The Snowy Mountains region in South Eastern NSW is renowned as being Australia’s premier ski and snowboarding destination in the winter months, however when you investigate a little, it has more to...
Category - Miners Are People Too
The Easter break is only a day away and while for many it is a welcomed break, for others – like FIFO, DIDO and other remote workers – it unfortunately doesn’t promise a few good days off spent with...
Like many smaller, remote Queensland towns, Mount Isa in the Gulf Country region was born of the lead, silver, copper and zinc deposits it revealed to prospector John Campbell Miles in 1923. It has...
Diversification, efficiencies and innovation will be the best recipe for survival for mining services companies under ongoing pressure from a mining sector focused on productivity. EY’s latest annual...
A wandering drill rig has prompted Woodside to shut down production at their Pluto LNG plant after the piece of machinery drifted too close to their flowlines. The drill rig reportedly was...
Worry over job security is the leading cause of workplace stress in the mining industry according to a new report released by corporate psychologists. The report, compiled by AccessEAP, identifies...
The battle between the gas industry and activists continues unabated in New South Wales and Western Australia with no love on either side. Queensland’s gas sector also has its share of opposition...
Mike Elliott, Global Mining & Metals Leader from market analysts Ernst & Young (EY) discusses what the biggest risks in the resources sector will be as we move into 2015… The need to address...
Desmond Mippy knows better than most people the power of being offered a hand up instead of a hand out writes Byron Vale. Desmond works for Fortescue Metals Group on a team maintaining the surface...
A major market analyst is predicting the Australian coal sector will enjoy a short reprieve from the current commodities downturn as they take market share from higher cost producers. In a report...
Workers at a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) camp near Darwin have been issued with a notice warning that the anti-social behaviour of some residents may result in the village having its liquor license...
The Newcastle Knights will take on the Penrith Panthers at the annual Voice for Mining Family Day at Hunter Stadium in Newcastle on March 28. In an interesting quirk of fate, Voice for Mining Family...
