Australians are giving the gift of coal this Christmas to their loved ones, or not so loved ones, in the latest prank gift trend. The coal our miners are working tirelessly to dig out of the ground...
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A West Australian engineer and a Queensland-based business analyst are among hundreds of women across Australia’s resource industry to connect through a unique e-Mentoring program. The Australian...
In what has been called a historic moment, the global climate change conference in Paris has seen an agreement made to see fossil fuels replaced by renewable energy sources. After a grueling...
The latest protest against the BHP FIFO camp, near Newman in WA, has come from the dark side. A two-part video titled FIFO Wars has been anonymously posted on YouTube, just in time for the release of...
The death of a WA miner last month has been linked to heat stress, according to a significant incident report released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. A 28-year-old jumbo offsider collapsed...
Anglo American has announced a “radical portfolio restructuring” which includes 85,000 jobs slashed globally. The massive overhaul will see the workforce shrink from 135,000 to 50,000 as...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has gazetted the Ellendale Diamond Mine (Ellendale) under section 9(1) of the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012 (MRF Act). Executive Director Environment...
BTP Equipment Pty Ltd has been fined $195,000 and ordered to pay $100,000 in costs for its involvement in the death of worker Paul Torre on 24 December 2010. Mr Torre was working in the mobile...
Clive Palmer has had an emergency meeting with the State Government to save Queensland Nickel and the jobs of 700 workers. Mr Palmer’s north Queensland Yabulu refinery is seeking almost $50...
Glencore has announced they will cut 180 jobs at Collinsville coal mine by March next year The company said they commenced consultation last week with its Collinsville workforce over further steps to...
