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Richard Szabo is an award-winning editor with more than 15 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organisations. He has a specialty in mining and business reporting.

Gainwall highwall mining unit

New Bowen Basin coal project approved

A proposed coal development is one step closer to construction in Queensland’s Isaac region. The State Department of Environment and Science recently approved Vitrinite’s Vulcan South...

Coal shuttle car worker pinned

Pinned coal employee dies, multiple colleagues injured

An underground worker passed away and others became seriously wounded after mine equipment crushed them. Authorities are investigating four separate incidents where mobile equipment fatally pinned...

Samarco

Mining giants ordered to pay $14B in compensation

Multinational resources companies were urged to settle multi-billion debts in relation to a catastrophic failure. BHP, Vale and their Samarco joint venture should pay compensation for the 2015...

MinRes FIFO workers

Resources company improves FIFO conditions

A major mineral producer approved more a favourable employment environment for remote workers. Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) employees will enjoy better conditions while travelling between multiple mine...

Boggabri coal mine

New coal expansion project receives further approvals

Authorities endorsed additional changes to a major mining extension. The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment recently recommended further amendments to Idemitsu Australia’s...

Ablemarle mine

Mining giant axes almost 300 workers to save $75M

A resources multinational will retrench hundreds of employees in a major cost-cutting push. About 294 workers are widely expected to be made redundant across most of Albemarle’s operations. A...