A multinational mining company is so short on staff its remaining workforce is experiencing severe tiredness. Rio Tinto blamed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for causing staff shortages that are...
Category - Miners Are People Too
A multinational resources company emphatically dismissed concerns some employees face substandard work conditions at a Central Queensland coal operation. Bravus Mining and Resources slammed...
BHP’s Sarah Withell has been named as the Exceptional Woman in the NSW Mining Women in Mining Awards at a ceremony last week. The NSW Women in Mining Awards recognize the contribution women...
There is no doubt that some form of change is required to encourage more women to stay working in the mining industry. The industry has long presented barricades for the involvement of women.
Since mining was born in Australia, it has been a non-traditional industry for women. Mining operations have traditionally been male-only preserves.
Alcoa and the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) have reached an agreement after a two-month long strike at the miner’s operations in Western Australia.
These days, no industry is easy to get into, especially if you don’t have the necessary qualifications or experience. When you focus on finding a mining job you will need to be patient and persistent...
New Hope has taken steps to stop negotiations and push a sub-standard Enterprise Agreement out to a vote of its workers. The Agreement would result in inequality in pay and conditions at their West...
Ottawa – Women who work in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) face economic, decision-making, legal and institutional exclusions due to cultural norms. This is the finding of a new report from...
For the first time in many years, the global mining forecast is looking fairly good, however, for those working in the mining industry across the globe, there are many things that continue to make...
More than 800 fly-in fly-out (FIFO) employees working in some of Australia’s remotest mines will soon benefit from a new mental health program launched this week for mining company Macmahon. ...
THE Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA) employed another 30 trainees this week who will take part in an 18 week employment program under the Skilling Queensland for Work (SQW) – Community Work...
