Central Queensland mines must produce more coal at less cost in order to stay profitable, according to top tier management at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and the Queensland Resources...
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Les Dunn discusses some common problems with Overland Conveyors (OLC) with very large idler spacings. Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to inspect and make comments on many overland...
New figures released yesterday indicate that the mining industry continues to underpin the Australian economy with the production phase of the boom gathering momentum. Minister for Industry Ian...
Glencore today announced it would suspend production at its Ravensworth Underground Mine from September “due to the increasingly difficult economic conditions the mine is experiencing”...
Monadelphous Group today announced it has secured three gas contracts with the Australia Pacific LNG for the construction of upstream CSG to LNG processing and compression facilities in Queensland...
[hr] The ongoing shift from investment and construction to production and operations in the mining sector isn’t a signal that the mining boom is over. Rather, it’s a sign that the scope of mining...
Asbestos has been detected in NUTPLUG, a drilling fluid used in the mining industry, according to a Safety Bulletin issued by NSW Mines Safety. The unfortunately named product was imported by a...
South Australia’s newly elected Labor government, aided by the support of Independent Geoff Brock, will bring much needed change to the State’s resources sector, according to the South...
Unions have slammed a push to water down or remove the English language testing requirements for temporary overseas workers brought to Australia on 457 visas, saying basic language skills are...
The NSW Minerals Council is urging the government to save the jobs of 1300 Hunter Valley mining workers by approving the extension of Rio Tinto Coal & Allied’s Mount Thorley Warkworth mining...
Gina Rinehart has raised $US7.2 billion to finance the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara through a consortium of international financiers. Rinehart said the project would be a boon for the...
As the last purpose built mining town in Australia, Roxby Downs is a bit of an anomaly on the mining town landscape. Just 25 years old, the town has not been built on a century or more of mining or...
