A huge reserve of gas has been discovered in the Cooper Basin of central Australia, according to exploration company, Beach Energy. 600 metres of “gas-soaked sandstone” has apparently...
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A proposed gas pipeline linking the Northern Territory gas sector to gas markets in the eastern states is looking a little firmer with the signing of an agreement between two key states. Under the...
A Queensland invention, which enables on-site production of cyanide used in mining, has been announced the overall winner at this year’s Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2014...
Safety inspectors were laughed at by Roy Hill mine project workers after raising safety concerns during an audit, according to documents from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). The audit...
Bulga Underground Operations has been found responsible for an incident at the Beltana coal mine in 2010 that saw a worker sustain severe crush injuries. According to the Newcastle Herald the worker...
A speaker at the WA Government’s inquiry into mental health impacts of FIFO work has called for new workers to go through an ‘induction period’ to gauge their suitability for the FIFO lifestyle. FIFO...
Northern Territory and national environment groups have pledged to fight a proposal for a new underground uranium mine within the boundaries of Kakadu National Park. The groups are arguing that the...
Employees at Crinum mine, near Emerald in Central Queensland, were today advised by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) that the company would begin ramping down longwall development work as of...
Ín the wake of hundreds of job cuts across News South Wales, the NSW Minerals Council is urging those in the mining industry to show decision-makers that ‘mining jobs matter’, by...
AJ Lucas Group today announced its joint venture with Spiecapag Australia has been awarded a significant contract to construct APA Group’s Eastern Goldfields Gas Pipeline in Western Australia...