The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has selected 48 companies and prospectors to be eligible to receive co-funding for innovative exploration drilling projects from a pool of more than $5...
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The Australian oil and gas industry has been “demonised” by activists, Shell Australia Chairman Andrew Smith said at a conference in Brisbane yesterday. Speaking at the Australian Petroleum...
The current failure of the subsea power link between the mainland and Tasmania has cost $560 million since the December failure, according to energy market analyst, EnergyQuest. While the Singaporean...
Abandoned mining plant equipment from the former Ellendale Diamond Mine will go under the hammer in a public auction on June 17. Three items will be available at the auction including two 1300mm x...
National accounts data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirm that mining production remains a significant contributor to Australia’s economic growth, the Minerals Council of...
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources has secured US$21.1 million to measure the Earth’s natural resources via satellite. The company will deploy and operate Ceres, an advanced Earth...
A Victorian power station worker was hospitalised last week after becoming trapped in a pipe. The RTL Mining and Earthworks employee became stuck at 1.40pm on Wednesday while working in a trench at...
New figures show exports to Thailand are four times higher in April 2016 compared to April 2015. Australian coal exports to Thailand grew from 142,821 metric tonnes (mt) in April 2015 to 556,487 mt...
The CFMEU have put pressure on the Government to ensure job security in the Queensland mining industry. The union pointed out that despite coal production increasing by 50 million tonnes since 2011...
The unfortunate manner in which the latest phase of restructuring of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has played out has raised questions about Australia’s...
