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Deal signed for first Aboriginal-owned iron ore mine

Fortescue Metals Group Limited has entered into a ground-breaking deal for the first Aboriginal-owned and operated iron ore mine in Australia. Fortescue entered into a commercial agreement with...

Widow of FIFO worker speaks out

The widow of a FIFO worker who took his own life before flying back to start his next shift has spoken out on social media, outraged at the treatment she received from the company her late husband...

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FIFO workers happy, QRC survey says

A new Queensland Resources Council survey of resource industry workers shows four out of five employees would not change where they live even if they were given the opportunity. The survey of 1832...

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Train Of Thought: Take Over Control

Hugh Pine talks about the benefits of training simulators and how they are increasing safety due to improved vehicle control. Highly sophisticated training simulators are being used by more and more...

Minerals Council launches “amazing” coal campaign

The Minerals Council of Australia, together with Australian Coal Association Low Emission Technology, has launched The Little Black Rock Campaign. The campaign is aimed at providing information about...

WA mine worker killed after truck rollover

A mine worker has died at a Western Australian mine site after a truck rollover yesterday afternoon. A Department of Mines and Petroleum spokesman said there were no other vehicles involved in the...

Third fatality for Newcrest Mining

A 28-year-old worker has been killed at Newcrest’s Cadia Valley Operations, near Orange, overnight. The man, a father-of-two, was working at the Ridgeway gold mine underground as a mine...

Drilling underway at Red Hill Mine

A drill program of up to 1500m of diamond drilling is now underway at Impact Minerals Limited high-grade copper-nickel-platinum joint venture project near Broken Hill in New South Wales. Seven...

Wollongong Coal cuts 80 jobs

Wollongong Coal has announced they will cut 80 positions at its Russell Vale mining operations after struggling through the mining downturn. The company said mining will be suspended at the operation...

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The Application of Hose Management in Mining

Paulo Roberto Pereira, Director of Mining and Heavy Infrastructure at Global Business Development, takes an indepth look at the benefits of the Hose Management Program on mine operations around the...