The Pilbara could be getting a new iron ore mine with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) giving conditional approval for Rio Tinto’s greenfields Koodaideri mine. The project now needs...
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A mine worker who committed suicide in a FIFO camp last year was afraid to seek help from mine site counsellors for fear he would lose his job, a FIFO mental health inquiry has heard. Peter Miller...
Northern Territory and national environment groups have pledged to fight a proposal for a new underground uranium mine within the boundaries of Kakadu National Park. The groups are arguing that the...
BHP and Rio Tinto have been accused of deliberately sending junior iron ore miners to the wall by West Australian Premier Colin Barnett. This latest verbal volley comes after the Premier on Tuesday...
Rio Tinto will reportedly face worldwide employee-led protests today over a spate of fatalities at an Indonesian worksite where the company has a major investment. According to IndustriALL Global...
Rio Tinto plans to start building a new iron ore mine next to their existing Yandicoogina mine in the Pilbara some time in 2016, should they receive the necessary government approvals. Despite...
Construction has begun on an Australian-first solar power plant at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Weipa bauxite mine in North Queensland. The project involves the construction of a 1.7MW solar farm at a cost of...
The Pilbara Iron Company has been charged in relation to the death of a mine worker at Brockaman 2 mine in 2011 by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). Mr Brent Glew died...
Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region of Bougainville passed Friday a new mining bill that strips significant rights from Rio Tinto’s subsidiary Bougainville Copper Limited , according to mining.com...
Rio Tinto has announced a 21 per cent increase in first half underlying earnings to $5.1 billion. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “Our outstanding half year performance reflects the quality...
