500 jobs will be lost from the Glennies Creek and Camberwell mines near Singleton in the NSW Hunter Valley, after mine owners announced late last week that both operations are to be closed. Speaking...
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The Riley Creek Iron Ore project in Tasmania is now set to go ahead after a challenge by environmental group, Save the Tarkine, was dismissed by the Federal Court last week. Project owners, Venture...
Preliminary investigations into the tragic death at Middlemount’s Grasstree Mine last week indicate that the worker entered a closed off area of the mine that was not properly signed as being...
Metgasco’s approval to drill at Bentley in the Northern Rivers of NSW has been suspended, with the company being referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption by NSW Energy and Resources...
Do you know how to spot a bully in the workplace? They don’t always conveniently look like Nelson from the Simpsons, but their behaviour towards workmates can be far more damaging than a little...
BHP is considering selling its Western Australian nickel interests including the Mt Keith, Cliffs and Leinster mines and associated concentrators, the Kalgoorlie smelter, Kambalda concentrator and...
Nathan Tinkler has bought the Wilkie Creek mine near Dalby in Queensland from current owners, Peabody Energy, reportedly for $150 million in cash and liabilities. Speaking to The Australian, Tinkler...
Over 150 miners have been confirmed killed and hundreds more remain trapped in an underground coal mine in Turkey after an explosion ripped through the mine at 12.30pm last night (local time)...
Joe Hockey’s ‘tough love’ budget was delivered last night heralding a new era of government, not for the faint of heart, but surprisingly gentle on the mining sector. As expected, the controversial...
Preliminary investigations into the deaths of two miners at the Austar Coal Mine in the Hunter Valley in April suggest that the rib burst event was not related to a gas outburst. NSW Mine...
An agreement in principal to stop any further unexpected rises in mine royalties was signed yesterday by three of Australia’s peak industry bodies and the Queensland Government. The statement of...
Approval has just been given to build the Carmichael coal mine, north of Clermont, by the Queensland co-ordinator general. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney made the announcement in Parliament this morning...