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SACOME announce Dirt TV award winners

The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy has announced the winners of its annual video competition for students, Dirt TV, following an awards ceremony at Adelaide Oval last night. Dominating...

WA dominates global iron ore production

Western Australia is home to eight of the top ten iron ore mines in the world, according to IntelligenceMine data. The top 10 iron ore mining centres, ranked by ore mined in the 2014 calendar year...

Sedgman awarded BHP iron ore contract

Sedgman Limited today announced that the Sedgman Civmec joint venture has been awarded a contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore for civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and commissioning...

Santos starts LNG production on Curtis Island

Santos today announced the GLNG project has started producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Curtis Island, Queensland, on schedule and within budget. LNG is currently being produced from...

Ridgeway mine death prompts employee monitoring

An investigation into the death of a 28-year-old worker at Cadia Ridgeway gold mine on September 6 has recommended regular monitoring of people working alone. The Mine Safety Investigation Unit...

More job cuts for Blackwater mine

Blackwater residents have been delivered yet another blow, after Wesfarmers has announced it would be reducing its Curragh Mine workforce. The operation’s major contractor, Theiss, was advised...

New resources minister promotes renewable energy

Australia’s new Energy and Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg has been welcomed by the mining industry, and has used his first day in the job to promote renewable energy. Clean Energy Council Policy...

Make you MOU matter

Make Your MOU Matter

Mining and resources legal experts Jo Daniels and Aleisa Crepin ask ‘Is that MOU a binding IOU or not worth the paper it is written on?’ Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) are used extensively in the...

Farmers join Victorian CSG rally

Hundreds of Victorian farmers joined protesters in Melbourne CBD in a march to rally against the coal seam gas industry yesterday. The large crowd blocked a busy street, holding up signs and banners...

Fortescue launches Aboriginal apprenticeship program

Fortescue Metals Group Limited has launched an innovative apprenticeship program, Trade Up, will will give career opportunities to 40 Aboriginal employees. CEO Nev Power joined Hon Liza Harvey MLA...

Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane

New PM Malcolm Turnbull dumps industry minister

Minister for Industry and Science Ian McFarlane has been dumped, as new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces a new Cabinet. Speaking in front of the media, Mr Turnbull said he was announcing a...