Mining companies are under more pressure than ever to meet community expectations, or face the prospect of projects being delayed or even blocked. In one example, the coal seam gas industry in...
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Yesterday’s announced departure of BHP Billiton’s Chief Executive Director, Marius Kloppers, came just hours before the company released its half yearly results (ended 31 December 2012) which...
A scientist from Curtain University in Western Australia is part of an international research team responsible for a new World Gravity Map (WGM) that will allow geophysicists to detect and isolate...
With help from a mine catering company, a West Australian Indigenous Corporation will soon be supplying the Pilbara mining industry with biodiesel fuel made entirely from used cooking oil. ESS...
News of the discovery of a potential 233 billion barrel shale oil deposit in South Australia took mainstream media by storm this week, however industry insiders say the reservoir may not be as...
Australia’s mining industry has had plenty of reasons to dislike the internet after recent online activism against Whitehaven Coal and other companies. A fake media release emailed to journalists...
Just when embattled mining mogul, Nathan Tinkler, thought it couldn’t get any worse, shares in Whitehaven Coal plummeted on Monday when a phony press release was issued claiming the company had lost...
Mitigating height and ground safety at mining sites Falls from heights and roofs are the prime cause of death or injury in Australian workplaces and construction sites. In remote mining sites, such...
Northern Territory is home to a range of world-class projects, making mining the engine room of the Territory economy, writes NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson. Mining has been big in Australia’s...
Examples Of Employer Programs Aimed At Increasing Indigenous Employment The ACCI Indigenous Employment and Training Project This project emphasises a range of strategies including: Øhaving staff...
With Investment and expansion on the rise, the future is looking up for Queensland’s CSG industry. Nicholas Newman reports. The future for the state’s coal and coal seam gas (CSG) industries is...
The most progressive companies are taking a long-term view, concludes a study from the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM). ‘Indigenous employment in the Australian minerals industry’...
