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Push To Develop Uranium Industry in SA Receives Support

Wiluna project highlights WA uranium future

The proposed Wiluna uranium project highlights the importance of the Liberal National Government’s long-term support for Western Australian uranium mining and the business and job opportunities...

Queensland coal mine dust double the limit

Dust levels at a Queensland coal mine where three miners have been diagnosed with the deadly black lung disease have been recorded up to six times the legal limit. Three workers at Vale’s Carborough...

Electric company charged over Hazelwood mine blaze

An electric service company has been charged with 10 safety breaches after the Hazelwood mine fire in Victoria’s La Trobe Valley, which burned for almost 40 days. After a WorkSafe...

A third of QLD coal mines operating at a loss: QRC

A third of Queensland coal mines are operating at a loss, according to a report commissioned by the Queensland Resources Council. QRC chief executive Michael Roche said the data backs up what...

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Changes to NSW mine safety legislation commence

Changes to NSW mine safety legislation have commenced this month. The February 1 legislative changes relate to the DRE’s compliance and enforcement role in petroleum work health and safety (to...

AGL exits gas exploration and production

AGL Energy Limited has announced that it will be stopping all exploration and production of all gas assets. Following a review, the company said it has made a strategic decision that exploration and...

Film targets safety on Queensland construction sites

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace today released a new work safety film targeting young workers and their employers in a bid to cut deaths and injuries on construction sites. The film covers...

Australia’s two largest solar plants go online in NSW

NSW Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, traveled to Nyngan in regional NSW in late January to mark the official completion of Australia’s two largest solar plants at...

Dywidag Systems International acquires Jennmar

Jennmar and Dywidag Systems International (DSI) have signed an agreement under which DSI will acquire Jennmar businesses in Australia, Europe, Latin America and China (50% share). Jennmar China...

Environmental approval for Adani’s Carmichael mine

Adani’s Carmichael mine project has cleared a significant hurdle today, with the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection announcing final environmental authority. The State Government...

Gina Rinehart knocked off the top of rich list

Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart has lost her bragging rights and her title as Australia’s richest person. The 61-year-old chair of Hancock Prospecting, worth US$8.5b, was knocked off...