Nearly a year after the introduction of Australia’s carbon pricing mechanism, mining companies still have many opportunities to reduce the impact on operating costs. Fortunately, there are a range of...
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The Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP confirmed today that the Commonwealth Government will continue working with Rio Tinto and the Northern Territory Government, with...
Environment Minister Tony Burke will introduce amendments to Australia’s national environment law that will give the federal government much greater power to reject new CSG and coal mine development...
Australia’s junior mining companies could be on the brink of extinction unless the federal government changes tack according to an international report on mining released at the beginning of March...
The shareholders of Curtin University spin out company, Scanalyse, have this week signed an agreement for their shares to be acquired by Finnish minerals and metals processing technology and services...
The federal government has awarded a $1.27 million grant to Carnegie Energy to develop wave-powered energy for a desalination plant on Garden Island, south west of Perth. Described as a ‘world-first’...
North-West Tasmania will soon get a third new mining project according to Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings. During a visit to a mining services company yesterday, Ms Giddings said she expected Venture...
More towns in New South Wales look set to benefit from the government’s Resources for Regions funding program after a review recommended the broadening of the eligibility criteria. Prior to the...
Mining companies are under more pressure than ever to meet community expectations, or face the prospect of projects being delayed or even blocked. In one example, the coal seam gas industry in...
Yesterday’s announced departure of BHP Billiton’s Chief Executive Director, Marius Kloppers, came just hours before the company released its half yearly results (ended 31 December 2012) which...
