Mike Elliott, Global Mining & Metals Leader from market analysts Ernst & Young (EY) discusses what the biggest risks in the resources sector will be as we move into 2015… The need to address...
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Desmond Mippy knows better than most people the power of being offered a hand up instead of a hand out writes Byron Vale. Desmond works for Fortescue Metals Group on a team maintaining the surface...
More than 200 employees have lost their jobs at Roy Hill mine following a commercial dispute between head contractor Samsung C&T and Laing O’Rourke. The dispute cost Laing O’Rourke...
A South Australian mining parts and equipment supplier has become the latest casualty of the commodities slow down with the company closing it’s doors late last week. C&S Wear Parts Pty...
South Australian media are reporting a mine worker has been killed at the underground mine section of Olympic Dam. The Adelaide Advertiser reports that police were called to the Roxby Downs site this...
A major market analyst is predicting the Australian coal sector will enjoy a short reprieve from the current commodities downturn as they take market share from higher cost producers. In a report...
Western Australia’s Mines Minister, Bill Marmion, has hosted a delegation of Chinese officials on a visit to the South West Hub Carbon Capture and Storage project. The Minister said this week’s...
Two prohibition safety notices have been issued to Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine project in Western Australia. The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) issued the notices after concerns were...
Haul trucks and heavy machinery used in mining could soon become cheaper in Australia with the recently brokered Australia-Japan free trade agreement coming into force today. The Japan–Australia...
The Transport Workers Union called a ‘stop work’ meeting yesterday in Singleton to discuss stalled pay and conditions negotiations with mining contractor Orica Explosives. Most of the...
