A group of protesters illegally entered the Whitehaven mine site at Maules Creek in NSW earlier this month and cut 187 down-lines attached to explosives, according to the NSW Minerals Council. The...
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The Watermark coal project in NSW has been given the go-ahead by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) subject to a number of provisions. The project is earmarked for the Liverpool Plains near...
A mine worker sustained leg injuries in an underground incident that occurred last Friday at the Oaky Creek mine near Tieri in Central Queensland. The worker was bought to the surface four hours...
Port Hedland’s Utah Point bulk handling port and the Kwinana bulk terminal port are up for sale as part of the Western Australian government’s drive to reduce debt and regain its AAA...
The Ashton South East open cut coal mine expansion is one step closer to going ahead after the NSW Land and Environment Court rejected an appeal made by a community group yesterday. The Court ruled...
Adani’s Carmichael coal project is now taking expressions of interest from people wanting to work on construction of the new mine, earmarked for 160km north west of Clermont. According to The...
Late yesterday, BHP Billiton made the expected announcement that the company would split, with a new company created to manage a selection of under-performing assets. The company said in a statement...
In a statement released late Friday, BHP Billiton announced they were strongly considering a ‘demerger of a selection of assets’ as part of their ‘next phase of...
Up to 2400 jobs could be created following the Queensland government’s approval of a 300-kilometre rail line linking the proposed Carmichael coal mine west of Moranbah to the port of Abbot...
The NSW Government is calling for expressions of interest for the sale of the Cobbora Coal Mine near Dunedoo in the state’s Central West. Treasurer Andrew Constance has announced the next stage of...