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Ravensthorpe mine workers

Employer shuts down after ‘significant’ losses

A foreign-owned mining company will completely stop production because it is losing too much money. First Quantum Minerals recently confirmed it would shut down its struggling Ravensthorpe nickel...

Mt Arthur mine

75 per cent of coal workers will be axed says report

Services of nearly all fossil fuel employees will no longer be required, new data predicted. An estimated 990,200 coal workers will be out of a job sometime before the year 2050. This is the key...

Lady Loretta mine

Qld mine workers receive $50M after proponent exits

Resources employees affected by an operational shutdown will be eligible for government assistance. The Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning recently...

Ensham Coal Mine

Central Qld coal mine sells for $340M

A multinational conglomerate will be the next majority owner of a coal operation in Queensland’s Central Highlands region. The Sungela joint venture (JV) recently acquired Idemitsu’s 85...

Coppabella mine truck

Central Qld coal mine suspended due to trapped worker

A multinational resources producer paused operations after an employee was unable to free himself in Queensland’s Isaac region. Peabody Energy temporarily suspended its Moorvale Coal Mine in...

Glencore coal mine

Mining giants start winding up coal mines

Two major mineral producers began pulling out investments in fossil fuel operations. Glencore Australia recently abandoned its environmental application for the new $1.5 billion Valeria Coal Project...