Western Australian and Pilbara Aboriginal businesses will be given greater opportunity to bid for contracts with Rio Tinto’s world-leading iron ore business under a new local procurement programme...
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A diversified mining services company has received a contract extension for one of the biggest open-pit precious metal mines in Western Australia. Multiple positions are available. Ausdrill recently...
Asteroid mining might bring back memories of action movie star Bruce Willis who played a miner in the 90s blockbuster film Armageddon, on a space mission to blow-up a doomsday asteroid headed for...
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority has recommended approval for Toro Energy’s Wiluna Uranium Project extension. The approval comes after a green light was given to mine...
Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, has been approved for an expansion. State Development Minister Bill Marmion said capital expenditure on the...
The WA Government has allocated $10 million a year for the next three years to the Exploration Incentive Scheme. The EIS will be funded through the Royalties for Regions initiative from 2017/18...
A record 740 million tonnes of iron ore was produced in Western Australia in 2015 according to the latest statistics available from the Department of Mines and Petroleum. DMP Director General Richard...
A mining contracting company has been fined $20,000 in Perth Magistrates Court for the death of a worker at Fortescue Metal Group’s Christmas Creek mine in 2013. Mesa West Pty Ltd was charged...
Empire Resources’ Penny’s Find gold project has been given the go-ahead by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. The company received notification of assessment of the project’s...
The dynamic Pilbara FIFO lip-syncing duo is back with another Valentine’s Day performance. Jason Allen and Jamie Byers released a video last year of the pair lip-syncing to Whitney...

