Research by the University of Eastern Finland has found that using broad-leaved trees such as willow trees in the phytoremediation of contaminated soils constitutes a cost-efficient method for...
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The Transport Workers Union called a ‘stop work’ meeting yesterday in Singleton to discuss stalled pay and conditions negotiations with mining contractor Orica Explosives. Most of the...
NSW Mines Safety is holding a series of info sessions for anyone thinking of applying for a production manager certificate of competence. The information sessions are open to anyone interested in...
Woodside has snapped up Apache’s share of the Wheatstone LNG and Balnaves oil interests off the coast of Western Australia, along with their Kitimat LNG project in Canada, for the measly sum...
Coming hot on the heels of a similar ‘speed up’ agreement drafted in South Australia last week, public comment is now being sought on an agreement between the federal and NSW governments...
Protesters have hijacked the first train load of coal to leave Maules Creek coal mine last night, starting with a 58 year-old-man locking himself to the train. A further group of 22 fellow...
University researchers claim to have developed a new ‘high-entropy’ metal alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material. High-entropy alloys are...
A worker at Middlemount’s Grasstree mine was reportedly crushed to death overnight when an underground wall collapsed on top of the 45-year-old man. According to the ABC, police say the miner...
As public comment closes on Energy Resources planned new underground uranium mine at Kakadu, activist groups are claiming more than 4000 individuals and organisations have made submissions calling...
An industry organisation is offering to invest cash in ten start-up businesses that specialise in innovative technologies for the mining sector. RIIT (Resource Innovation and Information Technology)...