Landholders and community members have had their objection rights restored in Queensland with new legislation passed in parliament today. Minister for State Development and Natural Resources and...
Category - Exploration
Hume Coal has announced they will not appeal ruling by NSW Land and Environment Court blocking land access. The mining company announced last week they have ruled out seeking leave to appeal the May...
The WA Government has allocated $10 million a year for the next three years to the Exploration Incentive Scheme. The EIS will be funded through the Royalties for Regions initiative from 2017/18...
The Final Report of the Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle has been publicly released this week. The Royal Commission, led by former Governor of South Australia, Rear Admiral the Hon Kevin...
The Budget has delivered a boost to the resources industry with $100 million provided to Geoscience Australia for mapping mineral, energy and groundwater potential in the country. The $100m Exploring...
Falling oil prices are causing a shake-up in the gas industry. The latest sign of this is Australian energy company Woodside’s indefinite deferral of its huge gas project off northwest Western...
Coal explorers have gained a government concession that could save them up to $114 million in the face of the global mining downturn. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources...
Alice Gorman, Flinders University and Steven Freeland, Western Sydney University With interest in the prospect of mining the moon and asteroids gaining pace, it’s time to take a hard look at what’s...
Geologists have found evidence of mineral ‘footprints’ that may point to undiscovered, high-grade zinc deposits hiding underneath known deposits in the Northern Territory’s prospective McArthur Basin...
AGL Energy Limited has announced that it will be stopping all exploration and production of all gas assets. Following a review, the company said it has made a strategic decision that exploration and...
Marcelle Arak, University of Colorado Denver and Sheila Tschinkel, Emory University Global stock markets have been in a tailspin this week. And the sinking price of oil received at least some of the...
A new gas pipeline to Mount Isa from the Northern Territory is a vital shot in the arm for jobs and economic development in the north west. The Northern Territory Government announced yesterday that...
