Environmental groups have called for the Queensland Government to block the sale of the Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol mine in Central Queensland. The Lock the Gate Alliance are concerned taxpayers...
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Workers may have been exposed to hazardous chemicals such as lead and mercury while extracting gold at the Manuka Silver Mine, south of Cobar, NSW. The NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit reported...
Partners of fly-in fly-out workers have higher levels of emotional problems than other parents in the community, and are at a greater risk of using harsh discipline with their children, University of...
Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Reema Rattan, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly...
Glencore has announced they will close its Tahmoor coal mine by 2019, a move the CFMEU has called a “massive kick in the guts”. The mining company said in a statement the decision to...
Abandoned mining plant equipment from the former Ellendale Diamond Mine will go under the hammer in a public auction on June 17. Three items will be available at the auction including two 1300mm x...
Landholders and community members have had their objection rights restored in Queensland with new legislation passed in parliament today. Minister for State Development and Natural Resources and...
Hume Coal has announced they will not appeal ruling by NSW Land and Environment Court blocking land access. The mining company announced last week they have ruled out seeking leave to appeal the May...
Working remotely on a mine site thousands of kilometres away from home can be hard, both physically and mentally. We have compiled a list of FIFO Life Hacks to make camp life a little easier for our...
Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles announced on Friday the membership of the Chain of Responsibility working group, to assist in developing a statutory guideline to complement the Environmental...
