Austmine’s Newcastle Mining Innovation Roadshow provides an opportunity for the mining and METS community to build relationships and share ideas about the future of the industry.
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University of Newcastle leads a ‘new dawn’ for mining
An Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence based at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales has been established to work towards achieving zero-emission mining with more sustainable minerals processing.
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Newcastle LNG terminal receives critical project status
A proposed $589 million gas import terminal in Newcastle has been declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure.
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Delivering the impossible
Malcolm Thompson Pumps' dedicated engineering and design team worked to a tight deadline of five working days to design, manufacture and supply a custom built ISO Pump for a Newcastle-based mining services company.
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EPIK LNG terminal to be built at Newcastle Port
South Korea-based Epik has signed an agreement with Port of Newcastle to develop an LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) import terminal.
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Bis bolsters underground business with UGM acquisition
Bis is consolidating its presence in the underground coal sector with the acquisition of mining services group, UGM.
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Metso to buy wear protection brand WEARX
Metso has announced its purchase of Newcastle-based mining wear protection brand WEARX in an attempt to solidify its position as a premier mining services provider in Australia.
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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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Hunter Quarries to face prosecution after worker death
The NSW Department of Industry’s Resources Regulator will begin prosecution proceedings against Hunter Quarries following the death of an employee at the Karuah Quarry in 2014.
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Carrington coal terminal receives two new ship-loaders
Two new coal ship-loaders to be installed at the Carrington coal terminal arrived in the Newcastle port on Sunday afternoon.
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Newcastle coal exports down
Newcastle coal exports are down 9 per cent in 2016 year on year, according to the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Co-ordinator.
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Are coal prices set to rise?
Steps by miners to cut coking coal oversupply are having positive effects in the market, with metallurgical coal prices predicted to rise.
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Coal demand slows at Newcastle Ports
Shipping queues have eased at Newcastle, with further shrinkage expected in the coming weeks.
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Foul weather keeps coal rail closed
Rail freight in the Hunter Valley between Newcastle and Maitland remains shut down due to heavy flooding at Sandgate, impacting on coal transport in the region.
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Newcastle port’s Terminal 4 approved
Port Waratah’s Terminal 4 project has been given the greenlight by the Planning Assessment Commission.
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Newcastle Council to divest from fossil fuels
Newcastle Council has stunned the heavy industry on which the city was founded by announcing it will divest from fossil fuels.
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Development levy offered for T4 loader proposal
Port Waratah Coal Services has offered to pay a $12 million developer levy to offset the impacts of the proposed T4 coal loader on Kooragang Island.
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Smit Lamnalco drops out of Newcastle tug business
The exit of one of Newcastle’s two tugboat companies will result in the loss of 50 jobs.
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Newcastle coal terminal up for final approval
Supporters of the proposed T4 coal loader at Newcastle will have to jump through a final hoop today, with 100 speakers registered to address a Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) hearing over two days.
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New coal terminal spells mini-construction boom for Newcastle
The approval of a fourth coal terminal at Kooragang Island will mean a boom for construction jobs in the Newcastle area.
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