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Minerals Council of Australia slams iron ore tax

The Minerals Council of Australia has spoken out against a proposed $7.2 billion iron ore tax hike for Western Australia. National Party leader Brendan Grylls wants mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto to...

Sea creature named after FIFO workers

A new nudibranch species discovered off the Western Australian coast has been named after fly-in fly-out workers. The Moridilla fifo is a brightly coloured orange sea slug, likened to mine workers...

Kalgoorlie Super Pit on the market

Barrick Gold has confirmed it will begin the sale process of the famous Kalgoorlie Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia. In it’s June quarter production results, the company said they...

DMP releases report after fatal gantry collapse

The Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a report into the death of a boilermaker at a Western Australian gold mine. The worker, in his 60s, was killed on July 26 at the Central Norseman...

Oil and Gas Sector Signs Landmark Agreement With Fishing Associations

$12m oil and gas training facility for WA

The first sod of soil has been turned on the $12 million second stage of an internationally recognised oil and gas training facility in Western Australia. Deputy Premier and Training and Workforce...

Worker killed at WA gold mine

A worker has been killed at a Western Australian gold mine this morning. The Department of Mines and Petroleum have confirmed the death, which occurred at the Central Norseman Gold Mine. According to...

$400 million waste to energy project to create 800 jobs

Phoenix Energy Australia has nominated local company BGC Contracting as the preferred Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for its $400 million Kwinana Waste to Energy project...

Push To Develop Uranium Industry in SA Receives Support

Uranium mines likely to get the green light

The Environmental Protection Authority is set to recommend approval for two uranium mines in Western Australia’s Goldfields. Toro Energy announced last week that the EPA had accepted its response to...

Coal mine workers fight 43% pay cut

A Western Australian mining community have protested in Perth outside the Fair Work Commission last week over wage cuts of 43 per cent for maintenance employees. The Collie community protest marked...