Optimism for job seekers in Australia's mining industry has gradually increased for around two years now. The rising buoyancy has been reflected in research by recruitment agency Hays.
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Yancoal stands down 205 employees at Austar coal mine
Yancoal hopes to redeploy the majority its 205-strong workforce at the Austar coal mine after today starting a process to halt operations at the New South Wales site.
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Port of Newcastle coal expansion scrapped
An expansion of the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, the world’s largest coal export facility, will not go ahead.
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Improving market for geoscientists suffers setback
The employment recovery for Australian geoscientists has taken a step backward in the opening quarter of 2018, according to the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG).
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Heron awards Woodlawn contracts
Heron Resources has awarded two key contracts for the Woodlawn zinc-copper project in New South Wales.
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Mining jobs remain buoyant despite weaker commodity index
The mining sector saw a 32.1 per cent increase in job opportunities since a year ago, despite a 6.2 per cent fall in the RBA’s Non Rural Bulk Commodity Price Index last April. The rise is reflected in the DFP Mining and Resources Job Index, which has experienced consistent rise for 10 consecutive months.
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Strong growth in mining job ads continues
The mining, resources and energy category continues to lead the growth in advertisements on jobs portal, SEEK.
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Whitehaven acquires Idemitsu stake in Gunnedah Basin mine
Whitehaven Coal has secured approval to acquire Idemitsu’s 30 per cent stake in the Tarrawonga mine in the Gunnedah Basin in New South Wales.
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Tahmoor coal mine in NSW officially opened by Sanjeev Gupta
The Tahmoor coking coal mine, located around 75km southwest of Sydney, has been officially opened by representatives of owner GFG Alliance, including chief executive officer Sanjeev Gupta.
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Cadia tailings incident cuts Newcrest production forecast
Newcrest Mining has slashed its gold production guidance for the 2018 financial year to reflect the impact of last month's tailings dam breach at the Cadia mine in New South Wales.
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Newcrest secures approval for new Cadia tailings location
Newcrest Mining’s plan to use the old Cadia Hill open pit as an alternate tailings location following the dam breach that suspended the New South Wales gold mine last month has been given the green light.
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Evolution delivers record low gold production costs
Gold miner Evolution Mining has set a new standard for its gold production costs in the March quarter.
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Newcrest resumes processing at Cadia
Newcrest Mining has restarted processing at the Cadia gold mine in New South Wales following last month’s tailings dam incident.
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Glencore bolsters Thiess contract at Mt Owen by $140m
Glencore has delivered a $140 million increase to Thiess’ coal mining services contract at the Mt Owen mine in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.
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Heron to reach commissioning at Woodlawn in 2018
Heron Resources’ Woodlawn zinc-copper project in New South Wales remains on track to reach commissioning by the end of this year.
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Newcrest to restart Cadia East following tailings dam incident
Newcrest Mining plans to restart mining at the Cadia East underground gold mine in New South Wales today following the tailings dam incident that suspended operations at the site this month.
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BHP awards $185m coal contract to Thiess
Thiess has won a $185 million contract to provide additional mining services for BHP at the Mt Arthur coal operation in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.
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NSW coal sector boosted by 2000 jobs
Almost 2000 jobs were added to New South Wales’ coal industry in 2017, the latest figures from Coal Services have revealed.
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Cadia restart could take six months: Newcrest
Newcrest Mining is unsure exactly when the Cadia gold mine near Orange in New South Wales will restart following last week’s tailings dam breach.
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Newcrest secures Cadia after suspending operations
Newcrest Mining says it has contained a breakthrough of tailings material at the Cadia gold mine in New South Wales after it was forced to suspend operations at the site last Friday.
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