Work fatality rates are on the rise in Western Australia, according to the latest Safe Work Australia data. The data, which is based on work fatality rates per 100,000 workers over thirteen years to...
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The mining industry will still be important to WA’s economy in the future and new growth is unlikely to come from other industries like tourism and agriculture, new research has found. A growing, and...
About 50 underground gold miners are to be made redundant as Norton Gold Fields’ Homestead mine prepares to close by the end of the year. The company was seeking voluntary redundancies from its...
Western Australia remains the dominant destination for mining investment in Australia, attracting 66 per cent of the nation’s total mining investment in 2015-16, increasing its share from 60...
The WA Government has approved development of iron ore deposits at Rio Tinto’s Western Turner Syncline mine, near Tom Price in the Pilbara. State Development Minister Bill Marmion said capital...
Could a mix of renewable energy completely and independently power Garden Island off the coast of Perth? With $2.5 million in support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) local Perth...
Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) has announced the redundancy of about 100 seafaring positions. The news comes just a week after the company announced a reduction in Farstad’s Australian...
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...
A $400 million lithium processing plant in Western Australia has been given the green light. The Tianqi Lithium Australia project, located in Kwinana, is expected to create up to 500 jobs during the...
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...
