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Australia’s largest new mine one step closer

One of Australia’s largest planned resources developments, OZ Minerals’ $975 million Carrapateena copper mine in South Australia, has reached two key milestones this week. Representatives from OZ...

Glencore to restart Hunter Valley mine

Glencore has announced plans to restart the Integra underground coal mine in the Upper Hunter Valley for two years, creating up to 275 new jobs. The company acquired the underground mine, formerly...

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Anglo American completes sale of Callide coal mine

Anglo American has announced the completion of the sale of the Callide thermal coal mine to Batchfire Resources. “This a red-letter day for Batchfire, Queensland and especially the people of the...

Glencore’s Black Star in care and maintenance

Glencore has announced that Mount Isa Mines’ Black Star open cut mine in northwest Queensland has moved to a care and maintenance phase after mining out the existing reserve. The mine began...

Push To Develop Uranium Industry in SA Receives Support

Warning issued for contamination at Qld uranium mine

Queensland’s environment department has issued an Environmental Protection Order (EPO) to Uranium Mineral Ventures Inc for elevated levels of contaminants at it’s Ben Lomond Uranium Mine...

Activists to take Alpha coal project to High Court

GVK Hancock are facing a brand new challenge, as green activists prepare to take the Alpha coal project to the High Court of Australia. Queensland Resources Council chief executive Michael Roach said...

No EIS required for Cape York bauxite project

Metallica Minerals’ Urquhart bauxite project in north Queensland does not require an Environmental Impact Statement, the Queensland Department of Heritage and Protection has confirmed. The...

Company fined $95,000 after Goldfield mine injury

Evolution Mining, formerly La Mancha Resources, has been fined $95,000 following an incident that seriously injured a worker in 2013. Benedict Wydra was working at the company’s Frog’s...

Top 10 dangerous goods safety issues

The Department of Mines and Petroleum has developed a summary of the top 10 non-compliances identified during safety inspections in WA in 2015-16. Dangerous Goods Officers travel across Western...