The New South Wales resources regulator audited more than 100 opal mines in the state this month targeting safety and environmental compliance.
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Newcrest resumes production at Cadia East following earthquake
Newcrest Mining is producing again at a key section of the Cadia East underground gold mine that was shut down following an earthquake in April.
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Shenhua Watermark coal mine will continue: Chinese
China’s Shenhua has vowed to continue with its plans for the Watermark coal mine in New South Wales despite the state government reducing the size of its exploration licence by more than half.
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Is another mining skills shortage on the way?
A skills shortage is emerging in the Australian mining industry, according to recruitment company, Hays.
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South32 evacuates Appin coal operation to investigate gas levels
South32 has again suspended operations at the Appin coal mine in New South Wales to investigate concerns about gas levels.
The BHP spin-out said its workforce was evacuated from the mine, which forms
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Underground trial of truck guidance technology at Hera delivers efficiencies
Guidance systems on trucks have been in use at surface operations for some time. Underground mines, however, have only recently started looking at this technology.
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BGC wins $700m contract at Boggabri coal mine in NSW
BGC Contracting has been awarded a $700 million mining and equipment maintenance services contract at the Boggabri coal mine in New South Wales by Idemitsu Australia Resources.
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Whittens secures $22m contract at Mount Pleasant coal mine
Services company Whittens has been awarded a $22 million contract by G&S Engineering Services at MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
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Rio Tinto to consider Glencore bid for NSW coal assets
The Australian mining marketplace is watching for Rio Tinto’s response to Glencore’s attempt to trump Yancoal Australia’s $US2.45 billion ($3.23 billion) offer for its coal operations in New South Wales.
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Newcrest to relaunch operations at earthquake-hit Cadia East by September
Newcrest Mining expects to restart production at the earthquake-hit Cadia East mine in New South Wales by the end of September.
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Heron locks in offtake agreement for Woodlawn operation
Heron Resources has secured an offtake agreement for the zinc, copper and lead production from its Woodlawn project near Tarago in New South Wales.
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Glencore to sell Tahmoor mine after shelving plans to close operation
Hundreds of coal mining jobs may be saved after Glencore today put its Tahmoor underground mine in New South Wales up for sale.
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Sedgman wins $107m Woodlawn EPC contract
Heron Resources has awarded a $107 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract at the Woodlawn zinc-copper project in New South Wales to Sedgman.
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Earthquake to interrupt Newcrest gold operation for months
Newcrest Mining expects operations at its Cadia East underground mine in New South Wales to perform below production capacity for several months following the Good Friday earthquake that interrupted mining at the site.
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Newcrest gold mine suffers ‘large’ seismic event
Newcrest Mining has avoided major mine damage and injury to workers at the Cadia gold operation in New South Wales following a seismic event on Good Friday.
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South32 abandons $US200 million Peabody coal acquisition
South32’s proposed $US200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan Colliery in New South Wales has been scrapped due to competition concerns.
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Heron secures Woodlawn environmental licence
Heron Resources has received its environmental protection licence from the New South Wales environmental protection authority (EPA) for proposed construction, mining and processing activities at the Woodlawn zinc-copper project.
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Newcrest enters deal for Alice Queen copper-gold project
Alice Queen has entered a heads of agreement with Newcrest for a proposed farm-in on its Mendooran copper-gold project in New South Wales.
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NSW Greens coal plan to cost thousands of jobs: Minerals Council
A Greens plan to shut down New South Wales' coal industry has been slammed by the state's leading mining body.
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WA still Australia’s top spot for mining investment
Western Australia remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Australia for mining investment, according to Canadian think-tank, the Fraser Institute.
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