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STRONG GROWTH FOR MINING AHEAD – without Adani Coal

Activity in Australia’s mining sector is set to accelerate through 2017/18, auguring well for exports and the broader economy, according to a new report from leading independent economic forecaster...

Jobs Boost For Gippsland With New Mine Investment

More than 500 new jobs are set to be created in East Gippsland on the back of a new multi-million dollar investment in the Stockman zinc-copper mine project near Benambra. Minister for Resources Tim...

RGU launches world-first decommissioning simulator

Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) on Monday, December 4, launched a state-of-the-art decommissioning simulator to service the growing sector. The simulator and the associated software is a...

GENEX ACHIEVES FIRST REVENUE FOR KIDSTON SOLAR STAGE 1

Genex Power Limited (ASX: GNX) has now generated its first revenue from KS1 following successful transformer energisation of the Kidston Solar Stage 1 Project (KS1 or Project). Electricity produced...

Simon Thompson to succeed Jan du Plessis as chairman

Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Thompson as chairman. Mr Thompson, who joined the Rio Tinto board as a non-executive director in 2014, will become chairman on 5 March 2018.  He succeeds Jan du Plessis...

Milestone agreement to boost domestic gas

Domestic gas supply is set for a boost with Arrow Energy’s announcement of their sales agreement with Shell’s QCLNG for Queensland gas. Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief Executive Ian...

Opinion: AUSTRALIA’S MINING SECTOR MUST STEP UP

Whether we like it or not, Australians rely on mining to keep up their current lifestyle – our phones, cars and even medical equipment use materials pulled from the Earth. But with more than 50,000...