A pile of burning waste rock at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine is sending plumes of smoke into the air, angering nearby communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria area of the Northern Territory. The ABC...
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A $70million rail expansion, expected to help lift exports by almost 25 per cent, was launched in Western Australia on Wednesday by WA Mines Minister Bill Marmion. The new fleet of trains will...
The future of iron ore and coking coal, used in the manufacture of steel, could be looking up with the World Steel Association forecasting that global steel production will increase by up to 3.4 per...
BHP Billiton recorded a nine per cent increase in overall production and also achieved output records at 12 operations in the last 2013-14 financial year. On release of the company’s...
A share of Glencore’s NCA coal project, which includes the Newlands and Collinsville mines in Central Queensland, are up for sale as Japanese investors, Itochu and Sumitomo, look to reduce...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has charged Crushing Services International Pty Ltd (CSI) in relation to the death of a Pilbara mine worker in August last year. Electrician Kurt Williams died...
Uranium miners are being urged to get their State and Commonwealth approvals in place over the next 18 months in preparation for a dramatic surge in demand for uranium from China in the next 15 years...
Atlas Iron’s Mt Webber iron ore mine in the Pilbara of Western Australia was officially opened this morning by WA Mines and Petroleum Minister, Bill Marmion. “This is the fifth iron ore mine...
Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum has charged Inline Engineering Services Pty Ltd and The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd in relation to an incident that occurred in July...
Operations at Tasmania’s Mt Lyell copper mine will cease and 200 jobs will be lost after a rock fall in late June put an end to plans to re-open the mine. Mine owners, Copper Mines of Tasmania...