The Renewable Power General Costs in 2014 report has concluded that in many countries, the costs of generating power from biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competing with the...
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A mine worker who tested positive to methylamphetamine during a routine mine site drug test has told the Fair Work Commission that she believes her drink was spiked during a hotel drinking binge...
Australia’s peak oil and gas body, the APPEA, is looking for a new Chief after David Byers tendered his resignation to take up a senior public policy role with BHP. Byers will take up his new...
More drug raids have been conducted by police at mine sites in Western Australia as part of Operation Redwater. The latest raids were conducted Wednesday and yesterday at BHP and Rio Tinto -owned...
Two prohibition safety notices have been issued to Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine project in Western Australia. The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) issued the notices after concerns were...
Haul trucks and heavy machinery used in mining could soon become cheaper in Australia with the recently brokered Australia-Japan free trade agreement coming into force today. The Japan–Australia...
China’s first shale gas liquefaction plant has successfully been completed in Sichuan, China, the Jereh Group has announced this week. In phase one, the plant is set to produce 2,470,000 cubic...
The Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council has wholeheartedly endorsed the State Government’s move to tighten the defamation act, claiming the move will, “restore the right for Tasmanian...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has approved a new enterprise agreement for Thiess workers at the Burton coal mine in Central Queensland, despite noting that, “the new agreement variation...
Woodside has entered into a joint venture with India’s Adani Enterprises to develop LNG projects in Australia. Adani is currently developing the massive %16.2 billion Carmichael coal project in...
Mining jobs will be thin on the ground in the first quarter of 2015, however boilermakers, welders and diesel mechanics with experience in mining are still in demand, according to the latest Hays...
Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Turner & Townsend to provide support services to the Project Management Consultant (PMC) team on the Carmichael coal mine, port, and rail project in the...
