOU with Indonesia’s PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara. The agreement will see Macmahon assist AMNT to evaluate options to accelerate production from its Batu Hijau copper and gold mine on Sumbawa Island. The parties will also explore options to potentially develop additional deposits in the … Continue reading Macmahon preferred mining contractor for Batu Hijau mine →

Mining exports in the country skyrocketed in December on the back of a surge in coal and iron ore shipments.