[hr] 2013. How safe were we? The nightclub fire in Brazil, The Boston Marathon blasts, the factory collapse in Bangladesh, the Spanish train crash; what did all these major devastating occurrences...
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Whether we’re dealing with a category 5 cyclone, a global financial crisis, or internet connection roughly the speed of a homing pigeon, we Australians are famous for shaking off adversity and...
[hr]Dr Graham Lumley from PricewaterhouseCooper’s new mining intelligence division examines trends in productivity of open cut mining equipment over the past 20 years.[hr] Many people believe that...
A rare earths mine straddling the Western Australian and Northern Territory border is one step closer to going ahead after mine proponent, Northern Minerals, secured $6 million in further R&D...
Late yesterday, BHP Billiton made the expected announcement that the company would split, with a new company created to manage a selection of under-performing assets. The company said in a statement...
National Bravery Awards will be given to four miners who used low intensity explosives to reach their trapped co-workers during the 2006 Beaconsfield mine rescue in Tasmania. The work of Scott...
Operations at Venture Minerals’ Riley Project in northwest Tasmania have been suspended with the company blaming on-going court appeals for the decision. A statement released by the company...
The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) has welcomed the announcement by SA Premier Jay Weatherill this week that unlocking South Australia’s mineral and energy resources is the...
In a statement released late Friday, BHP Billiton announced they were strongly considering a ‘demerger of a selection of assets’ as part of their ‘next phase of...
Article courtesy of www.mining.com Australia’s mining sector productivity ranks second-worst in the world, with only Africa’s ranking lower, according to a report cited by The Wall Street Journal...
India was ranked as the fourth-largest energy consumer in the world in 2011, following China, the United States, and Russia. India’s dependence on imported fossil fuels rose to 38% in 2012...
Five new resource exploration projects are getting off the ground thanks to a $2.1 million funding injection from the Queensland State Government. Mr Cripps said the five ‘industry priority’ projects...
