Australians have generally endorsed the role mining plays in the prosperity of the nation but that support is fragile and subject to perceptions around the even distribution of wealth and...
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700 jobs will be axed across BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliances’ (BMA) Central Queensland mine sites. According to the ABC, “BMA said the workforce reduction was required to remain viable...
The future of the Springsure Creek coal mine in Central Queensland looks very shaky with the announcement late yesterday that the project proponent, Bandanna Energy, has gone into voluntary...
A Mines Rescue Team from Kestrel mine, near Emerald in Central Queensland, has won third place at the International Mines Rescue Competition in Poland. The result was announced in the Polish city of...
A report by The Australia Institute claiming that the Australian resources sector was ripping money from state and territory government coffers has been exposed as “nothing more than...
The Pilbara Iron Company has been charged in relation to the death of a mine worker in 2011 by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). Mr Brent Glew died on 16 August 2011...
There were considerably more mining project and company acquisitions announced in the first half of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013, although the averages of price paid and value of...
An official inquiry into FIFO related suicides in Western Australia has been launched with the WA Education and Health Standing Committee agreeing to the move at a meeting last night. The inquiry...
The Tasmanian mining industry is showing their support of Tasmanian Devil preservation efforts by co-hosting a workshop aimed at creating opportunities to turn mining leases into devil refuges. The...
Late yesterday, BHP Billiton made the expected announcement that the company would split, with a new company created to manage a selection of under-performing assets. The company said in a statement...
