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Simandou mine site

Mining giant pushes ahead with $26B project

A multinational resources producer refuses to abandon a mega development. Rio Tinto recently pushed ahead with its US$20 billion (A$26.7B) Simandou Mine, 526km southeast of Conakry. The proponent...

Digging in for tunnel durability

Tunnels that carry road, rail and utility services are usually built to minimise the cost and time it takes to move people, freight and services around a city or country. Many are built underground...

Adani grants $82 million for Carmichael Coal

The Palaszczuk Government has welcomed the announcement by Adani Australia to grant a contract of more than $82 million to supply concrete sleepers from Rockhampton for the Carmichael Coal mine...

Manganese train ploughs into four wheel drive

The driver of a four wheel drive had a lucky escape after a train carrying manganese ploughed into his vehicle near Katherine in the Northern Territory. According to the NT News, the train was...

Brockman wins rail access court case against Fortescue

In a battle reminiscent of David and Goliath, junior miner Brockman Mining, has won a case in the Western Australian Supreme Court against Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) over access rights to...