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Anglo American to slash 35% of workforce

Anglo American has announced they will cut 35 per cent of their staff in their 2015 interim results report this week. The global coal giant said it lost $3 billion during the first half of 2015 and...

APPEA supports ALP rejection of gas reservation policy

The ALP must support sound, market-based policies if Australia is to reap the full benefit of its world-class gas export industry, according to APPEA Chief Executive Malcolm Roberts. Mr Roberts said...

BHP Billiton set to close Crinum mine in CQ

BHP Billiton has announced it’s Crinum mine in central Queensland will close next year. In the mining giant’s annual operational review, the company said record production and sales...

Last missing body found after Semirara tragedy

Operations at the Panian coal mine on Semirara Island in the Philippines were still on hold on Tuesday, as officials continued investigating the July 17 wall collapse that killed nine workers...

Woodside and Adani in Joint Venture to Develop LNG Projects

Browse FLNG project another step closer

Browse FLNG project is another step closer after ?Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane and Western Australian Minister for Mines and Petroleum Bill Marmion executed a deed of...

PNG mine remains suspended after Newcrest fatality

Operations remain suspended at a Newcrest mine in Papua New Guinea, after the death of worker on Saturday afternoon. The Hidden Valley Joint Venture employee was fatally injured in an incident on a...

BHP Billiton

BHP to construct tug harbour at Port Hedland

?BHP Billiton has approved US$240 million to purchase six additional tugs and construct a new eight pen tug harbour at Hunt Point in the Port Hedland Port. The investment will also include the...

ALP announces 50% renewable energy target

Labor has announced plans for a 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030, with the police expected to be formally announced at this weekend’s national ALP conference in Melbourne. The...

Safety campaign stickers banned from miners helmets

Workers at Queensland coal mines will wear safety stickers on their work gear today as part of a Day of Action to promote safety in their workplaces, despite this being banned by many employers...