In the lead up to the AWA’s Ozwater ‘15 Expo in May, two of Australia’s biggest resources companies, Rio Tinto and Santos, present case studies on innovative water management in resources. Water...
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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...
The government’s refusal to approve mine development applications in Banded Iron Formation ranges of Western Australia’s Mid West could seriously jeorpardise future economic development...
The decision to ban fracking in Tasmania for at least another five years could adversely affect the state’s ability to attract investment in resources projects, according to the Tasmanian...
Research in the United States has shown that applying a strong electric field to sections of the Keystone pipeline near Wichita, Kansas, can smooth oil flow and save pump energy. At present, pipeline...
A diesel fitter will spend 18 months behind bars after being found guilty of defrauding a labour hire company of $13,000 for work he falsely claimed was completed at a Central Queensland mine. Scott...
On Wednesday the Katherine Town Council in the Northern Territory became the second local government area in the state to pass a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in unconventional gas...
The first, of what could be many jobs, has been cut from Rio Tinto as it embarks on a program of “streamlining” the company’s operations. In a statement released this morning it was...
Government funding has been cut to two anti-mining environmental groups in the Northern Territory which could lead to the both organisations shutting their doors for the foreseeable future. According...
Black coal mining and mineral exploration have been ranked in the top 10 list of riskiest industries in 2015-16 by IBISWorld industry analysts. Petroleum refining and fuel manufacturing top the list...
