Clive Palmer has had an emergency meeting with the State Government to save Queensland Nickel and the jobs of 700 workers. Mr Palmer’s north Queensland Yabulu refinery is seeking almost $50...
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Glencore has announced they will cut 180 jobs at Collinsville coal mine by March next year The company said they commenced consultation last week with its Collinsville workforce over further steps to...
A BHP Billiton iron ore train derailed south of Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region yesterday. The company said a number of ore cars derailed from the Pilbara rail line, about...
The return of the deadly Black Lung disease has seen Central Queensland mine workers walk off site as concerns for their health arise. Four Queensland miners, including two employed at Vale’s...
The NSW Planning Assessment Commission has recommended that the Drayton South Coal Mine proposal from Anglo American should not proceed, leaving 500 workers out of a job. Anglo American Coal CEO...
Three cases of Black Lung have been detected in three months at coal mines in Queensland, in what could be the tip of the iceberg for a disease that had been wiped out in Australia half a century ago...
Minister for Mines and Natural Resources Dr Anthony Lynham has decided to conduct a review into the system of health screening of mine workers in Queensland to establish if improvements need to be...
The release of the Resources and Energy Major Projects report by the Chief Economist of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science highlights a strong pipeline of resources investment in...
The Brazilian Government intends to sue Samarco, Vale and BHP for $7.2b for clean-up costs and damages after dams collapsed at their iron ore operation in Minas Gerais killing 13 people. According to...
The appointment of three new members to the board of the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) will help drive exciting scientific discoveries and the development of new resource...
Rio Tinto will expand output from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits following approval of the $1.9 billion Amrun project. Amrun involves the construction of a bauxite mine and associated...
Cadia mine’s Concentrator 1 SAG mill is back in operation after a breakdown last month involving a motor. According to a statement from Newcrest Mining, the issue has been rectified with repairs made...