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Panoramic Resources slash 50 jobs at Savannah project

Panoramic Resources has announced that 50 employees at it’s WA Savannah project were made redundant last week, as it prepares to place the operation into care and maintenance. The company said...

Newcrest to cut 100 jobs at Cadia Ridgeway mine

One hundred jobs are expected to be cut from the Cadia Ridgeway gold mine in New South Wales. Newcrest announced in it’s quarterly report the mine will be placed in care and maintenance on...

Why do oil prices keep going down?

Marcelle Arak, University of Colorado Denver and Sheila Tschinkel, Emory University Global stock markets have been in a tailspin this week. And the sinking price of oil received at least some of the...

Moranbah miner assaulted in sleep to claim compo

A man who was beaten in his sleep at a Moranbah mining camp has been given the go-ahead to apply for compensation. The Industrial Court of Queensland dismissed an appeal by Mackay employer Civeo Pty...

Five injuries, high gas readings at NSW mines

The New South Wales Mine Safety Weekly Incident Summary, released on January 20, revealed 43 total reportable incidents and five injuries. Of the 43 incidents, 36 were Level 1 and seven were Level 2...

One dead after NSW coal truck collision

A man was killed after a fatal accident near Appin Colliery on Wednesday morning. A coal truck and car collided just before 4.30am on Appin Road, according to police. Emergency services attended the...

Rio Tinto sells Mount Pleasant mine for $319m

Rio Tinto has reached a binding agreement for the sale of its Mount Pleasant thermal coal assets to MACH Energy Australia for $319 million (US$224m) plus royalties. With the recently announced...

Clive Palmer delivers apology to sacked refinery workers

Clive Palmer has delivered an apology to workers made redundant from his north Queensland nickel refinery last week. In the letter, Mr Palmer expressed his sadness at 237 workers being made redundant...