Home » mine » Page 25

Tag - mine

New mine for Central Queensland

Central Queensland could be getting a new mine, with construction of the Meteor Downs South mine potentially in the books for the end of this year. The project, located between Rolleston and...

Dugald River zinc project gains red tape reduction

The $1.4 billion Dugald River zinc project has gained special status to help cut red tape and create hundreds of jobs in north Queensland. State Development Minister and Minister for Natural...

New legal delays for Adani’s Carmichael mine

Traditional owners have taken legal action on Adani’s newly approved mining leases for it’s Carmichael coal mine. Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) representatives filed an interlocutory...

01-Haltec-Truck

Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy

The current slump in coal prices has seen US mining giant Peabody Energy file for bankruptcy protection. The world’s biggest coal miner made the announcement yesterday, but has assured its...

Carmichael mining leases approved

Thousands of new jobs in regional Queensland have come a major step closer with approval of the mining leases for the $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project in the State’s Galilee Basin...

Serious head laceration leads to investigation

A mine operator received a serious head injury from a damaged roof support strap, prompting an investigation by the NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit. The incident occurred on January 22 at the...

Charges laid over Mt Lyell mine deaths

The operator and site manager of Tasmania’s Mount Lyell copper mine have been charged for a fatality two years ago. The Copper Mines of Tasmania operation was closed in January 2014, leaving...

Land court rejects Adani’s case against activists

The Land Court has today rejected Indian mining giant Adani’s bid to make a conservation group pay legal fees for a failed court challenge against it’s $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine...