A mine worker has died at a Western Australian mine site after a truck rollover yesterday afternoon. A Department of Mines and Petroleum spokesman said there were no other vehicles involved in the...
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Karara Mining Ltd has been fined $40,000 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a safe working environment. The sentence, handed down in Perth Magistrates Court on yesterday, was in relation to...
The first oil development in the Kimberley in nearly 30 years was officially opened last week by Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion, 100 kilometres east of Broome in the Canning Basin. Mr...
Mt Gibson Mining Ltd has been fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a safe working environment in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday. Department of Mines and Petroleum State Mining...
Four new mines inspectors have been officially sworn in by Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion, including the state’s first Aboriginal Special Inspector of Mines. “Their skills...
New regulations for the petroleum and geothermal industries come into effect this week, giving Western Australia one of the most stringent well integrity and resource management regimes in the nation...
The introduction of any cost-recovery fees for processing mining, exploration and prospecting applications will be deferred to complement the passage of major reform legislation, set to benefit the...
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion said support for a robust, safe and environmentally responsible exploration industry was a top State Government priority. “Western Australia’s resources...
Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd recommenced open stope bogging operations at the Nifty underground copper mine on Wednesday, after the death of a worker on May 11. A statement from the company said a risk...
Western Australia’s mineral and petroleum industry set a new record of $121.6 billion in 2013-14, an increase of nearly 20 per cent compared to the previous financial year. The latest resources...
