Up to 500 new jobs could be created in the future as underground shaft hoisting operations get set to commence at Glencore’s Ernest Henry Mine near Cloncurry. The mine extension will see operations...
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A particularly colourful war of words has erupted between Australia’s peak mining bodies and The Australia Institute (TAI) over a report released today that accuses the resources industry of...
The man killed at the CSA Mine near Cobar in NSW on 11 June was retrieving a scaling bar from the water when his leg was sucked into an unguarded and unmarked drainage borehole, trapping the man...
The $110 million Mungari gold mill project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia was officially opened on Saturday by Mines Minister, Bill Marimon. The Minister congratulated mine owners, La Mancha...
The troubled Dudgeon Point Coal Terminal project will not be going ahead after the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) announced on Friday that it has made a request to the Queensland...
The man missing at the Mount Isa Mine, Brett Kelly, is believed to have fallen into an ore pass that could now contain about 100, 000 tonnes of copper ore according to Mount Isa Police. Mr Kelly was...
The man who went missing underground at the Mount Isa Mine in Queensland on Wednesday is now believed to have died and the search has been scaled back. Mount Isa Police last night named the missing...
Mining companies in Queensland can no longer gain access to a privately owned property by proceeding directly to the Land Court after 40 days, should a landholder in a Priority Agricultural Area or...
All operations at Glencore’s Mount Isa Copper Mine have been shut down while emergency personnel search for a mine worker feared missing somewhere in the underground mine. According to...
A motion calling for a national ban on coal seam gas (CSG) mining on agricultural land was defeated yesterday at the National Assembly of Local Government in Canberra. The motion, from the Griffith...
The Master Plan for a massive new mega port in the Pilbara was unveiled yesterday by the Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett. The Anketell Port Master Plan, details plans for a major, multi-user...
The NSW Minerals Council has graded the NSW Government’s recently announced Budget a solid ‘B’, but that they ‘could try harder’ in a few key areas. In a statement...