Glencore has announced they will close its Tahmoor coal mine by 2019, a move the CFMEU has called a “massive kick in the guts”. The mining company said in a statement the decision to...
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The current failure of the subsea power link between the mainland and Tasmania has cost $560 million since the December failure, according to energy market analyst, EnergyQuest. While the Singaporean...
Abandoned mining plant equipment from the former Ellendale Diamond Mine will go under the hammer in a public auction on June 17. Three items will be available at the auction including two 1300mm x...
National accounts data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirm that mining production remains a significant contributor to Australia’s economic growth, the Minerals Council of...
Linc Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for it’s US oil and gas business. The company filed voluntary petitions for relief for each of it’s subsidiaries under Chapter 11 of the...
It is highly likely that, as a manager, you will supervise a worker with a mental illness or mental stress at some point in your career – whether you know it or not. Mental illness is more prevalent...
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources has secured US$21.1 million to measure the Earth’s natural resources via satellite. The company will deploy and operate Ceres, an advanced Earth...
A Victorian power station worker was hospitalised last week after becoming trapped in a pipe. The RTL Mining and Earthworks employee became stuck at 1.40pm on Wednesday while working in a trench at...
New figures show exports to Thailand are four times higher in April 2016 compared to April 2015. Australian coal exports to Thailand grew from 142,821 metric tonnes (mt) in April 2015 to 556,487 mt...
The CFMEU have put pressure on the Government to ensure job security in the Queensland mining industry. The union pointed out that despite coal production increasing by 50 million tonnes since 2011...
